Patent ID: 6237272
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A breech block safety device for insertion into a breech of a firearm and preventing the accidental loading of said firearm, the device comprising:a) a cylindrical body having a muzzle end and an action end, said body further having an overall length slightly less than the length of said firearm breech an overall diameter slightly less than the length of said firearm breech an overall diameter slightly less than the diameter of said breech, said body being sectioned into at least two members by at least one groove, said groove being bordered by a first leading angled sidewalls and a second trailing angled sidewall; and(b) pressure fit means for achieving a pressure fit against the inside walls of said breech, said pressure fit means being disposed in said groove, said groove having a width slightly greater than said pressure fit means.