Top firearm magnet mount and method of securely holding firearm and preventing accidental discharge
OwnerYe Xu, Mingshun Xionginventors
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Abstract
The present invention provides a magnet mount for securely holding a firearm. The magnet mount includes a top mounting plate, a trigger shield, and one or more magnets affixed to the top mounting plate. One or two trigger shields are extended downwardly from the top mounting plate along one or both sides of the firearm and configured for blocking at least 50% of a trigger accessing area of the firearm, to prevent a finger from accessing & touching the trigger and causing accidental discharge. Also provided is a method of securely holding a firearm using the magnet mount.
Claims20
A magnet mount for securely holding a firearm, comprising a top mounting plate, a trigger shield, and one or more magnets affixed to the top mounting plate;
- wherein the top mounting plate is located above the barrel of the firearm (e.g. the part right above between the front sight and the rear sight of the firearm),
- wherein said one or more magnets are configured for providing a holding power sufficient to support the weight of the firearm,
- wherein the trigger shield is extended downwardly from the top mounting plate along one side (either right or left side) of the firearm and configured for blocking at least 50% of a trigger accessing area of the firearm, to prevent a finger from accessing to & touching the trigger from said one side and causing accidental discharge, and
- wherein said trigger accessing area is defined as the area that is encircled by the trigger guard and the frame of the firearm.
A method of securely holding a firearm, comprising:
- (i) providing a magnet mount comprising a top mounting plate, a trigger shield, and one or more magnets affixed to the top mounting plate, wherein the trigger shield is extended downwardly from the top mounting plate;
- (ii) placing the barrel of the firearm (e.g. the part right above between the front sight and the rear sight of the firearm) below the top mounting plate so that the trigger shield is extended downwardly from the top mounting plate along one side (either right or left side) of the firearm, wherein said one or more magnets provide a holding power sufficient to support the weight of the firearm;
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- (iii) blocking at least 50% of a trigger accessing area of the firearm with the trigger shield, to prevent a finger from accessing & touching the trigger from said one side and causing accidental discharge, wherein said trigger accessing area is defined as the area that is encircled by the trigger guard and the frame of the firearm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.