Claims
- 1. A cable locking mechanism comprising:
one or more locking clamps that slideably move to engage a cable, wherein said locking clamps are housed within an opening in a lock body; a lever arm that is moveable to engage the locking clamps, wherein said lever arm includes at least one protrusion which displaces said locking clamps when in engagement therewith; a spring that engages said locking clamps and biases said locking clamps towards said lever arm; a cable passageway for receiving a cable, wherein said cable passageway passes through said opening housing said locking clamps; and an actuation means engaged with said lever arm, wherein the movement of the actuation means causes the movement of the lever arm.
- 2. The cable locking mechanism of claim 1, wherein said opening housing said locking clamps further comprises one or more sloped surfaces.
- 3. The cable locking mechanism of claim 2, wherein said locking clamps are sloped along one surface and, wherein said locking clamp sloped surface is complementary to the sloped surface of said opening.
- 4. The cable locking mechanism of claim 1, wherein said locking clamps further comprise a groove for receiving a cable.
- 5. The cable locking mechanism of claim 4, wherein said groove is hemispherical.
- 6. The cable locking mechanism of claim 1, wherein said locking clamps further comprise one or more chamfered surfaces.
- 7. The cable locking mechanism of claim 1 further comprising one or more sets of teeth, wherein said teeth are located either on the locking clamps or on a surface of the locking clamp opening.
- 8. The cable locking mechanism of claim 1, wherein said actuation means is a lock cylinder.
- 9. The cable locking mechanism of claim 1, wherein said actuation means is a hasp.
- 10. The cable locking mechanism of claim 8, wherein said hasp includes one or more holes for receiving a padlock.
- 11. A cable lock for preventing loading and discharge of a firearm having a barrel with a muzzle end and a chamber end, the lock comprising:
a) a cable assembly having a first and second end wherein the first end has a tab, and b) a lock body assembly comprising a rim for mating with the firearm, a cable opening for insertion of the flexible cable assembly, and a cable locking mechanism, wherein the cable is placed into the barrel of the firearm with the tab of the first end lodged in or near the chamber of the firearm and the second end of the cable protruding from the muzzle end of the barrel of the firearm, and wherein the second end of the cable is inserted into the cable opening of the lock body assembly, the lock body assembly slideably moved toward the first cable end until it mates with the firearm muzzle, the rim forms a seal with the firearm barrel, and the lock body assembly is secured by the cable locking mechanism.
- 12. The cable lock of claim 11 wherein the cable is an impregnated cable or a plastic coated cable.
- 13. The cable lock of claim 11 wherein the cable assembly comprises one or more spacers to adjust the gun lock for firearms of different calibers or barrel lengths.
- 14. The cable lock of claim 11 wherein the lock body assembly comprises one or more anti-saw plates, one or more anti-saw pins, or one or more anti-saw plates and one or more anti-saw pins.
- 15. The cable lock of claim 11 wherein the cable locking mechanism comprises:
a) a lock cylinder, b) a cylinder extension engaged by said lock cylinder and moveable within a cavity in the lock body by actuation of the lock cylinder, c) one or more locking clamps that are engaged by said cylinder extension and moveable between at least two positions, and d) a locking clamp spring biasing said locking clamps towards said cylinder extension.
- 16. The lock of claim 15 wherein when the cable locking mechanism is locked, the locking clamps apply a locking force to the cable such that the cable can slideably move in one direction through the cable locking mechanism, and wherein when the cable locking mechanism is unlocked, the locking clamps do not apply a locking force to the cable and the cable can slideably move in two directions through the cable locking mechanism.
- 17. A cable lock comprising:
a lock body; a cable; one or more locking clamps that slideably move to engage a cable, wherein said locking clamps are housed within an opening in the lock body;
a lever arm that is moveable to engage the locking clamps, wherein said lever arm includes at least one protrusion which displaces said locking clamps when in engagement therewith; a spring that engages said locking clamps and biases said locking clamps towards said lever arm; a cable passageway for receiving a cable, wherein said cable passageway passes through said opening housing said locking clamps; and an actuation means engaged with said lever arm, wherein the movement of the actuation means causes the movement of the lever arm.
- 18. The cable lock of claim 17 wherein one end of the cable is affixes to the lock body by a swivel joint.
- 19. The cable lock of claim 17, wherein said actuation means is a hasp, wherein said hasp includes one or more holes for receiving a lock.
- 20. The cable lock of claim 17, wherein said locking clamps include
a sloped surface that is complementary to a sloped surface in the opening housing said locking clamps; a groove located on a surface of said locking clamps for receiving said cable; and a set of teeth disposed within the groove for grasping and holding said cable.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/655,625, filed Sep. 5, 2000; U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/316,577, filed Aug. 31, 2001; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/332,753, filed Nov. 14, 2001.
Provisional Applications (2)
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60316577 |
Aug 2001 |
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60332753 |
Nov 2001 |
US |