Desiccating device for firearm
OwnerCarmen J. Latona, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A desiccating device for preventing corrosion within the barrel of a firearm includes a moisture pervious tube filled with moisture absorbing desiccant material. The tube extends the full length of the gun barrel, with its inner end being plugged and extending into the firing chamber. A cap is mounted on the outer end of the tube, and includes attachment means such as a permanent magnet to hold the tube in place and close the muzzle end of the barrel. The device also provides a safety feature, since the inner end of the tube prevents accidental placement or storage of a live bullet within the firing chamber.
Claims10
For use in a firearm having a firing chamber and a barrel with a muzzle end and a bore extending from the muzzle end to the firing chamber, a desiccating device comprising a substantially rigid, moisture pervious tubular member adapted to extend into the bore of the barrel, particulate desiccant means contained within said tubular member and adapted to absorb moisture from within the barrel, and closure means attached to one end of said tubular member and adapted to retain said member in the barrel and close the muzzle end of the barrel.
For use in a firearm having a barrel with a muzzle end, a desiccating device comprising an elongated moisture pervious tubular member, desiccant means contained within said tubular member, closure means mounted on one end of said member and including fastening means adapted to retain said member within the barrel of a firearm, and means closing the other end of said member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.