Lockable safety for firearm
View Patent ↗A firearm including a safety that moves between a safe position that does not permit firing of the firearm and a fire position that permits firing of the firearm, and a lock that locks the safety in the closed position wherein the lock includes an ambidextrous locking mechanism actuable from both sides of the firearm.
1. An article comprising:
a first side;
a second side opposite said first side;
a firearm comprising a safety that moves between a safe position that does not permit firing of the firearm and a fire position that permits firing of the firearm;
a lock that locks said safety in the closed position wherein said lock comprises an ambidextrous key-operated locking mechanism located and accessible on both sides of said firearm; and
wherein said safety is pivoted about a pivot and said lock is not positioned at said pivot, wherein when said lock is in a locked position, said lock has a blocking portion that blocks movement of said safety about said pivot to the fire position and wherein said blocking portion comprises a lug that juts outwards from an outer surface of said firearm.
2. The article according to claim 1 , wherein said safety comprises an active safety that must be moved to said fire position by an action independent of gripping the firearm, pulling a trigger and firing a projectile from the firearm.
3. The article according to claim 1 , wherein said safety is an ambidextrous safety actuable from both sides of said firearm.
4. The article according to claim 1 , wherein said safety is actuable from only one side of said firearm.
5. The article according to claim 1 , wherein said safety doubles as an on-off switch for electrical accessories.
6. The article according to claim 1 , wherein said key-operated locking mechanism comprises a ratchet mechanism.
7. The article according to claim 1 , further comprising a visual indication adapted to indicate that the firearm is in at least one of the safe position and the fire position, said visual indication comprising a colored part that moves upon actuation of said key-operated locking mechanism, wherein in the safe position said colored part is moved to be visible and in the fire position is not visible.
8. The article according to claim 7 , wherein said visual indication comprises a stripe that juts out together with said blocking portion.
9. The article according to claim 7 , wherein said colored part moves together with said blocking portion that blocks movement of said safety about said pivot to the fire position.