Firearm frame with trigger lock device, system, or method

Abstract

A firearm frame includes a blocking member disposed adjacent to the trigger guard and configured to block the trigger from firing, an electromechanical actuator configured to actuate the blocking member, a power source configured to power the actuator, and electronics configured to receive remote signals and control the actuator. A system for providing firearm security to a premise includes the firearm frame.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A firearm lower to which other components of a firearm are mounted, comprising:
 a trigger adapted to have a surface adapted to receive a finger of a user to pull the trigger and the trigger extends into a trigger guard of the firearm lower;   a trigger member adapted to integrally protrude from the trigger and have a fixed relationship to the trigger;   a blocking member that is in an operable relationship with an actuator, disposed adjacent to the trigger guard of the firearm lower, arranged in relation to the trigger member to extend or rotate, in response to the actuator, to retain the trigger member in a locked position by extending or rotating in front of the trigger member through an aperture on the trigger guard and by way of connection to the trigger, disable the trigger from firing the firearm,   wherein the aperture is positioned on a trigger guard surface configured to be adjacent to a barrel mounted to the firearm lower, and   wherein the actuator is configured to actuate the blocking member.   
     
     
         2 . The firearm lower of  claim 1 , further comprising a power source configured to move the actuator. 
     
     
         3 . The firearm lower of  claim 2 , wherein the firearm lower further comprises an electronic trigger lock housing integrally formed with the firearm lower and wherein the blocking member, the actuator, the power source, and electronics are disposed within the electronic trigger lock housing. 
     
     
         4 . The firearm lower of  claim 3 , is a rechargeable battery and wherein the firearm lower further comprises contacts disposed on an outer surface of the firearm lower, each contact being electrically connected to a terminal of a battery and the contacts being configured to receive power from an external battery charger to charge the battery. 
     
     
         5 . The firearm lower of  claim 1 , wherein the actuator is a solenoid configured to extend the blocking member into the trigger guard when energized and retract the blocking member from the trigger guard when de-energized. 
     
     
         6 . The firearm lower of  claim 1 , wherein when the blocking member is extended into the trigger guard, the blocking member blocks rotation of the trigger to disable the trigger. 
     
     
         7 . The firearm lower of  claim 6 , wherein the trigger member that is configured to pivot downward about an axis when the trigger is pressed, and the extended blocking member is configured to block the trigger member from pivoting. 
     
     
         8 . The firearm lower of  claim 1 , wherein the blocking member is a plunger or a pin. 
     
     
         9 . The firearm lower of  claim 1 , further comprising a wireless receiver operably connected to the blocking member and configured to receive commands to lock or unlock the trigger. 
     
     
         10 . The firearm lower of  claim 1  wherein the trigger member and the trigger are a single piece. 
     
     
         11 . The firearm lower of  claim 1  wherein the blocking member is configured to be in a position that does not block, as a default position, until a remote signal instructs the firearm to be locked. 
     
     
         12 . A firearm lower to which other components of a firearm are mounted, comprising:
 a trigger adapted to have a surface adapted to receive a finger of a user to pull the trigger and the trigger extends into a trigger guard of the firearm lower;   a trigger member having a fixed relationship to the trigger and configured to move with the trigger;   a blocking member that is in an operable relationship with an actuator, disposed adjacent to the trigger guard of the firearm lower, arranged in relation to the trigger member to extend or rotate, in response to the actuator, to retain the trigger member in a locked position by extending or rotating in front of the trigger member through an aperture on the trigger guard and by way of connection to the trigger, disable the trigger from firing the firearm,   wherein the aperture is positioned on a trigger guard surface configured to be adjacent to a barrel mounted to the firearm lower, and   wherein the actuator is configured to actuate the blocking member.   
     
     
         13 . The firearm lower of  claim 12 , wherein the trigger member is formed as an integral protrusion from the trigger. 
     
     
         14 . The firearm lower of  claim 12 , further comprising a power source configured to move the actuator. 
     
     
         15 . The firearm lower of  claim 14 , wherein the firearm lower further comprises an electronic trigger lock housing integrally formed with the firearm lower and wherein the blocking member, the actuator, the power source, and the electronics are disposed within the electronic trigger lock housing. 
     
     
         16 . The firearm lower of  claim 15 , is a rechargeable battery and wherein the firearm lower further comprises contacts disposed on an outer surface of the firearm lower, each contact being electrically connected to a terminal of a battery and the contacts being configured to receive power from an external battery charger to charge the battery.