Safety lock device for a bolt action firearm

Claim 1

Means for securing a firearm of the type having a breech area and a breech mechanism against being fired, comprising a clip having first and second clip sections, one of said clip sections being movable away from the other to open said clip, a part of one section of said clip being locatable in the breech area of the firearm to prevent operation of the breech mechanism and the other section of said clip being locatable about the firearm, said first clip section being formed of a flat metal bar bent into substantially an ''''L'''' section, both legs of said ''''L'''' section being provided with elongated closed end slots extending longitudinally thereof, said second clip section being in the form of an ''''L'''' shaped bolt having screw threaded end portions respectively locatable through each of the slots of said first clip section, the screw threaded end portions of said ''''L'''' shaped bolt being respectively screw threadedly engaged with screw threaded members engaging with the legs of said first clip section when the screw threaded end portions of said second clip section are respectively located through the slots in said first clip section, whereby said first and second clip sections may be adjustably secured externally of the breech portion of the firearm, one leg of said first clip section having a depending projection which is locatable in the breech area of the firearm, and means for locking said first and second clip sections together when they are located in and about the firearm.