Apparatus for Prevention of Dropping of Handgun

Abstract

An apparatus for preventing the dropping of a handgun during use thereof is shown firstly by detachable a lanyard type of device and alternatively by a locking mechanism that replaces one of the handgrips of the handgun to be used in conjunction with a special glove with an attachment thereon that can be received into the locking mechanism to hold the gun from separation from the glove until such time that the locking device is intentionally unlocked so that the glove can be separated from the locking device.

1 . An apparatus for preventing a user from dropping a gun comprising:
 a flange adapted to be attached to a gun, the flange having an opening therein, the opening being of a predetermined size;   a pin selectively disposed in the opening of the flange, the pin having an enlargement on one end thereof that is too large to fit through the opening;   a projection disposed on the other end of the pin, the projection having a first and a second position with respect to the pin; the projection, in combination with the pin, being too large to fit through the opening in the first position of the projection and in the second position with respect to the pin the other end of the pin can fit through the opening;   an attachment member adapted to be attached to the user; and   a flexible tether being operatively connected to the pin and to the attachment member whereby if the user drops the gun, the gun will still be close to the user due to being tethered to the user.   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the attachment member comprises a flexible strap adapted to fit around the wrist of a user. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  wherein the attachment member is a plastic member with some elastic properties. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the projection is a spherical member disposed in a hole in the pin, the hole being smaller than the spherical member to allow the spherical member to project from the hole in a first position thereof but not fall out of the hole, the spherical member having a second position not projecting significantly out of the hole; and
 a cam member disposed at least partially inside of the pin and being biased to a first position wherein the spherical member is pushed to the first position thereof and the cam being moveable to a second position thereof permitting the spherical member to move to the second position thereof. 
 
     
     
         5 . The apparatus of  claim 4  wherein the enlarged portion on one end of the pin is a handle, the handle having a button thereon attached to the cam and being moveable with the cam. 
     
     
         6 . The apparatus of  claim 1  wherein the flange is attached to a handle portion of a handgun. 
     
     
         7 . An apparatus for preventing a user from dropping a gun comprising:
 a plate member adapted to be attached to a handle of a hand gun, the plate member having a slot of a predetermined width disposed therein, the plate member having an inner face and an outer face, the inner face being closer to the handle of the hand gun than the outer face;   a glove adapted to be worn by a hand gun user, the glove having a palm portion;   a button operatively attached to the palm of the glove, the button having a first end attached to the palm portion, a second end of the button being wider than the predetermined width of the slot in the plate member and a neck portion having a width smaller than the width of the slot in the plate member so that the neck of the button can be moved between a first position outside of the slot in the plate member and a second position disposed in the slot of the plate member, the second end of the button, in the first position of the neck member, being spaced from the plate member; and in the second position of the neck member, the second end of the button is disposed between the outer face of the plate member and the handle of a hand gun.   
     
     
         8 . The apparatus of  claim 7  further comprising a locking member operatively attached to the plate member for selectively locking the button into the slot. 
     
     
         9 . The apparatus of  claim 7  further comprising a locking member operatively pivotally attached to the plate member, the locking member being biased to a first locked pivotal position and moveable to a second unlocked pivotal position. 
     
     
         10 . The apparatus of  claim 9  wherein when the button has moved from the first position thereof to the second position thereof the locking member has moved between the first and second pivotal positions and back to the first pivotal position. 
     
     
         11 . The apparatus of  claim 7  wherein a lever is selectively operatively attached to the locking member for manually pivoting the locking member from the second locked pivotal position to the first unlocked pivotal position.