Patent ID: 6629379
Filing Date: 2003-10-07
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A trigger lock affixed in a frame of a weapon for allowing a trigger of the weapon to operate when the lock is in a fire position and preventing operation of the trigger of the weapon when the lock is in a no-fire position, the trigger lock comprising:a shaft having a work end on one end and an indicator shaft on an opposite end, a cutout located between the work end and the indicator shaft, the shaft housed in the frame; at least one shaft cavity on the shaft end near the work end; a spring located on the indicator shaft for biasing the shaft in the frame; a bushing having at least one bushing ear on a first end with a bore extending from the first end through the second end, the bushing housed in the frame and the second end exposed to the exterior of the frame, the bushing ear for engagement with the shaft cavity of the shaft; and a key for insertion through the bore for engaging the work end of the shaft, the key for causing a translation and rotation of the shaft from a fire position to a no-fire position and from a no-fire position to a fire position.