Gun lock

Abstract

A gun lock including a lock body from which a tubular shaft projects. On the front end of the tubular shaft slides a wedge that is attached to a rod that extends through the tubular shaft and into the lock body. The rod is secured to an actuator that slides within the slotted openings of a number of rotatable, tumbler disks and projects from the rear end of the lock body. The actuator has a number of protrusions for selective engagement with the tumbler disks. The rear end of the actuator is attached to a lever that can be pivoted against the exterior of the lock body to move the protrusions through the slotted openings. Once the protrusions are adjacent the rear sides of the tumbler disks remote from the wedge, the tumbler disks can be rotated to fix the positions of the actuator within the lock body and the wedge against front end of the tubular shaft.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A gun lock, comprising: 
 a lock body;    a tubular shaft projecting from said lock body, said tubular shaft having a front end remote from said lock body, said front end having an inclined surface;.    a wedge being positioned adjacent said inclined surface;    a rod extending through said tubular shaft, said rod having opposed ends and being attached at one of said opposed ends to said wedge;    an actuator projecting from said lock body opposite said tubular shaft and being secured to the other of said opposed ends of said rod, said actuator having at least one protrusion positioned within said lock body;    at least one tumbler disk being rotatably carried in said lock body and having a slotted opening disposed about said actuator, said slotted opening including a secondary part dimensioned to clear said protrusion, said tumbler disk being oriented with said secondary part and said protrusion in registration in an unlocked condition and said tumbler disk being oriented with said protrusion abutting said tumbler disk in a locked condition; and,    a lever being pivotally secured to said lock body and to said actuator for moving said actuator, said rod, and said wedge as a unit so that said gun lock can be altered from an unlocked to a locked condition.    
     
     
         2 . A gun lock, comprising: 
 a hollow, lock body;    a plug positioned within said lock body, said plug having a first bore providing access to the interior of said lock body and a second bore intersecting said first bore;    a tubular shaft projecting from said first bore of said plug, said tubular shaft having a front end remote from said plug, said front end having an inclined surface;    a set screw being positioned within said second bore for securing said tubular shaft to said plug;    a wedge being positioned adjacent said inclined surface;    an actuator projecting from said lock body opposite said tubular shaft and being secured to the other of said opposed ends of said rod, said actuator having at least one protrusion and an internally threaded socket positioned within said lock body;    a rod being slidably positioned in said tubular shaft, said rod having first and second opposed ends, said first opposed end being attached to said wedge and said second opposed being threaded and being screwed into said internally threaded socket of said actuator;    at least one tumbler disk being rotatably carried in said lock body and having a slotted opening disposed about said actuator, said slotted opening including a secondary part dimensioned to clear said protrusion, said tumbler disk being oriented with said secondary part and said protrusion in registration in an unlocked condition and said tumbler disk being oriented with said protrusion abutting said tumbler disk in a locked condition; and,    a lever being pivotally secured to said lock body and to said actuator for moving said actuator, said rod, and said wedge as a unit so that said gun lock can be altered from an unlocked to a locked condition.    
     
     
         3 . A gun lock, comprising: 
 a hollow, lock body;    a plug positioned within said lock body, said plug having a first bore providing access to the interior of said lock body and a second bore intersecting said first bore;    a tubular shaft projecting from said first bore of said plug, said tubular shaft having a front end remote from said plug, said front end having an inclined surface;    a set screw being positioned within said second bore for securing said tubular shaft to said plug;    a wedge being positioned adjacent said inclined surface;    an actuator projecting from said lock body opposite said tubular shaft and being secured to the other of said opposed ends of said rod, said actuator having at least one protrusion and an internally threaded socket positioned within said lock body;    a rod being slidably positioned in said tubular shaft, said rod having first and second opposed ends, said first opposed end being attached to said wedge and said second opposed being threaded and being screwed into said internally threaded socket of said actuator;    at least one tumbler disk being rotatably carried in said lock body and having a slotted opening disposed about said actuator, said slotted opening including a secondary part dimensioned to clear said protrusion, said tumbler disk being oriented with said secondary part and said protrusion in registration in an unlocked condition and said tumbler disk being oriented with said protrusion abutting said tumbler disk in a locked condition;    a guide block secured within said lock body, said guide block having at least one slot for receiving and supporting said tumbler disk; and,    a lever having a longitudinal arm being pivotally secured to said lock body and a lateral arm secured to longitudinal arm and said actuator for moving said actuator, said rod, and said wedge as a unit so that said gun lock can be altered from an unlocked to a locked condition.