Safety units for a hammer in a firearm

US6604312B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HECKLER & KOCH GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Hans-Peter Bantle · Dunningen, DE
• Gerd Spinner · Oberndorf am Neckar, DE
• Helmut Weldle · Obermoschel, DE
• Ernst Mauch · Dunningen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 5, 2002
• Grant date: Aug 12, 2003
• Expiry date: Jun 5, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F41A17/74
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Safety devices for use with a handheld firearm are disclosed. The safety devices include a lever that can be pivoted into the travel path of the hammer of the firearm to preclude the hammer from striking a firing pin. In an example, the lever is connected to the trigger such that the safety device is released when the trigger is pulled. In another example, the lever protrudes into the magazine shaft of the firearm such that the safety device is only released when a magazine is inserted into the shaft.