Firearm mode selection mechanism
US8333028B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 31, 2011 |
| Grant date | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 7, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A17/56
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mode selection mechanism for a firearm is provided including a lever having an exposed surface and an inner surface and a pivot pin and a detent pin depending from the inner surface, the pivot pin extending through a orifice in the frame, the detent pin extending generally parallel to the pivot pin. The lever is pivotable from a first position to a second position about the pivot pin, wherein the detent pin moves in an arc-shaped aperture in the frame. A flexible stop includes an open ring of spring metal and is disposed in a ring orifice in the frame. The detent pin is disposed against the flexible stop wherein, as the lever is moved from the first position to the second position, the flexible stop compresses and then uncompresses thereby creating a detent.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.