Patent ID: 6499244
Filing Date: 2002-12-31
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A firearm locking device for removably positioning in the chamber of a firearm, the device comprising:a housing adapted for positioning in a chamber of a firearm, the housing being elongate with a longitudinal axis extending between opposite first and second ends, the housing having an interior, the second end of the housing having an opening; a first end member mounted on the first end of the housing and protruding from the first end; a lock channel extending from the housing; a second end member mounted on the second end of the housing, the second end member being slidably mounted in the interior of the housing, the second end member having a retracted position wherein the second end member is generally retracted into the interior of the housing and an extended position wherein the second end member is generally extended from the second end of the housing for engaging a second end of the chamber of the firearm to lodge the housing in the chamber and preclude removal of the housing from the chamber; and a locking means for moving the second end member between the retracted and extended positions; wherein the first end member has a substantially frusta-conical portion for centering the first end member in a first end of the chamber of the firearm and wherein the second end member has a substantially frusta-conical portion formed on a second end of the second end member for centering the second end member in the second end of the chamber of the firearm; wherein the second end member includes a body portion positioned in the interior of the housing, the body portion having a first end and a second end with a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends; and a first annular positioning flange extending about the body portion for centering the body portion in the interior of the housing, the first annular positioning flange being positioned toward the first end of the body portion.