Trigger lock device

Claim 1

A trigger lock device arranged for securement to a firearm, the firearm having a trigger guard, with a firearm frame mounting said trigger guard, and a trigger pivotally mounted to the firearm frame within the trigger guard, wherein the device comprises, a lock housing, the lock housing including a lock housing top wall spaced from a lock housing bottom wall, a lock housing first side wall spaced from a locking housing second side wall, and a keyhole slot directed through the lock housing bottom wall, and a locking loop, the locking loop including a first leg spaced from and parallel a second leg, the first leg having a first length, the second leg having a second length, with the first length greater than the second length, and a U-shaped web connecting the first leg and the second leg, with the lock housing top wall including a first opening spaced from a second opening, with the first leg slidably received through the first opening, and the second leg slidably received through the second opening, with the lock housing first side wall including a latch plate, and a hinge mounted to the latch plate and to the bottom wall to pivotally mount the latch plate to the bottom wall, wherein the latch plate is displaced from a first position coplanar with the first side wall to a second position, wherein the latch plate is displaced relative to the first side wall, with an internal housing positioned within the lock housing, the internal housing including an internal housing top wall spaced from the lock housing top wall, an internal housing bottom wall spaced from the lock housing bottom wall, and an internal housing side wall positioned between the lock housing first side wall and the lock housing second side wall, and a latch plate spring mounted to the internal housing side wall and to the latch plate to bias the latch plate to the first position.