Firearm barrel plug and training method
US8979537B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 17, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41G3/2655
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A training/safety plug for use in firearms is provided. In one implementation, the plug comprises a chamber end and a shaft extending away from the chamber end. The chamber end is adapted to fit within a chamber of a designated firearm, the chamber end has a cross-sectional dimension sufficient to prevent the chamber end from extending into a barrel of the designated firearm and further comprises a strike surface for receiving an impact of a firing pin and a proximal end dimension such that the chamber end is not engaged by an ejector mechanism of the firearm. The shaft comprises a barrel end coupled to and extending distally from the generally cylindrical chamber end. The training/safety plug renders the designated firearm inert. Methods of training a student to target a firearm or other targeting device are also disclosed.
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