Firearm equipped with rapid safety mechanism, drop safety and safety device kit
US6539658B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A19/15
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A safety mechanism dedicated to a single-action type firearm, equipped with a firing system using a hammer, presented in a kit form, capable of factory assembly on the firearm, or adaptation to a firearm already in service, comprising:said hammer striking the firing pin of the firearm when firing;a hammer ring working with the hammer;a trigger-activated sear, which, during firing, releases the hammer ring;a hammer strut including a hammer spring which is compressed to cock the hammer and which, when firing, propels the hammer ring, causing the hammer to strike the firing pin;a cocking lever, which may be left/right, and which is activated manually to release the active safeties by releasing the sear, the hammer and the slide;a return spring, to return the hammer backwards into the cocked position, ready to fire single action,a cocking lever spring;a hammer spring, which is fixed thanks to a pin to the hammer strut;a pin fastened to the cocking lever anda sear spring.
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