Claims
- 1. A firearm safety device for insertion in a barrel and a firing chamber of a firearm to prevent firing comprising:(a) A lock rod extending from a knurled cap having a removable tip on an opposite end, (b) A lock sleeve, in which said lock rod is positioned having a knurled enlarged end portion and an opposite end plug, (c) said removable tip of said lock rod having a control portion to control the necessary expansion of an end plug of said lock sleeve into a securing position in said firing chamber, (d) said end plug of said lock sleeve further includes a plurality of linear slots to allow the diametrical expansion of said end plug, (e) means for attaching said lock rod to said lock sleeve, wherein said attachment means comprises said knurled cap and said knurled enlarged end portion tightly threadedly attached together having a nearly invisible line at a junction, (f) a shoulder of said end plug abutting a shoulder in said firing chamber preventing withdrawal of said lock sleeve from said firing chamber, (g) an observation notch in said knurled enlarged end portion of said lock sleeve, can be aligned with a front sight or other part of the handgun, as a tamper evident indicator.
- 2. The firearm safety device as defined in claim 1 wherein said control portion of said removable tip of said lock rod may have a different diameter for different caliber handguns.
- 3. The firearm safety device as defined in claim 1 wherein the expanded diameter of said end plug of said lock sleeve is greater than the diameter of a bore of said barrel and less than the diameter of said firing chamber, allowing relatively free rotational movement of said firearm safety device in the handgun.
- 4. The firearm safety device as defined in claim 1 wherein said firearm safety device protrudes an inch more or less from a muzzle of said barrel to allow said firearm safety device to be used with handguns with different lengths of said barrels.
- 5. The firearm safety device as defined in claim 1 wherein said removable tip has a neck portion having an outside diameter smaller than that of said control portion, to allow the required diametrical contraction of said end plug, necessary for removal of said firearm safety device from the handgun, after said knurled cap is unthreaded from said knurled enlarged end portion.
- 6. The firearm safety device as defined in claim 1 wherein said removable tip has a retainer portion having an outside diameter smaller than an inside diameter of said bore of said barrel, and greater than an inside diameter of said lock sleeve, to prevent separation of said lock rod, when unthreaded from said lock sleeve, for removal from said firearm safety device.
- 7. The firearm safety device as defined in claim 1 wherein said lock rod, said lock sleeve and said knurled cap are plastic.
- 8. The firearm safety device as defined in claim 1 wherein said lock rod and said knurled cap are a single part.
- 9. The firearm safety device as defined in claim 1 wherein said firearm safety device is adaptable to rifles and shotguns.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
The following U.S. patent applications are hereby incorporated by reference herein, as though fully set forth at length:
Nos. 60/135,625, 60/205,912 and Ser. No. 09/543,285.
This application is a continuation in part and claims benefit of the filing dates of provisional applications Nos. 60/135,625; 60,205,912 and parent case 09/543,285 filed Apr. 5, 2000.
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Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Bore Loc Alchemy Arms, Firearm Safety Lock Auburn, Wash. 98002. |
Provisional Applications (2)
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60/205912 |
May 2000 |
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60/135625 |
May 1999 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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09/543285 |
Apr 2000 |
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09/821614 |
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