Granted Patent B1

US 12,292,247 · App. 18/520,294 · Granted May 6, 2025

Inventor: Jaime Radcliff (Des Moines, WA)

Assignee: SEUREBOXLIVE, INC.

F41A17/066F41A17/54

Abstract

Claims (13)

1. A lock apparatus for a gun, comprising:

a magazine lock, the magazine lock is configured to fit into a magazine opening of the gun, the magazine lock further comprising:

an interference member, the interference member is configured from a flexible material, the interference member is fastened to a first end of the magazine lock, the flexible material forming a loop, when the loop is inserted into the magazine opening the loop exits out of an open chamber of the gun thereby enabling an external lock to capture the loop to place the gun in a LOCKED status.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

an external lock, the external lock is configured to capture the loop, thereby locking the magazine lock to the gun when the external lock captures the loop extending through the open chamber.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the external lock is a padlock.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the flexible material is made from a material selected from the group consisting of a flexible steel cable, a fiber cable, and a cable made from a flat strap.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a sensor node, the sensor node is incorporated into the magazine lock, the sensor node further comprising:

a sensor and a logic block, the sensor and the logic block are configured to generate signals, wherein the signals indicate a status of the magazine lock; and

a wireless communications interface, the wireless communications interface is configured to send the status of the magazine lock to a remote device wirelessly.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the status of the magazine lock is either OPEN or LOCKED.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the magazine opening is an opening for a clip and the gun has an internal magazine.

Assignments (2)

Continuity (3)

References Cited (21)