Patent ID: 6339892
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A safety locking mechanism for weapons having a trigger with a protective guard, comprising:A) a housing defining an internal space, having first and second openings connecting said internal space to the exterior; B) locking means mounted in said internal space and including an actuating key partially insertable through said first opening, said locking means further including a locking pin movable between two predetermined positions; C) a fixed plate having first and second surfaces mounted to said housing and extending therefrom a predetermined distance, said fixed plate includes a headed post and a body member mounted perpendicularly on said first surface with predetermined separation to receive the trigger of a weapon inbetween and said body member having cooperative dimensions to substantially occupy the space between the trigger and the protective guard of a weapon; and D) a slidable plate having first and second ends and being retractable within said housing and protruding through said second opening, said slidable plate being releasably engaged by said locking pin, and said slidable plate extending in a plane that is kept at a parallel and spaced apart relationship with respect to said fixed plate, and said first end including a slot for cooperatively receiving said headed post.