Patent ID: 6718678
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A firearm safety device for a firearm having a trigger and a trigger guard, said firearm safety device comprising:a first assembly adapted to be disposed adjacent a first side of the trigger guard to prevent access to and actuation of the trigger and including a pair of lock posts extending from said first assembly; and a second assembly adapted to be disposed adjacent a second side of the trigger guard and joined together with said first assembly to prevent access to and actuation of the trigger, said second assembly including pawls, said pawls being movable to two positions including a locked position in which said pawls engage with said pair of lock posts for securing said first and second assemblies together and an unlocked position in which said pawls do not engage with said pair of lock posts for allowing separation of said first and second assemblies from each other and from the firearm; a rotatable cam disposed between said pawls, wherein rotation of said cam moves said pawls into said locked and unlocked positions; a lock for enabling rotation of said cam.