US 12,228,357 B2
Systems and methods to make safe a handgun
Keith D. Bombaugh, Jr., Tampa, FL (US); and Benjamin R. Pauza, Champaign, IL (US)
Assigned to Bombach Solutions LLC, Dunedin, FL (US)
Filed by Bombach Solutions LLC, Tampa, FL (US)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/223,253.
Application 18/223,253 is a continuation of application No. 17/570,995, filed on Jan. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,768,046.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/135,707, filed on Jan. 10, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0366647 A1, Nov. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F41A 17/06 (2006.01); F41A 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC F41A 17/06 (2013.01) [F41A 17/02 (2013.01); F41A 17/063 (2013.01); F41A 17/066 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A safety system for a firearm, the safety system comprising:
an engagement member movably coupled to a frame of the firearm, the engagement member configured to move relative to the frame between a lock position and an unlock position, the lock position corresponding to a separation distance between a distal end of a primer actuator of the firearm and a primer activation plane of the firearm, the unlock position corresponding to a nominal position of the distal end of the primer actuator, the engagement member being configured to transition between the lock position and the unlock position while remaining movably coupled to the firearm, the engagement member including a contact portion configured to contact a movable component of the firearm in the lock position and maintain the separation distance;
a lock mechanism operably coupled to the engagement member and positioned to restrict a movement of the engagement member from the lock position while the lock mechanism is in an engaged state; and
a user interface operably coupled to the lock mechanism and configured to transition the lock mechanism between the engaged state and a disengaged state.