Patent ID: 6052934
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A lockable safety device for use with a firearm, the firearm having an ejection port with a length, a width, and a depth, a magazine well with a length, a width, and a depth, a detachable magazine fitting within the magazine well, and a slide assembly having a height, said lockable safety device comprising:an elongated body having a first end, a second end, and a length therebetween;a width less than the length of the ejection port and the width of the magazine well;a thickness less than the width of the ejection port and the depth of the magazine well;a transverse member at said first end, said transverse member having a first end, a second end, a length therebetween, and a center section therebetween, said transverse member's length being greater than the width of the ejection port;at least one opening along said elongated member's length, said opening being dimensioned and configured to receive a lock; andthe distance between said transverse member and said at least one opening being greater than the sum of the slide assembly's height and the magazine well's length.