Patent ID: 6760992
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: F41A,F42B

Abstract:
Apparatus for releasing a safety device of a firearm comprising a trigger for actuating said apparatus, the safety device being capable of blocking said actuation of said apparatus, wherein said safety device is provided with, at said firearm (1), a source of electric energy (12) and an electronic circuit (11) energized by said source of electric energy (12), said electronic circuit (11) comprising a transmitter (13) for wirelessly transmitting an interrogation signal to a transponder (18) provided separately from said firearm (1), a receiver (13) for receiving a response signal wirelessly transmitted from said transponder (18) in response to said interrogation signal, a device (15) for examining information contained in said response signal, a releasing device (19, 20) driven by said examining device (15) and deblocking said actuation of said apparatus depending on the examination result, and a non-volatile memory (21) having an identification code for said firearm (1) stored therein, wherein said examination device (15) comprises a comparator device for comparing said code stored in said non-volatile memory (21) with the information contained in said response signal transmitted from said transponder (18), wherein said non-volatile memory (21) is arranged separately from said transmitter (13), said receiver (13), said examining device (15) and said releasing device (19, 20) of the electronic circuit on a flat carrier substrate which is exchangeable and said transmitter (13), said receiver (13), said examining device (15) and said releasing device (19, 20) of said electronic circuit (11) are fixedly connected with said firearm (1).