Firearm safety device

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a firearm safety device, comprising: a dummy ( 10 ) in a form of a bullet of the firearm; a cord ( 12 ) connected to the dummy, for standing out of the firearm when the dummy is inserted into a barrel ( 52 ) of the firearm, thereby indicating that the dummy is inserted into the barrel; a socket ( 16 ) in the dummy ( 10 ) for protecting the cord ( 12 ) from being cut when the dummy is disposed into the chamber of the firearm; a mechanism for preventing the slide ( 56 ) from reaching the barrel, thereby preventing the slide ( 56 ) from cutting the cord. Preferably, the mechanism for preventing the slide ( 56 ) from reaching the barrel comprises: an adaption of the form the element ( 22 ) of the dummy that corresponds to the projectile ( 34 ) of a bullet to block the dummy from reaching the barrel edge ( 59 ).

1 . A firearm safety device, comprising:
 a dummy ( 10 ) in a form of a bullet of the firearm;   a cord ( 12 ) connected to the dummy, for standing out of the firearm when the dummy is inserted into the barrel ( 52 ) of the firearm, thereby indicating that the dummy is inserted into the barrel;   a socket ( 16 ) in the dummy ( 10 ) for protecting the cord ( 12 ) from being cut when the dummy is inserted into the chamber ( 54 ) of the firearm;   a mechanism for preventing the slide ( 56 ) from reaching the barrel, thereby preventing the slide ( 56 ) from cutting the cord.   
     
     
         2 . A firearm safety device according to  claim 1 , wherein the mechanism for preventing the slide ( 56 ) from reaching the barrel comprises: an additional length to the element ( 22 ) of the dummy that corresponds to the shell of the bullet. 
     
     
         3 . A firearm safety device according to  claim 2 , wherein the additional length is adapted to allow cocking and uncoking the firearm. 
     
     
         4 . A firearm safety device according to  claim 1 , wherein the mechanism for preventing the slide ( 56 ) from reaching the barrel comprises: a ring ( 20 ) around the cylindrical body ( 22 ) of the dummy that corresponds to the shell of the bullet, for stopping the dummy from entering into the barrel beyond the ring ( 20 ). 
     
     
         5 . A firearm safety device according to  claim 1 , wherein the mechanism for preventing the slide ( 56 ) from reaching the barrel comprises: an adaption of the form an element ( 24 ) of the dummy that corresponds to the projectile ( 34 ) of a bullet in order to meet the shoulder ( 58 ) of the firearm barrel. 
     
     
         6 . A firearm safety device according to  claim 5 , wherein the length of the cylindrical body ( 22 ) of the firearm is shortened with reference to a shell of a bullet of the firearm, thereby allowing the adaption. 
     
     
         7 . A firearm safety device according to  claim 1 , wherein the dummy ( 10 ) is made of anodized aviation aluminum. 
     
     
         8 . A firearm safety device according to  claim 1 , wherein the cord is made of braided nylon fibers. 
     
     
         9 . A firearm safety device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a hole ( 28 ) at the location that corresponds to the primer of the bullet, for preventing the firing pin of the firearm from hitting the dummy ( 10 ), thereby preventing damage to the firing pin. 
     
     
         10 . A firearm safety device according to  claim 1 , wherein the dummy further comprises a latitudinal bore, for anchoring the cord thereto. 
     
     
         11 . A firearm safety device according to  claim 10 , wherein the latitudinal bore comprises: a first portion ( 14   a ) and a second portion ( 14   b ) having a smaller diameter than the diameter of the first portion, thereby allowing placing in the wider portion ( 14   a ) a knot of the cord ( 12 ), and passing the rest of the cord through the smaller diameter portion ( 14   b ). 
     
     
         12 . A firearm according to  claim 1 , further comprising a flag, fabric, and the like, connected to the cord, for better standing out the indication that the dummy is inserted into the barrel.