US 5,611,164 A · Security and deployment assembly

Abstract

A locking assembly for a firearm, such as a semiautomatic or fully automatic pistol, includes a support member with an action locking arm and an action locking lug extending from a first end of the support member and a retainer arm extending from a second end of the support member. The action locking lug and arm are received in the firing chamber of a pistol, while the muzzle end of the pistol is rested on the retainer arm. A recoil spring in the pistol generates a pincer action between the action locking arm and the retainer arm to securely maintain the pistol in the locking assembly, preventing withdrawal with the normal upward movement. The action locking arm and lug positively prevent operation of the pistol trigger and prevent accidental chambering of an ammunition round. The pistol may be deployed with one downward thrust on the pistol grip, compressing the recoil spring and providing clearance for removal of the action locking arm and lug. Simultaneously, the pistol is cocked and a round is chambered so that upon removal from the locking assembly, the pistol is ready to fire. The locking assembly may be incorporated in a holster, or it may be more stationary, such as by mounting on the dashboard of a police squad car.

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Dependent claims

A locking assembly for a portable firearm having a barrel, a grip, a sliding element, a recoil spring and a muzzle, said sliding element defining a chamber, said locking assembly comprising:

a support member;
an action arm extending from a first end of said support member, said action arm carrying a lug, said lug receivable in the chamber of said firearm;
a muzzle retainer arm extending from a second end of said support member;
said action arm and lug and said muzzle retainer arm captively retaining the firearm between said chamber and said muzzle, said recoil spring exerting oppositely directed forces on said retainer arm and said action arm to secure the firearm when mounted in the locking assembly.

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In combination, a pistol and a holster, comprising:

a pistol having a grip, a barrel, a muzzle and a sliding element, said pistol defining a chamber having an ejection port adjacent a barrel face, said sliding element and said barrel connected by a recoil spring and movable with respect to one another along the longitudinal axis of the pistol;
a holster having a body plate and a locking assembly, said locking assembly extending transversely across said body plate and comprising a support member with an action arm carrying a finger-shaped lug and extending from a first end of said support member and a retainer arm extending from a second end of said support member, said lug and said action arm located in the chamber of said pistol via said ejection port, said lug received in said barrel at said barrel face, said muzzle engaging said retainer arm, said recoil spring partially compressed to exert equal and opposite forces on said retainer arm and action arm;
whereby upon depression of said grip, said recoil spring is further compressed, said muzzle bears on said retainer arm and said barrel moves along the pistol's longitudinal axis to provide clearance for removal of said action arm and said lug from said chamber, thereby permitting withdrawal of the pistol from the holster.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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