Patent ID: 6789341
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: F41A,Y10T

Abstract:
A firearm safety device comprising:a stop tab having inner and outer ends, said inner end adapted to abut against the muzzle of a firearm; an elongated locking strap adapted to be insertable into and through the bore of a firearm barrel, said locking strap having first and second ends and upper and lower surfaces, said first end of said locking strap being attached to said inner end of said stop tab, said locking strap having a plurality of transverse teeth extending above at least a portion of the upper surface thereof; a lock tab having upper and lower planar surfaces, said lock tab being removably attached to said stop tab by at least two break-away joints; and a lock housing extending from at least one of the planar surfaces of said lock tab, said lock housing having a transverse aperture adapted to receive said locking strap for insertion therethrough, said lock housing adapted to receive and allow said transverse teeth of said locking strap to pass through said transverse aperture during insertion but to prevent removal of said locking strap from said lock housing after insertion has commenced.