Security and deployment assembly

• US 6,415,541 B1
• Filed: 03/17/2000
• Issued: 07/09/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John N. Rassias
• Original Assignee: John N. Rassias
• Inventors: Rassias, John N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jordan, Charles T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zerr, John W.
• Application Number:
  US09/508,952
• Time in Patent Office: 844 Days
• Field of Search: 42/701.1, 42/44, 42/700.7, 224/911, 224/193, 224/192, 224/238
• US Class Current: 42/70.11
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 33/0227 having a strap or other restraining element only covering the hammer or a part of the upper part of the small arm
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 33/0245 Skeleton-holsters, e.g. contacting only a minimal part of the small arm, e.g. contacting the muzzle, ejection port, chamber, trigger guard or hammer
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 33/041 for connecting a holster to a belt, webbing or other object

Abstract

Several improvements to a locking assembly for a firearm are disclosed. The locking assembly may be provided with means for adjusting a mounting position of an action locking arm (18) and lug within the locking assembly. A retention loop (34) may be attached to a slide shield (10) on the locking assembly, which retention loop (34) may be removably secured behind a firearm to retain the firearm in the slide shield (10) when the firing chamber is closed. The locking assembly may be provided with an enclosing holster (70) which receives the slide shield (10) and the firearm. The enclosing holster (70) may have a hinged flap with means for securing the flap in a closed position. Finally, a locking pin may be provided, which is insertable in a slide lock (30) of the slide shield (10) to prevent passage of the firearm'"'"'s barrel through the slide block. The locking pin (90) may have at one end a grip means an at an opposite end at least one compressible ball bearing.

Claims

1. A locking assembly for a firearm having a firing chamber, a barrel and a spring-loaded, reciprocating slide element, said barrel having a barrel face and a muzzle end, said slide element having a muzzle end, said locking assembly comprising:

a slide shield;

an action locking arm carrying a lug, said lug receivable in the firing chamber and barrel face of said firearm, said action locking arm attached to and positioned within said slide shield;

a slide block attached to said slide shield and spaced from said action locking arm and lug, said slide block having a barrel port for passage of the muzzle end of said barrel therethrough;

the muzzle end of said barrel extendable into said barrel port when the muzzle end of said slide element is placed in contact with said slide block;

whereby when said lug is received in said firing chamber and said barrel face, said muzzle end of said barrel is received in said barrel port and said slide element is in contact with said slide block, said firearm is retained in said locking assembly; and

an enclosing holster which receives the slide shield and the firearm, said enclosing holster having a hinged flap with means for securing the flap in a closed position, said flap positioned to swing from the closed position to an open position whereby the firearm and slide shield are exposed.

2. The locking assembly of claim 1 including a thumb release on said flap.

3. The locking assembly of claim 1 wherein said means for securing the flap includes a snap.

4. The locking assembly of claim 1 wherein the enclosing holster and the locking assembly are mounted on a body plate.

5. The locking assembly of claim 4 including a spacer between said locking assembly and said body plate.