| US 7,568,302 B1 | ||
| Handgun and locking means for a handgun | ||
| Wilhelm Bubits, Lutzmannsburg (Austria) | ||
| Assigned to Caracal International L.L.C., Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 04, 2008, as Appl. No. 12/62,965. | ||
| Int. Cl. F41A 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 42—70.02 [42/70.01; 42/70.11] | 15 Claims |
| 1. A locking means for a handgun which includes a housing, a magazine-receiving space provided in said housing, a slide movable
along a path in said housing, and a trigger mechanism, said locking means comprising:
a locking body configured to be inserted in said magazine-receiving space, said locking body at least partially being shaped
like a magazine and including
an interior,
a forward front face, viewed in the firing direction of said handgun,
a part protruding into said path of said slide when said locking body is inserted in said magazine-receiving space, and
a releasable catch engaging in said magazine-receiving space when said locking body is in its inserted state, said catch being
designed as a latch arranged in said forward front face of said locking body and having an upper end, a lower end and a heel,
said upper end of said latch being pivotable about an axis, said lower end of said latch forming an end face downwardly supported
in said housing when said locking body is inserted in said magazine-receiving space, and said
heel projecting into said locking body interior and having a heel face facing said axis, said heel face cooperating with an
eccentric provided in said locking body.
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