US12405074 - Locking device for installing a handle assembly of a handgun

The patent describes a locking device designed for the receiver assembly of a handgun, which allows for the secure installation and removal of the slide assembly. The device features a locking slider with a retaining lug that interacts with the barrel to limit slide movement, and a pivotable locking lever that actuates the slider between retaining and release positions.

Claim 1

1. A locking device for installation in a receiver assembly of a firearm, wherein the locking device serves for limiting a movement of a slide assembly relative to the receiver assembly, and wherein unlocking of the locking device allows removal of the slide assembly from the receiver assembly, the locking device comprising: a locking slider comprising a retaining lug, the retaining lug configured to interact with a barrel received in the slide assembly of the firearm in a retaining position to limit a movement of the slide assembly relative to the receiver assembly; a first guide member formed on the locking slider and configured to be received in a first receiving slot of a grip/receiver of the receiver assembly a second guide member formed on the locking slider and configured to be received in a second receiving slot of the grip/receiver of the receiver assembly; and a locking lever movable between the retaining position and the release position via the locking lever, the locking lever being receivable on the grip/receiver of the receiver assembly so as to be pivotable about a pivoting axis between a basic position and an open position, wherein the locking slider is couplable to the locking lever in such a way that the locking lever serves to actuate the locking slider, and wherein a transfer of the locking slider from the retaining position to the release position is effected by rotation of the locking lever. a locking slider comprising a retaining lug, the retaining lug configured to interact with a barrel received in the slide assembly of the firearm in a retaining position to limit a movement of the slide assembly relative to the receiver assembly; a first guide member formed on the locking slider and configured to be received in a first receiving slot of a grip/receiver of the receiver assembly a second guide member formed on the locking slider and configured to be received in a second receiving slot of the grip/receiver of the receiver assembly; and a locking lever movable between the retaining position and the release position via the locking lever, the locking lever being receivable on the grip/receiver of the receiver assembly so as to be pivotable about a pivoting axis between a basic position and an open position, wherein the locking slider is couplable to the locking lever in such a way that the locking lever serves to actuate the locking slider, and wherein a transfer of the locking slider from the retaining position to the release position is effected by rotation of the locking lever.

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