Patent ID: 6796070
Filing Date: 2004-09-28
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A locking mechanism for a semi-automatic handgun wherein said handgun has a handle frame and utilizes a drawbar in the firing mechanism which moves forwardly from a resting, non-firing position to a firing position in response to the trigger being pulled, comprising:a movable locking bar mounted on the back of said handle frame, said locking bar being movable between a first, unlocked position in which said locking bar is below said drawbar and in which said handgun may be fired and a second, locked position in which said locking bar moves upwardly and blocks the forward motion of said drawbar so that said handgun may not be fired, and in said second position said locking bar prevents said drawbar from moving forwardly to its firing position, means for mounting said locking bar to the back of said handle frame, and a locking means for controlling the position of said locking bar, said locking means connected to said locking bar so that said locking bar in its second, locked position can be moved to its first, unlocked position only by actuating said locking means.