Patent ID: 6286240
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A firearm incorporating a safety device, said firearm having a firing pin for impacting ammunition which may be loaded into said firearm, the firearm incorporating a safety device comprising:a scanner capable of scanning a finger or thumb print and generating data representative of said finger or thumb print;a microprocessor connected to said scanner for receiving said data, said microprocessor having memory means for storing data representative of at least one finger or thumb print and a source of power;a disabling mechanism proximate to said firing pin, said mechanism having a disabling actuator for selectively moving into and out of engagement with said firing pin thereby selectively enabling and disabling said firing pin in response to a control signal from said microprocessor;indicator means operatively connected to said microprocessor for indicating whether said firing pin is in the operable or inoperable position;wherein said disabling mechanism includes a spring loaded solenoid which is biased to maintain said firing pin in an operable position when said source of power is exhausted.