Patent ID: 8677668
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A firearm locking apparatus comprising: a casing body having a front and a back, the front having an axially aligned threaded aperture facing toward a muzzle of the firearm when the casing body is disposed within a firing chamber of the firearm; a rod having a first threaded end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises threads and a shoulder member adapted to screw into the threaded aperture of the casing body, such that the shoulder member abuts the front of the casing body when the threads are fully made up into the threaded aperture, the second end of the rod comprising a circumferential groove, wherein the distance between the shoulder member and the circumferential groove is L; a lock body having an opening for receiving the second end of the rod, the lock body further comprising a locking mechanism having a latch which engages the circumferential groove which, upon engagement, prevents the lock body from being removed from the second end, but allows the lock body to spin on the second end of the rod, wherein L is dimensioned such that when shoulder member abuts the front of the casing body and the latch engages the circumferential groove, the lock body abuts the muzzle of the firearm.