Trigger inhibiting mechanism

US3978604A · kind A · utility

Inventor

• Joseph E. Smith · Birmingham, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 9, 1974
• Grant date: Sep 7, 1976
• Expiry date: Dec 9, 1994

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F41A17/063
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Trigger safety device for firearms is provided having a pivotally mounted magnetically attractable bar positioned on the inside of the handle adjacent the trigger, with the bar directed toward the trigger or on the rear of the trigger, with the bar directed toward the handle. When the pin is oriented centrally, sufficient movement of the trigger is inhibited to prevent firing. The bar is mounted in a non-magnetizable casing. The user of the gun, by wearing a magnetic ring, displaces the bar from its central orientation and allows for sufficient movement of the trigger for firing.