Patent ID: 7287455
Filing Date: 2007-10-30
Classification: F41A,F41C

Abstract:
1. A safety panel attachable to the grip of a handgun that stores rounds in said grip, that has at least one opening in the frame of said grip through which hot gases and shrapnel may pass in a blowout, and that has a grip cover on each side of said grip attached to said grip over said at least one opening, said safety panel comprising a plate for each side of said grip that (1) completely covers said at least one opening; (2) fits entirely underneath said grip cover; and (3) has no apertures therethrough in a portion that is over said opening, where said plate has screw holes therethrough for attaching it to said frame and indentations in its periphery for (A) an ambidextrous thumb safety; (B) a mainspring housing pin; and (C) a magazine release clearance.