Patent ID: 6272784
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A trigger lock (1) for use on a firearm having a trigger and a trigger guard, with the firing of said firearm being initiated by the rearward movement of said trigger, said lock comprising:a plurality of pins cooperating to prevent initiation of movement of said trigger, with one or more of said pins being movable between a first and a second spaced apart position, wherein in said second position said trigger movement is restricted by having one of said pins placed against a position on the rear portion of said trigger and another of said pins placed in a spaced apart relationship and against a position on the inside of said trigger guard and behind said trigger,a means for moving and holding one or more of said pins in said spaced apart relationship so as to resist the rearward movement of said trigger,a means for locking said pins in said spaced apart relationship.