Patents by Inventor Tom Deeb

Tom Deeb has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6612140
    Abstract: The invention is a lock for a gun that locks the trigger so it cannot be moved. The lock fits between the trigger and the trigger guard and keeps the trigger from moving. One of the unique features of the lock is that it can be locked both by a key and a padlock. The lock is comprised of two sections that in the preferred embodiment are made out of plastic which are attached together by a flexible strip of plastic and, thus, can be molded as a single piece. In approximately the middle of both sections is an opening. In this opening is placed the lock cylinder with a pin. From the end of the lock cylinder extends a loop with a sufficient size opening that a shackle of a padlock can be placed through it. To use the lock, one places the two sections together between the trigger and the trigger guard and then inserts the key into the lock cylinder and turns it. Once the pin falls in the proper location, the lock is securely held together between the trigger and trigger guard such that the trigger cannot be moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Inventors: Mike Strassell, Tom Deeb
  • Patent number: 5247757
    Abstract: This invention is basically a small plate that is spring loaded that fits under the sear pin of a hammerless firearm. Under normal conditions when the firearm is fired the sear pin will drop into a notch in the plate. The notch is of sufficient depths that the sear pin can fall a sufficient depth and release the spring loaded firing pin and thus fire the firearm. However, if the gun is dropped, upon impact with the ground this plate moves backward and as the sear pin drops, the sear pin makes contact with the ridge of the plate and is unable to fall into the notch and thus is unable to release the firing pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1993
    Inventor: Tom Deeb