Patent · US Expired

Trigger assembly for use in a firearm having a security apparatus

US6425199B1 · kind B1 · utility

30Cited by

24References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Smith & Wesson Inc. · US

Inventors

Pardip K. Vaid · Northampton, US
Robert L. Constant · Westfield, US
John Klebes · Feeding Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 31, 2000
Grant date	Jul 30, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 31, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41A19/69
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A trigger assembly is proposed for a firearm having a firing apparatus for generating a firing signal to a non-percussively fired ammunition cartridge for discharge of the cartridge. The trigger assembly includes a trigger member rotationally fixed to a frame of the firearm by a transverse pin and a trigger bar operatively fixed to the trigger member about a pivot joint. The trigger assembly further includes a trigger magnet fixed to a distal end of the trigger bar, where manipulation of said trigger member causes the trigger member to rotate and induces an approximately linear movement of the trigger bar causing the trigger magnet to move adjacent a firing activation switch.

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