Handgun
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1. A safety system comprising:
- a handgun and a separate device that is independent of the handgun;
wherein the handgun comprises;
a barrel having a rearward end and a forward end;
a cartridge chamber arranged at the rearward end of the barrel;
a mechanical device configured to fire a cartridge from the cartridge chamber;
an electronic device with a timer, wherein the timer of the electronic device is configured to be set to a predetermined time period during which the handgun is in an operative state and is further configured to be reset to a temporal start position to restart the predetermined time period, wherein, when the predetermined time period has elapsed and the timer has not been reset, the electronic device causes the handgun to become inoperative so that the handgun can no longer be actuated;
wherein the separate device that is independent of the handgun is in care of a person exclusively authorized to handle the separate device to reset the timer, wherein the separate device resets the timer of the electronic device to the temporal start position when acted on by said exclusively authorized person to return the handgun to the operative state.
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Abstract
According to the invention, a handgun has an electronic device with a timer. The timer defines a period of time. If the period of time has expired, the mechanical device for triggering the cartridge is mechanically blocked.
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1. A safety system comprising:
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a handgun and a separate device that is independent of the handgun; wherein the handgun comprises; a barrel having a rearward end and a forward end; a cartridge chamber arranged at the rearward end of the barrel; a mechanical device configured to fire a cartridge from the cartridge chamber; an electronic device with a timer, wherein the timer of the electronic device is configured to be set to a predetermined time period during which the handgun is in an operative state and is further configured to be reset to a temporal start position to restart the predetermined time period, wherein, when the predetermined time period has elapsed and the timer has not been reset, the electronic device causes the handgun to become inoperative so that the handgun can no longer be actuated; wherein the separate device that is independent of the handgun is in care of a person exclusively authorized to handle the separate device to reset the timer, wherein the separate device resets the timer of the electronic device to the temporal start position when acted on by said exclusively authorized person to return the handgun to the operative state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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