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US 12710242 · App. 19/012,089 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Firearm locking device

Inventor: Donald J. Peterson (Vero Beach, FL)
F41A17/44
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12710242
App. No.
19/012,089
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A device including a body coupled to a magazine receiving area of a firearm and a locking unit that locks a firearm to the body of the device.

Claims (22)

1 . A device comprising:

a body configured to be coupled to a magazine receiving area of a firearm;

a bolt blocker, the bolt blocker including an engagement area, the engagement area configured to be coupled to a gun bolt blocker; wherein the engagement area is configured to contact a gun bolt carrier stopper and hold the gun bolt blocker in a firearm bolt locked position;

a base and one or more attachment devices to couple the base to a structure, wherein the engagement area has a U-shaped first plane and a rectangular shaped second plane; and

a locking device.

2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the bolt blocker is located at a top of the body.

3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the engagement area is configured to hold a bolt carrier of the firearm via a firearm bolt blocker.

4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the engagement area is configured to hold the bolt of the firearm via a bolt catch of the firearm being in contact with the engagement area.

5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the body includes a pinion coupled to an upper rack and a lower rack;

wherein the locking device is coupled to the pinion.

6 . The device of claim 5 , wherein the locking device changes a position of the pinion to generate a locked state and an unlocked state for the device.

7 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the body further includes a key lock pin.

8 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising one or more bushing coupled to the pinion.

9 . The device of claim 1 , further comprising an upper rack configured to enter a magazine release level area.

10 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the locking unit is a code locking unit.

11 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the locking unit is a biometric locking unit.

12 . The device of claim 1 , wherein the locking unit is a voice recognition system.

13 . A device comprising:

a body configured to be coupled to a magazine receiving area of a firearm, the body includes a pinion coupled to an upper rack and a lower rack;

a base;

a locking unit;

a bolt blocker located at a top of the body, where the bolt blocker includes an engagement area, the engagement area is configured to hold a bolt of the firearm.