EP3247968B1 - Abzugsgehäusemontagesystem für feuerwaffe - Google Patents

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EP3247968B1
EP3247968B1 EP16740737.8A EP16740737A EP3247968B1 EP 3247968 B1 EP3247968 B1 EP 3247968B1 EP 16740737 A EP16740737 A EP 16740737A EP 3247968 B1 EP3247968 B1 EP 3247968B1
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Jonathan Philip Mather
Adam Jay Taylor
Benjamin K. PARKER
Shane M. Bernier
David B. Kangas
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A19/00—Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
    • F41A19/06—Mechanical firing mechanisms, e.g. counterrecoil firing, recoil actuated firing mechanisms
    • F41A19/10—Triggers; Trigger mountings
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A11/00—Assembly or disassembly features; Modular concepts; Articulated or collapsible guns
    • F41A11/02—Modular concepts, e.g. weapon-family concepts
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A17/00—Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
    • F41A17/46—Trigger safeties, i.e. means for preventing trigger movement
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A19/00—Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
    • F41A19/06—Mechanical firing mechanisms, e.g. counterrecoil firing, recoil actuated firing mechanisms
    • F41A19/15—Modular firing mechanism units
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A3/00—Breech mechanisms, e.g. locks
    • F41A3/64—Mounting of breech-blocks; Accessories for breech-blocks or breech-block mountings
    • F41A3/66—Breech housings or frames; Receivers

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  • the present invention generally relates to firearms, and more particularly to a trigger housing mounting system for a trigger housing which may include a safety selector mechanism suitable for a bolt-action firearm such as a rifle.
  • a safety selector that controls the firing mode so that it must be contained within the stock assembly or another component that can be separated from the receiver or action.
  • Pistol grips as popularized by the AR-15 genre of rifles (adopted by the U.S. military as the M16 rifle) have been commonly used on other types of modern firearms; often on rifles that were not originally designed for pistol grips.
  • the safety selector On bolt action rifles modified to add a pistol grip, the safety selector may be left in its original location typically alongside the back of the bolt or on top of the buttstock behind the bolt, which is not easily accessed when holding onto a pistol grip instead of cradling the stock.
  • this top-mounted safety selector location is inconvenient.
  • the safety selector On firearms like the AR-15, where all of the fire-control components are contained in the lower receiver, the safety selector remains in the same relative position and does not hinder disassembly. If the fire-control group of components is connected to the receiver or action, while the safety selector is attached or contained within another component, it may be difficult to separate these components without disassembling additional rifle parts. This is especially true for rotating safety selectors, like used in AR-15 type rifles, where the cross shaft of the safety interacts with or intersects part of the fire-control group to block the firing mechanism. Optimally, the safety mechanism and selector switch should be strategically located to minimize the number of components which need to be disassembled to access to the firearm's firing mechanism.
  • a trigger housing which is easily detachable from and lockable to the receiver is further desirable.
  • FR 2837276 discloses a firearm having a removable trigger assembly inside a housing made from a polymer or composition material with a polymer matrix.
  • the assembly is in two sections, the first contained inside the housing, and the second accessible from the outside once fitted.
  • the catch for releasing the trigger assembly, so it can be replaced, is located beneath a movable slider carrying the breech block.
  • the present invention relates to a trigger housing mounting system for a firearm as claimed in claim 1.
  • the present invention also relates to a method for mounting the trigger housing to the receiver of a firearm as claimed in claim 12.
  • action is used herein in its conventional sense in the firearm art as meaning the mechanism that loads and ejects shells into/from the firearm and opens and closes the breech (i.e. the area in the receiver between an openable/closeable breech face on the front of the bolt and the rear face of the barrel chamber).
  • FIGS. 1-4 depict a firearm 20 with safety selector and interlock mechanisms according to the present disclosure.
  • the firearm 20 may be a bolt action rifle.
  • firearm 20 generally includes a receiver 21, a trigger housing 22 detachably mounted to the receiver, a barrel 23 supported by the receiver, and optionally a handguard 24 enclosing and circumscribing at least part of the length of the barrel.
  • Receiver 21 includes a front end 21c coupled to barrel 23 and an opposite rear end 21b.
  • the barrel includes an open front muzzle end 23a and an open rear breech end 23b (obscured beneath the handguard) coupled to the front end of the receiver 21 in any suitable manner (e.g. threading, interlocking lugs, barrel or lock nut, etc.).
  • the barrel of rifle 20 defines a longitudinal axis LA and axial direction of the firearm coinciding with the centerline of the barrel 23 and its longitudinal bore formed therein between the muzzle and breech ends 23a, 23b (not shown) that defines the projectile pathway.
  • Handguard 24 if provided may be any type and coupled to the front end of the receiver and/or the barrel.
  • Firearm 20 further includes a buttstock 30 extending rearward from the receiver 21 for placement against the user's shoulder when aiming the firearm held in a ready-to-fire position to acquire a target.
  • Buttstock 30 may be any type or configuration of buttstock including fixed, adjustable and non-adjustable types, and folding and non-folding types. The invention is not limited by the type of buttstock which may be used.
  • Firearm 20 further includes a lower assembly or stock 60, which in one non-limiting embodiment is detachably mounted to the bottom of the receiver 21.
  • Lower stock 60 includes a front portion 33, opposing rear portion 34, trigger guard 31 position to enclose trigger 28, a pistol grip 27 rearward of the trigger guard, and magazine well 29 forward of the trigger guard.
  • the magazine well is configured and structured to removably detain and latch an insertable box type ammunition magazine via pivotable latch 32 mounted to the lower stock 60 at the rear of the magazine well 29 (best shown in FIG. 3 ).
  • a front mounting features includes an upwardly open locking recess 130 in lower stock 60 configured with a raised central rib.
  • Recess 130 receives dual laterally spaced mounting lugs 132 projecting downwards from the front portion of receiver 21.
  • One of the lugs 132 far or right lug
  • one lug near or left side
  • the lugs 132 are positioned on opposite sides of the raised rib central which is received between the lugs.
  • the bottom of the lugs 132 may be convexly rounded and the recess 130 on opposite sides of the central rib may be concavely round by arcuate walls of the lower stock formed at the bottom of the recess (best shown in FIG. 5 ).
  • the second rear mounting feature can be seen in FIGS. 3 and 5 .
  • a socket head cap screw or other type threaded fastener 135 is inserted from the back of the firearm through the receiver 21 and lower stock 60.
  • An axial threaded hole 98 formed in the rear of the lower stock receives the threaded fastener 135 extending through and from a concentrically aligned hole in the receiver which secures the rear end of the lower stock 60 to the receiver.
  • this fastener 135 should be secured first, which helps brings the lower into a more consistent position and alignment relative to the receiver 21 and trigger housing 22, and afterwards the front bolt 131 may next be tightened lastly.
  • the front bolt may be secured first before the rear bolt.
  • the receiver 21 supports portions of the trigger-actuated fire control mechanism operable to discharge the firearm 20.
  • the fire control mechanism includes an axially movable and elongated bolt 25 which may include a bolt handle 25a for manually operating the action to form a closed or open breech in relation to the chamber formed at the rear breech end 25b of barrel 23 which holds an ammunition cartridge.
  • the bolt 25 is slidably moveable forward/rearward in an axially extending internal cavity 21a of receiver 21.
  • the bolt assembly comprises a slidable striker or firing pin 26 carrier inside the bolt 25 for detonating a chambered cartridge when the firearm is discharged, a main spring 35 which acts to bias the firing pin rearward in a cocked ready-to-fire position, and a cocking piece 36 attached to the rear end of the firing pin (best shown in FIG. 3 ).
  • the foregoing firing mechanism components are mounted in and supported by the receiver 21.
  • the trigger housing 22 supports the other portions of the firing mechanism which operate together via pulling trigger 28 to release a cocked firing pin 26 for discharging the firearm.
  • the trigger housing 22 has a generally rectangular elongated body defining an interior space 90 and various external openings to access the space for housing various firing mechanism components described herein.
  • Trigger housing 22 may be removably attached to the receiver 21 by a variety of mechanical means.
  • the trigger housing may include a plurality of laterally extending tabs 91 which interlock with mating tabs formed in the underside of the receiver (not shown) to suspend the housing from beneath the receiver.
  • One or more fastener openings 92 may be provided which receive fasteners therethrough to complete securement of the trigger housing 22 to the receiver 21.
  • fasteners alone may be used to secure the trigger housing to receiver.
  • Other mechanical methods or combinations of methods may also be used.
  • the invention is not limited by the type of means used to detachably secure the trigger housing to the receiver.
  • the trigger housing 22 is securely attached to the receiver 21 of the firearm to ensure that the relationship between the sear 38 and the firing pin cocking piece 36 used to hold or release the firing pin 26 is maintained to prevent variable trigger feel and uncontrolled disengagement.
  • the trigger housing 22 cannot be removed without first removing the lower stock 60 assembly from the firearm.
  • the firing mechanism components supported by the trigger housing 22 includes a dual trigger mechanism including trigger 28 and trigger release member 37 which cooperates with the trigger to release a sear 38.
  • Trigger 28 is movably mounted to trigger housing 22.
  • the trigger is pivotably mounted to the module about transverse pin 56 which defines a pivot axis of the trigger.
  • the trigger release member 37 is pivotably mounted to the trigger 28 about a second transverse pin 40 which is disposed just rearward of the trigger pin 56. This defines a separate pivot axis for the release member which is parallel to the trigger's pivot axis.
  • Both the trigger 28 and the trigger release member 37 pivot in forward and rearward axial directions parallel to the longitudinal axis LA, as further described herein.
  • Trigger 28 has a vertically elongated body including a lower arcuately curved operating end 43 for engaging a user's trigger finger and a vertically elongated upper sear catch protrusion 44 protruding upwards from the operating end.
  • Lateral mounting hole 46 receives transverse pin 56 to pivotably mount the trigger to the trigger housing 22.
  • Sear catch protrusion 44 includes an upward facing ledge 48 configured and arranged to selectively engage a mating downward facing hook-shaped sear catch 49 formed on the sear 38 for holding the sear in an upright position until the firearm 20 is discharged.
  • the trigger release member 37 has a vertically elongated flat or plate-like body defining an arcuately curved lower operating end 42 shaped for engaging a user's trigger finger and upper extension 41 protruding upwardly from the operating end. Lateral mounting hole 47 in the release member and mounting hole 61 in the trigger 28 receive transverse pin 40 to pivotably mount the release member to the trigger 28.
  • the release member 37 is therefore supported by and movable in relation to the trigger.
  • the operating end 42 of release member 37 is slideably received through a vertical slot 45 in curved operating end 43 of the trigger 28.
  • Sear 38 has a horizontally elongated body including catch 49 formed on the front side or face, and an upwardly extending and vertically elongated firing pin catch protrusion 50.
  • Lateral mounting hole 53 receives transverse pin 54 to pivotably mount the sear 38 to the trigger housing 22.
  • Firing pin catch protrusion 50 defines a rear facing blocking surface 51 which is configured and arranged to abuttingly engage a mating front facing stop surface 52 formed on the cocking piece 36 of the bolt assembly (see, e.g. FIG. 3 ).
  • Sear spring 39 biases the sear 38 into an upwards blocking position about pin 54 to force and positively maintain blocking surface 51 against stop surface 52 to prevent the release of the firing pin absent a trigger pull.
  • spring 39 may be a helical compression spring; however, other types of springs (e.g. torsion) may be used.
  • Trigger 28 in turn is biased into an upwards position about pin 56 by trigger spring 55.
  • spring 55 may be a helical compression spring; however, other types of springs (e.g. torsion) may be used.
  • Spring 55 acts on the vertical front side or surface 66 of the sear catch protrusion 44 of trigger 28 at a point above pin 56. This biases the trigger rearwards towards sear 38 which is mounted behind the sear catch protrusion 44 in the trigger housing 22. This in turn also forces the ledge 48 into positive engagement with the sear catch 49 on sear 38 for holding the sear in the upwards blocking position with a cocked firing pin 26.
  • Spring 55 may be obliquely arranged to the longitudinal axis LA of firearm 20 to provide a line of action (extending along the axial centerline of the spring between its ends) which intersects the sear. This provides positive engagement of the ledge 48 on the trigger sear catch protrusion 44 with the sear catch 49.
  • the sear catch protrusion 44 of trigger 28 is pivotable forwards about pin 56 to disengage and release the firing pin 26, as further described herein.
  • a spring 57 is disposed between and has opposing ends which act against both the trigger 28 and trigger release member 37, as seen in FIG. 3 .
  • the spring 57 is located above transverse pins 40 and 56 to bias the upper portions of the trigger and trigger release member apart. This in turn biases the curved lower operating end 42 of the trigger release member 37 to protrude forward beyond the curved lower operating end 43 of trigger 28 to maintain the release member. It bears noting that spring 57 is typically smaller in size than and has a lower spring force than trigger spring 55 so that the rearward spring force of spring 55 dominates and maintains positive engagement between the sear catch protrusion 44 and firing pin 26.
  • the firearm 20 may be discharged in the following manner.
  • the firing mechanism is shown in a ready-to-fire position.
  • the bolt 25 is forward in a closed breech position in battery with the barrel 23 wherein a cartridge is chambered in the breech end 23b.
  • Firing pin 26 is held rearward in a cocked position by sear 38 via engagement between blocking and stop surfaces 51, 52 of the sear and cocking piece 36 of the bolt respectively.
  • the sear 38 is in the upwards blocking position being held there by the trigger release member 37 which similarly is in its upwards blocking position by spring 55.
  • Trigger 28 is in a substantially vertical non-pulled position.
  • a user To discharge the firearm, a user first pulls the exposed portions of the trigger 28 (via lower operating end 43) and trigger release member 37 (via lower operating end 42) rearward. It should be noted that the user initially engages the lower operating end 42 of the trigger release member 37 which protrudes forward of the trigger 28 in the normal un-pulled position (see, e.g. FIGS. 3 , 7 , and 8 ). The trigger release member moves rearward compressing spring 57 against the sear catch protrusion 44 which remains stationary at this stage until the front of operating end 42 of the trigger release member 37 is flush with the front of the operating end 43 of the trigger 28. It bears noting that trigger block pin 263 (see, e.g. FIG. 10B ) blocks the trigger movement until the trigger release is moved.
  • a mechanical safety mechanism which acts to selectively arrest and disable the foregoing firing mechanism. This is intended to prevent inadvertent discharge of the firearm even if a trigger pull is attempted while the safety is "on.”
  • the present safety mechanism provides for a bolt action rifle the convenience of a side-mounted AR-15 style safety selector with pistol grip both traditionally found only on conventional AR-15 semi-automatic action type rifles.
  • a safety mechanism in one embodiment generally comprises a safety shaft 80, a safety selector 70, and a safety operating linkage such as control rod 100 operably coupling the shaft and selector together.
  • the control rod operates and controls the position of the safety shaft 80 via rotating the safety selector 70, as further described herein. Both the safety shaft and safety selector are mounted to the trigger housing 22.
  • the control rod 100 may be a wire-form linkage to allow actuation of the safety shaft 80 from a different location or even a different amount of rotation.
  • the safety shaft 80 in the illustrated embodiment is disposed forward of trigger 28 and the safety selector 70 is disposed rearward of the trigger in the trigger housing.
  • This linkage system allows the safety selector position to be less critical because it is not directly contacting the trigger to arrest its movement. This is important because when the safety selector is connected to a different component than the trigger housing, very tight tolerances would be required to maintain a close relative position.
  • the safety shaft 80 extends transversely through the trigger housing 22 between right and left opposing lateral sides 64, 65 of the housing and defines a pivot axis.
  • the shaft has a generally cylindrical shape and includes opposing ends 81, 82.
  • a diametrically enlarged operating protrusion 83 extends radially from a first end 81 of the safety shaft in a direction perpendicular to the length of the shaft for coupling to the control rod 100.
  • protrusion 83 may have an oblong or lobed shape as illustrated.
  • An aperture 84 is formed in protrusion 83 which receives a first hook-shaped curved end 101 of control rod 100 (see also FIGS. 8 and 9 ).
  • Spring 85 may be a torsion spring in one embodiment and biases the safety shaft 80 into two rotational positions shown in FIGS. 10A and 11A .
  • One end of spring 85 engages the trigger housing as shown and the other end engages hole 133 formed in protrusion 83 (see, e.g. FIG. 21 ).
  • Spring 85 helps stabilize rotational motion of the safety shaft.
  • Other types of springs may be used in other embodiments.
  • Safety shaft 80 is rotatable between a blocking position in which the safety shaft disables the firing mechanism and an unblocking position in which the shaft enables the firing mechanism to discharge the firearm.
  • Safety shaft 80 comprises a substantially flat operating surface 86 and a circumferentially adjoining arcuate blocking surface 87 formed by full diameter portions of the shaft on either side of the flat.
  • the flat operating surface 86 is rotatable in radial position with the safety shaft.
  • substantially flat indicates that although the operating surface 86 may be considered flat with respect to the arcuate blocking surface 87, the operating surface may in fact have a compound shape with portions of the surface 86 varying slightly in angularity to other portions of the surface 86 such as by 10 degrees or less; however, the overall profile of the operating surface may still be considered flat.
  • the "flatness" of the surface will be dictated in part by configuration of the trigger 28 as explained below.
  • the flat operating surface 86 is rotatable to a position arranged approximately parallel to a front surface 66 of the trigger 28 when the safety shaft is in the unblocking position. This provides a horizontal gap or clearance between the front surface 66 and flat operating surface 86 which allows pivotable movement of the trigger 28 sufficient to release the sear 38 and discharge the firearm by disengaging the cocking piece 36 of the firing pin 26. This corresponds to the rotational "fire" position of the safety selector 70.
  • the safety shaft 80 is rotated to engage the arcuate blocking surface 87 with the front surface 66 of the trigger 28 when the safety shaft is in the blocking position. This prevents pivotable movement of the trigger sufficient to release the sear 38 and discharge the firearm. Movement of the trigger-actuated firing mechanism to discharge the firearm is therefore arrested. This corresponds to the rotational "safe" position of the safety selector 70.
  • the safety selector 70 comprises a cylindrical control shaft 71 which extends transversely through the trigger housing 22 between the right and left opposing lateral sides 64, 65 of the housing when positioned therein.
  • the control shaft 71 defines opposing ends 72 and 73, and a pivot axis of the safety selector 70.
  • the pivot axis of the safety selector 70 is located lower in trigger housing 22 than the pivot axis of the safety shaft 80.
  • An elongated selector switch 74 is disposed on a first end 73 of the shaft for operating the safety selector via a user's finger or thumb.
  • the selector switch 74 extends radially in a direction perpendicular to the length of the control shaft 71 and may have any suitable shape and a surface texture selected to facilitate grasping by a user in some embodiments (e.g. ridges, knurling, etc.).
  • the selector switch 74 may further comprise a firing mode indicator 79 adjoining end 73 of the control shaft 71.
  • the indicator 79 may be circular in one embodiment and have a diameter the same as, or in a preferred embodiment larger than the diameter of the adjoining control shaft.
  • An arrow 75 may be formed on the firing mode indicator 79 which is rotatable to point to indicia comprising for example "safe” and "fire” which optionally may be engraved in or otherwise marked on the lower stock 60 (e.g. lateral side 68) adjacent to the indicator. Other firing modes and indicia may be provided.
  • the safety selector 70 is mounted in the lower stock 60 and supported independently of the trigger housing 22 such that removal of the lower stock from the firearm 20 and receiver 21 removes the safety selector with the lower stock without removing the safety selector from the lower stock or disassembling the safety or firing mechanism components.
  • FIG. 5 shows this arrangement in the lower stock 60 with the control shaft 71 extending transversely and being received through apertures in opposing lateral right and left sides 67, 68 of the stock.
  • the end 72 of the control shaft 71 opposite the selector switch 74 penetrates lateral side 67 of the lower stock 60 and is exposed for viewing by the user. End 72 may be provided with firing mode indicia 77 (e.g.
  • the lateral sides 67, 68 of the lower stock 60 are spaced apart defining an axially elongated internal cavity 69 which is upwardly open to receive the trigger housing 22 therein when the lower stock is attached to the receiver 21.
  • the safety selector 70 is held in place by the trigger housing, and not with a spring and plunger like the selector in an AR-15 rifle. Not only does this eliminate parts, but it makes it possible to reverse a standard AR-15 selector to provide the same function with the safety lever on either the left or right side. Eliminating the drag from the spring loaded plunger also allows the safety to rotate more smoothly and reduce the likely hood of the selector coming to rest in a partially engaged or disengaged position.
  • FIGS. 12 and 13 are referenced now to describe this interface between the safety selector 70 and trigger housing 22.
  • the control shaft 71 of the safety selector 70 may have a stepped configuration defining a reduced diameter central portion formed by spaced apart shoulders on shaft.
  • a pair of inward facing and opposing abutment surfaces 96 is formed by the stepped shaft 71. Abutment surfaces 96 abuttingly engages mating outward facing abutment surfaces 97 formed on each side of the vertical slot 103 in the housing.
  • the safety selector control shaft 71 can only be downwardly withdrawn from the slot 103 in the trigger housing 22, and not laterally removed therefrom.
  • the safety selector 70 can be removed from the lower stock just be sliding it laterally outwards. While installed on the receiver 21, however, the trigger housing 22 prevents the selector from sliding laterally out of the stock or trigger housing. If an ambidextrous style selector is used, with a lever or switch 74 on each side which may be provided in some implementations, it would first have to be disassembled for removal from the lower assembly.
  • the control shaft 71 of the safety selector 70 further comprises a flat surface 76 and a circumferentially adjoining arcuate surface 78 formed on either side of the flat in the reduced diameter central portion of the shaft.
  • the flat surface 76 is rotatable in position with rotation of the safety selector control shaft 71 via the selector switch 74.
  • the portion of the control shaft 71 including the flat surface 76 may have a generally semi-circular shape in transverse cross section, as illustrated in FIG. 18 . This shape lockingly mates with a complementary configured downwardly open vertical slot 111 formed in a rotary cam 110.
  • rotary cam 110 cooperates with the safety selector 70 and control rod 100 to impart rotational movement to the safety shaft 80 which is inaccessible to a user when the lower stock 60 is attached to the receiver 21.
  • the rotary cam operates to convert rotary motion of the selector switch 74 and control shaft 71 coupled thereto into substantially linear axial motion of the control rod 100 which moves the safety shaft 80 between the blocking and unblocking positions by rotating the safety selector 70.
  • this permits placement of the safety selector 70 rear of the trigger 28 on the left lateral side 68 of the lower stock for convenient use with pistol grip 27 formed on the lower stock.
  • the rotary cam 110 is mounted in an upwardly open recess 112 formed near the rear end 105 of the trigger housing 22 (see, e.g. FIGS. 8 , 10B , 11B ).
  • the safety shaft 80 is disposed near the front end 104 of the housing 22.
  • Recess 112 has an axial width which is slightly but not overly larger than the diameter of the rotary cam body to allow the cam to be inserted downwards into the recess when the safety mechanism components are installed in the trigger housing 22.
  • the recess 112 may have a U-shape in transverse cross section and circumscribes a downwardly open vertical slot 103 formed in the trigger housing 22.
  • the slot 103 may extend transversely through both the right and left lateral sides 64, 65 of the housing.
  • the lower portions of the recess 112 on each side of the slot 103 in trigger housing 22 are bounded by bottom arcuate walls 95 which complement and engage the circular shape of the body of the rotary cam 110 on each side of slot 111.
  • the rotary cam 110 is seated and rotatable on the arcuate walls 95 when fully installed in the trigger housing.
  • the lower end of the recess 112 is smaller than the diameter of the rotary cam 110 so that the cam cannot fall through the vertical slot 103 in the trigger housing 22.
  • Rotary cam 110 has a generally flat disk-like shape which is substantially but not perfectly circular in one embodiment as shown. In other embodiments, the shape may be perfectly circular.
  • Rotary cam 110 has a downwardly open vertical slot 111 for upwardly receiving the safety selector control shaft 71 and an aperture 113 which receives a second hook-shaped curved end 102 of control rod 100 which is coupled thereto. Access through the trigger housing 22 for end 102 of the control rod to engage the aperture 113 of the rotary cam 110 may be provided through an arcuate slot 114 formed in the left lateral side 65 of the housing. The arcuate slot 114 is located to follow the arcuate path of the curved end 102 of the control rod 100 as the safety selector 70 is rotated.
  • the control shaft 71 of the safety selector 70 is removably received in both of the mating downwardly open slots 103, 111 disposed in the trigger housing 22 and the rotary cam 110, respectively.
  • Slots 103 and 111 may have similar heights and axial widths which complement and are preferably slightly larger than the diameter of the safety selector control shaft 71 sufficient to allow both insertion and rotation of the shaft when positioned therein.
  • Slot 111 of the rotary cam 110 has an open bottom end and a closed top end with a shape complementary to the shape semi-circular shape of the portion of the control shaft 71 containing the flat surface 76. Accordingly, the top end of slot 111 has a mating flat surface 93 and arcuate surface 94 (see, e.g. FIGS. 9 , 10B , 11B ). This provides a relatively tight interlocking fit and engagement between the control shaft 71 and rotary cam 110 such that rotating the shaft 71 concomitantly rotates the rotary cam.
  • Safety selector 70 is first assumed to be in the downward "fire" position shown in FIGS. 11A-C .
  • the selector switch 74 is thus oriented obliquely to the longitudinal axis LA. In one embodiment, the selector switch 74 may be disposed at approximately 45 degrees to the longitudinal axis.
  • the rotary cam 110 is oriented so that the lower rear quadrant obstructs the vertical slot 103 of the trigger housing 22.
  • the rear curved end 102 of the control rod 100 is positioned at the rear of arcuate slot 114.
  • the safety shaft 80 is in the unblocking position with the flat operating surface 86 of the positioned parallel to and facing the front surface 66 of the trigger 28. When the trigger is pulled, there is sufficient clearance between the safety selector 70 and front surface 66 of trigger 28 to allow the trigger sear catch protrusion 44 to move and release the sear 38 and firing pin 26 for discharging the firearm.
  • the user moves and rotates the selector switch 74 upwards (counter-clockwise) to the horizontal "safe" position parallel to longitudinal axis LA as shown in FIGS. 10A-C .
  • the rotary motion of the safety selector 70 moves or translates the control rod 100 axially forward.
  • the curved end 102 of the control rod moves forward in turn to the front of the arcuate slot 114.
  • the rotary cam 110 rotates counter-clockwise with the safety selector control shaft 71 such that the vertical slot 111 of the cam becomes vertically aligned with and approximately parallel to slot 103 of trigger housing 22. This would allow removal of the lower stock 60 from the receiver 21 if the firearm 20 were to be disassembled at this point, as already explained herein.
  • the vertical slot 111 of the rotary cam 110 is rotatable in orientation with respect to the vertical slot 103 of the trigger housing 22 which remains stationary and fixed in position when mounted to the receiver 21.
  • relative rotation between the rotary cam 110 and trigger housing 22 advantageously forms an interlock mechanism which prevents removal of the lower stock 60 from the receiver 21 when the safety selector 70 is in the "fire" position.
  • the safety selector control shaft 71 is captured by the rotary cam 110 and the trigger housing 22, thereby preventing the lower assembly from being removed. While a firearm should always be unloaded before disassembly as dictated by responsible handling procedures, this mechanism is beneficial in that it ensures the safety of the firearm is engaged before the lower stock 60 can be removed and the trigger assembly is exposed. It also prevents the firearm from being re-assembled with the safety in the fire position.
  • the vertical slots 103, 111 of the trigger housing 22 and rotary cam 110 are vertically aligned and fully open to at least the full diameter of the control shaft 71 of the safety selector. This allows the control shaft and safety selector 70 to be withdrawn downwards and removed from the slots 103, 111 with the lower stock 60 (in which the safety selector is rotatably mounted as shown in FIG. 4 ) to exposed the trigger housing 22 and trigger mechanism. Conversely when the safety selector 70 is in the "fire" position shown in FIGS.
  • the vertical slots 103, 111 of the trigger housing 22 and rotary cam 110 are no longer vertically aligned and fully open to at least the full diameter of the control shaft 71 of the safety selector.
  • the lower rear quadrant of the rotary cam now protrudes partially into and obstructs the slot 103 of the trigger housing 22 by a sufficient amount to prevent the control shaft 71 from passing downwards therethrough.
  • Rotary cam slot 111 is no longer vertically aligned with but rather obliquely orientated to slot 103 of the trigger housing which traps the control shaft 71 of the safety selector 70 in the cam. This prevents the control shaft and safety selector 70 from being withdrawn downwards and removed from the slots 103, 111 when in the "fire" position so that the lower stock 60 cannot now be detached from the receiver 21, thereby forming an interlock mechanism.
  • the trigger housing 22 which carries the trigger-actuated firing mechanism may be removably attached to the receiver 21.
  • a trigger housing mounting system 200 utilizes a sliding T-slot arrangement in the receiver and trigger housing in combination with secondary retention features which prevent unintentional sliding and dismounting of the trigger housing.
  • Trigger housing 22 includes a top 201, bottom 202, front 203, rear 204, and opposing right and left lateral sides 205, 206 extending axially between the front and rear.
  • a longitudinally-extending internal cavity 207 is formed in the trigger housing which carries and supports the trigger-actuated fire control mechanism components (e.g. trigger, sear, etc.) already described herein.
  • Trigger housing 22 includes a lower portion 260 which supports the trigger assembly 28 and an upper mounting portion configured and dimensioned for detachable coupling to the bottom 211 of the receiver 21.
  • the trigger housing 22 may be formed of any suitable metallic or non-metallic material (e.g. polymers, etc.).
  • the trigger housing is formed of a light-weight metal such as aluminum or titanium.
  • the upper mounting portion 261 of trigger housing 22 includes a plurality of laterally extending mounting flanges or tabs 91 which interlock with mating flanges or tabs 208 formed in the underside of the receiver 21 to suspend the housing from beneath the receiver.
  • Tabs 91 are disposed adjacent to the top 201 of the trigger housing and may share a contiguous upper surface with the housing.
  • a pair of longitudinally spaced apart front and rear mounting tabs 91a, 91b is formed on the left lateral side 206 and opposing front and rear mounting tabs 91c, 91d are formed on the right lateral side 205.
  • tabs 91a-b and 91c-d Laterally open recesses or cutouts 209 and 210 are formed between tabs 91a-b and 91c-d respectively which each allow insertion of one of the receiver tabs 208 when mounting the trigger housing.
  • the tabs 91a-d may each have chamfered or radiused/rounded front and rear corners (best shown in FIG. 30 ) to facilitate attachment to the receiver 21 and sliding thereon as further described herein.
  • the bottom wall 211 of receiver 21 includes a longitudinally-extending trigger housing mounting slot 212 configured and dimensioned for insertion of the top of the trigger housing 22 with mounting tabs 91a-d.
  • Slot 212 includes a front end 212a and opposing rear end 212b.
  • Tabs 208 formed on the underside of the receiver include a pair of longitudinally spaced apart front and rear mounting tabs 208a, 208b formed on the left side of slot 212 and opposing front and rear mounting tabs 208c,2081d are formed on the right side of the slot (see, e.g. FIGS. 31 and 33 ).
  • Tabs 208a-d may be formed by an integral structural part of the receiver body of the receiver itself in some embodiments, or may be separate structures coupled to the receiver. The manner of forming the tabs is not limiting.
  • Cutouts 213a and 213b are formed in the receiver 21 on the left side of the elongated slot 212. Cutout 213a is formed between tabs 208a and 208b. Cutout 213b is formed at the rear of tab 208b. Similarly arranged on the right side of the elongated slot 212 are longitudinally spaced apart and inwardly open cutouts 213c and 213d formed in the receiver. Cutout 213c is formed between tabs 208c and 208d. Cutout 213d is formed at the rear of tab 208d. The cutouts 213a-d open inwardly onto and are in communication with the mounting slot 212.
  • Cutouts 213a-d are contiguous in structure with and open inwards into the mounting slot 212 so as to be positioned laterally adjacent to and adjoining the mounting slot. Cutouts 213a-d are configured and dimensioned to receive mounting tabs 91a-d of the trigger housing 22 therethrough.
  • cutouts 213 in the receiver and cutouts 209, 210 in the trigger housing is not restricted to physical cutting or milling fabrication processes alone, and may be created by other means such as in the casting or molding of the receiver and trigger housing. Accordingly, the term "cutout” is used herein in a descriptive sense to convey the shape and nature of the feature, and not in a restrictive sense with respect to the fabrication method used to form the feature.
  • Axially elongated left and right undercut slots 214a, 214b are cut or otherwise formed in the bottom wall 211 of the receiver 21 on each of the left and right sides of the mounting slot 212. Both undercut slots 214a-b are inwardly open towards the mounting slot 212 and communicate with the mounting slot and cutouts 213a-d. On the left side, undercut slot 214a extends continuously from beneath mounting tab 208a rearwards to the rear end of cutout 213b. Similarly on the other right side, undercut slot 214b extends continuously from beneath mounting tab 208c rearwards to the rear end of cutout 213d. When the trigger housing 22 is in the process of being mounted to the receiver 21, the mounting tabs 91a-d on the housing slide in the undercut slots 214a-b, as further described herein.
  • undercut slots 214a and 214b do not extend vertically downwards in a manner which penetrates through the bottom wall 211 of the receiver except where the slots intersect the cutouts 213a-d which are in communication with the mounting slot 212 (see, e.g. FIGS. 31 and 33 ).
  • the undercut slots 214a, 214b further do not extend vertically upwards in a manner which penetrates through the bottom wall of the receiver. Accordingly, the undercut slots 214a-b have depth less than the thickness of the receiver bottom wall 211 and are disposed between the exterior surface 211a and interior surface 211b of the receiver 21.
  • the upward facing top surfaces of the mounting tabs 91a-d on the trigger housing 22 contact the mating downward facing surfaces of partition walls 215a, 215b which properly locates the tabs in the undercut slots 214a and 214b of the receiver, and further prevent over insertion of the trigger housing into the axially extending internal cavity 21a of receiver 21 which holds the movable bolt 25 (see also FIG. 3 ).
  • partition walls 215a, 215b each have longitudinally-extending linear edges within mounting slot 212 which are separated by a transverse distance D1 less than the total transverse width D2 of the trigger housing 22 measured between the outside edges of laterally opposite pairs of mounting tabs 91a, 91c and 91b, 91d (see FIG. 30 ).
  • a secondary retention feature in the form of a spring-biased locking block 220 is provided. Because the trigger housing 22 is slidably mounted to the receiver 21 using the mounting tabs and slot arrangement, the locking block prevents unintentional sliding and detachment of the trigger housing during operation of the firearm.
  • the locking block assembly generally comprises locking block 220, spring 221, and transverse lock pin 222.
  • Locking block 220 is mounted on the top of the trigger housing 22 rearward and immediately adjacent to mounting tabs 91b and 91d.
  • An elongated vertical and upwardly open socket 223 receives the spring 221 therein.
  • Spring 221 is oriented vertically within the trigger housing 22. The bottom end of spring 221 engages lock pin 222 and the top end engages the underside of locking block 220.
  • Lock pin 222 is cylindrical and may have a reduced diameter central portion 224 in some embodiments. This forms a spring seat between two opposing laterally spaced apart shoulders on each side of the central portion (see, e.g. FIG.
  • spring 221 may be a helical compression spring. Other type springs however may be used.
  • Lock pin 222 is laterally inserted through a hooked generally J-shaped locking slot 226 formed transversely through the trigger housing 22.
  • Matched slots 226 are formed in both the right and left lateral sides 205, 206 of the housing and extend completely through the sides (seen for example in FIGS. 37 and 49 ).
  • Locking slot 226 communicates with the vertical socket 223 in trigger housing 22 which contains spring 221.
  • the lock pin 222 preferably protrudes outwards beyond the lateral sides for grasping by the user to manipulate the lock pin.
  • the left side of the pin 222 protruding from left lateral side 205 may have an enlarged head which prevents full insertion of the pin through the locking slot 226.
  • the lock pin 222 protrudes outwards and contains an annular groove which receives lock ring 262 (see, e.g. FIGS. 37-38 ). This positively locks and retains the lock pin 222 in position in the trigger housing 22 preventing lateral pullout.
  • Locking slot 226 includes a bottom end 229, a recurvant top end 228, and a vertical linear track 227 extending between the ends.
  • Bottom end 229 is vertically aligned with the linear track 227.
  • Top end 228 however is vertically offset from the linear track 227 and bottom end 229 of slot 226.
  • the recurvant top end 228 is disposed at a higher elevation than the bottom end 229 such that the portion of the locking slot 226 that contains the top end is vertically shorter than the portion containing the bottom end and linear track.
  • An upwardly turned ledge 230 is formed by the body of the trigger housing 22 between the top of the linear track and recurvant top end 228 at a directional transition point as shown which retains the lock pin 222 in the shortened portion of the slot 226 in top end 228 (see FIGS. 39-40 ).
  • Lock pin 222 is movable between a locked position seated in recurvant top end 228 of the locking slot 226 and an unlocked position in the bottom end 229 of the slot.
  • spring 221 In the locked position, spring 221 is partially and minimally compressible such that locking block 220 is not vertically movable on the trigger housing 22 sufficiently to disengage the trigger housing mounting slot 212 for removing the housing from the receiver. This locks the housing to the receiver 21.
  • the coils of the spring are now compressed and closely spaced forming almost a solid stack or structure acting like a retention pin.
  • spring 221 is fully compressible and locking block 220 is vertically movable which unlocks the trigger housing from the receiver.
  • Locking block 220 is movable between an upper locked position preventing sliding movement of the trigger housing 22 when mounted to the receiver and a lower unlocked position in which the trigger housing is slidable in the receiver.
  • the locking block includes a top 236, bottom 237, front 234, rear 235, and opposing right and left lateral sides 238 extending between the front and rear ( FIGS. 42-48 show the locking block 220 in greater detail).
  • the bottom includes a pair of parallel and laterally spaced apart mounting rails 231 form an axial passageway 239 therebetween which receives the top portion of trigger housing 22 therein on which the locking block 220 is mounted (i.e. upper portion immediately rearward of mounting tabs 91b, 91d at spring socket 223).
  • Rails 231 may further protrude forward and rearward from the locking block 220 creating front and rear extensions of the rails to better stabilize and guide the vertical movement of the locking block.
  • mounting rails 231 are arranged to hug and slidingly engage the right and left lateral sides 205, 206 of trigger housing 22.
  • a vertical guide slot 240 is formed near the front end of each mounting rail 231 each of which slides upwards and downwards on a mating vertical guide bar 241 formed on opposite lateral sides of the trigger housing 22 forward of the locking block 220 (see also FIGS. 31 and 49 ).
  • Guide slots 240 may be formed on the forward extensions of the mounting rails 231.
  • the guide bars 241 and slots 240 may have a rectilinear cross sectional shape.
  • a downward facing abutment surface 242 is formed on the right and left lateral sides 205, 206 of the housing.
  • the abutment surfaces 242 are disposed at the upper terminal ends of the guide bars 241 and positioned to engage the tops of the mounting rails 231, thereby limiting the maximum upward travel of the locking block 220.
  • the abutment surfaces 242 may be formed on a downward extension of the rear mounting tabs 91b and 91D on trigger housing 22.
  • Locking block 220 further defines a forward facing vertical surface 244 which slidably engages a rearward facing vertical surface 243 of the trigger housing 22 when the locking block moves up and down on the housing. Theses mating sliding surfaces contribute to set the horizontal position of the locking block 220 on the trigger housing which cannot move forward beyond the surfaces.
  • a pair of upright protrusions 244 are formed on the trigger housing rearward and behind longitudinally spaced apart from mating surfaces 243, 244. The protrusions 244 slidably engage the rear 235 of the locking block 220 which prevent rearward movement of the block on the trigger housing. Engagement between the guide bars 241 and slots 240 further aids to fix the position of the locking block 220 on trigger housing 22.
  • the locking block 220 further includes a pair of laterally spaced apart and upwardly extending locking protrusions 232.
  • An axial channel 233 is formed between the locking protrusions 232 which slidably receives the firing pin cocking piece 36 on the bolt 25 therethrough in some embodiments as shown in FIG. 41 (see also FIG. 3 and description above).
  • a single upwardly extending locking protrusion may alternatively be provided instead of two.
  • the invention is not limited to either a single or double locking protrusion which is selected based on the bolt configuration.
  • the locking protrusions 232 are operable to selectively enter the mounting slot 212 on the bottom of the receiver 21 when mounting the trigger housing 22 thereto, as further described below.
  • FIG. 31 shows the uninstalled trigger housing 22 positioned below the receiver for mounting.
  • the lock pin 222 is placed in the unlocked position at the bottom end 229 of the locking slot 226 so that the spring 221 remains compressible.
  • the locking block 220 therefore is vertically movable (see also FIG. 39 ).
  • the trigger housing is positioned below the receiver 21 to vertically align the mounting tabs 91a-d with receiver cutouts 213a-d.
  • the trigger housing is then raised upwards to insert mounting tabs 91a, 91b, 91c, and 91d through cutouts 213a, 213b, 213c, and 213d in receiver 21, respectively.
  • the top mounting portion 261 of the trigger housing comes into the mounting slot 212.
  • Tabs 91a-d enter undercut slots 214a, 214b, and then abuttingly engage the underside of horizontal partition ledges or walls 215a, 215b in the receiver as the trigger housing is pushed upwards all the way.
  • the tabs 91a-d are in a rearward position in undercut slots 214a, 214b. Concomitantly, the trigger housing 22 is in a rearward removable position in the trigger housing mounting slot 212 as the tabs 91a-d may still be vertically withdrawn downwards from the cutouts 213a-d.
  • FIGS. 34 and 37 show this initial insertion position of the trigger housing 22 representing the rearward unlocked position of the trigger housing 22.
  • the top of the locking block 220 i.e. locking protrusions 232
  • the locking protrusions 232 of locking block 220 are positioned below the rear end 212b of the trigger housing mounting slot 212, but cannot enter the slot in this non-blocking position (see, e.g. FIGS. 34 and 37 ). This results from the locking block having a transverse width D4 measured across the locking protrusions 232 (labeled in FIGS.
  • the locking protrusions 232 on the top of the locking block 220 thus remain outside and below slot 212 to engage the bottom of the receiver and are forced downwards by contact between the locking protrusions and bottom of the receiver when the trigger housing 22 is pressed against the receiver.
  • the trigger housing 22 is then slid axially forward in the trigger housing mounting slot 212 until the front 203 of the housing contacts the body of receiver 21 at the front end 212a of the slot, as shown in FIGS. 35 and 38 .
  • the mounting tabs 91a-d move forward within undercut slots 214a, 214b which locates the tabs over and above mating mounting tabs 208a-d formed by the receiver 21. This creates an interlocked and engaged or meshed tab arrangement so that the trigger housing 22 can no longer be vertically withdrawn downwards from mounting slot 212.
  • the trigger housing also cannot move upwards due to horizontal partition walls 215a-b.
  • the trigger housing 22 is now in a forward non-removable locked position in the trigger housing mounting slot 212, which is shown for example in FIGS. 35 and 38 .
  • the spring loaded locking block 220 is vertically aligned with the rear cutouts 213b and 213d in the receiver.
  • the rear cutouts 213b and 213d collectively define a transverse width D5 which is slightly larger than the transverse width D4 of the locking block 220 to receive the locking block therethrough. Because the locking block 220 is no longer held in the downward non-blocking position, the spring 221 expands forcing the locking block 220 upward (e.g.
  • the locking protrusions 232 via the biasing action of spring through cutouts 213b and 213 and entering the mounting slot 212 to fill the void behind the trigger housing 22 vacated by the rear mounting tabs 91d and 91b of the housing.
  • the locking protrusions 232 thus rise upwards through the cutouts as seen in FIGS. 35 and 38 .
  • the trigger housing 22 can no longer slide rearwards within slot 212 which is blocked and prevented engagement between the locking protrusions 232 and peripheral edges 250 of the receiver formed by and within the cutouts 213b and 213d.
  • the cutouts 213b and 213d may collectively form a complementary configuration to the locking protrusions 232 (in top or bottom plan view) to provide a relatively close fit therebetween, thereby preventing rearward movement of the locking block and trigger housing.
  • the locking block 220 is thus now upwards in the blocking position as shown for example in FIGS. 32 , 35 , 38 , and 39-40 . It bears noting that the locking protrusions 232 are thus now forward of the open rear end 212b of the receiver mounting slot 212.
  • the lock pin 222 is raised vertically upwards through the linear track 227 of locking slot 226 and then slid forward into the recurvant top end 228 of the slot. This is shown in FIG. 40 .
  • Spring 221 is compressed during the pin movement and final seated location in the recurvant top end of the slot.
  • the lock pin 222 is now in the locked position which prevents downward movement of the locking block 220 sufficient to disengage the trigger housing mounting slot 212 for removing the trigger housing from the receiver.
  • the almost solid height and structure of the spring 221 is configured to physically prevent the locking block from moving down out of engagement with the receiver when the lock pin is raised.
  • the location of the recurvant top end 228 of locking slot 226 is selected so that the locking protrusions 232 on locking block 220 cannot be lowered by an amount which fully disengages the locking block from trigger housing mounting slot 212.
  • the spring 221 and lock pin 222 arrangement helps ensure that the locking block 220 remains engaged with the receiver 21 and cannot loosen or move out of position due to vibrations created by repeated firing of the firearm.
  • a user may perform steps including pulling the locking block 220 downwards against the biasing force of spring 221, withdrawing the locking block from the cutouts 213b and 213d, sliding the trigger housing rearward to the unlocked position which vertically aligns the mounting tabs 91a-d with their mating cutouts 213a-d, withdrawing the mounting tabs from the receiver through the cutouts, and finally detaching the trigger housing from the receiver.
  • the mounting rails 231 of the locking block 220 remain exposed and below the receiver 21 when the trigger housing 220 is fully mounted, thereby providing structures for the user to grasp for pulling the locking block downwards to disengage the locking protrusions from the receiver mounting slot 212.
  • a secondary securement feature may be provided to further prevent the trigger housing 22 from moving rearward in the mounting slot 212 of the receiver 21.
  • a threaded fastener 251 may be inserted upwards through hole 92 at the front of the trigger housing 22 once the trigger housing is in the forward locked position to threadably engage a downward open threaded socket 252 formed in the bottom 211 of the receiver 21.
  • the fastener 251 may be a socket head cap screw as one non-limiting example; however, other types of threaded fasteners may be used instead.
  • a benefit of the spring biased locking block is that it cannot vibrate loose or fall out during repeated firing of the firearm, whether the lock pin is in the unlocked position in the locking slot or especially the locked position.

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  1. Abzugsgehäuse-Montagesystem für eine Schusswaffe, wobei das Montagesystem umfasst:
    eine Längsachse (LA), die eine axiale Richtung definiert;
    eine Aufnahme (21), die einen nach unten offenen Montageschlitz (212) definiert, der in axialer Richtung länglich ist;
    erste und zweite Aufnahmelaschen (208), die an gegenüberliegenden bzw. entgegengesetzten lateralen Seiten des Montageschlitzes (212) in der Aufnahme (21) angeordnet sind;
    ein Abzugsgehäuse (22), das entfernbar an der Aufnahme (21) angebracht ist, wobei das Abzugsgehäuse einen unteren Abschnitt (260) und einen oberen Montageabschnitt (261) aufweist, die erste und zweite Abzugsgehäuselaschen (91) umfassen, die an gegenüberliegenden bzw. entgegengesetzten lateralen Seiten (205, 206) des Abzugsgehäuses angeordnet sind, wobei die Abzugsgehäuselaschen in entgegengesetzten Richtungen von dem Montageabschnitt quer nach außen vorstehen, um die Aufnahmelaschen (208) in Eingriff zu nehmen;
    wobei der obere Montageabschnitt (261) des Abzugsgehäuses (22) vertikal durch den Montageschlitz (212) eingesetzt ist, wobei das Abzugsgehäuse in dem Montageschlitz zwischen einer verriegelten Position, in der die Abzugsgehäuselaschen (91) in die Aufnahmelaschen (208) eingreifen, und einer entriegelten Position, in der die Abzugsgehäuselaschen die Aufnahmelaschen außer Eingriff bringen, axial vorwärts und rückwärts verschiebbar ist;
    einen federvorgespannten Verriegelungsblock (220), der beweglich an dem oberen Montageabschnitt (261) des Abzugsgehäuses (22) angeordnet ist, wobei der Verriegelungsblock zwischen einer unteren Nichtblockierposition und einer Blockierposition beweglich ist; und
    eine Feder (221), die den Verriegelungsblock (220) zu der oberen Blockierposition vorspannt;
    wobei das Abzugsgehäuse (22) in dem Montageschlitz (212) verschiebbar ist, wenn sich der Verriegelungsblock in der Nichtblockierposition befindet, und das Abzugsgehäuse nicht verschiebbar ist, wenn sich der Verriegelungsblock in der Blockierposition befindet;
    wobei ein Verriegelungsstift (222) quer durch einen Verriegelungsschlitz (226) in dem Abzugsgehäuse (22) eingesetzt ist und von der Feder (221) beaufschlagt wird, wobei der Verriegelungsschlitz ein unteres Ende (229) und ein gebogenes oberes Ende (228) enthält;
    wobei der Verriegelungsstift (222) zwischen einer verriegelten Position, die in dem gebogenen oberen Ende (228) des Verriegelungsschlitzes (212) sitzt, und einer entriegelten Position, die in dem unteren Ende (229) sitzt, bewegbar ist;
    wobei das Bewegen der Feder (221) von dem unteren Ende (229) zu dem gebogenen oberen Ende (228) die Feder zusammendrückt, was die Bewegung des Verriegelungsblocks (220) aus der Blockierposition in die Nichtblockierposition verhindert;
    wobei das Bewegen der Feder (221) von dem gebogenen oberen Ende (228) zu dem unteren Ende (229) die Feder erweitert, was die Bewegung des Verriegelungsblocks aus der Blockierposition in die Nichtblockierposition ermöglicht;
    wobei der Verriegelungsblock (220) einen sich nach oben erstreckenden Verriegelungsvorsprung (232) enthält, der in den Montageschlitz (212) der Aufnahme eintritt, wenn sich der Verriegelungsblock in der oberen Blockierposition befindet, und wobei der Verriegelungsvorsprung unter dem Montageschlitz positioniert ist, wenn sich der Verriegelungsblock in der unteren Nichtblockierposition befindet;
    wobei der Verriegelungsvorsprung (232) in ein Ende des Montageschlitzes (212) eingreift, wenn sich der Verriegelungsblock in der oberen Blockierposition befindet, was ein Gleiten des Abzugsgehäuses (22) in dem Montageschlitz verhindert;
    wobei der Verriegelungsblock (220) ferner ein lateral beabstandetes Paar Montageschienen (231) umfasst, die so angeordnet sind, dass sie in gegenüberliegende bzw. entgegengesetzte laterale Seiten des Abzugsgehäuses (22) eingreifen, wobei die Schienen relativ zu dem Gehäuse vertikal bewegbar sind, wenn sich der Verriegelungsblock zwischen der Blockier- und der Nichtblockierposition bewegt.
  2. Montagesystem nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Abzugsgehäuse (22) nicht von der Aufnahme (21) entfernbar ist, wenn sich das Abzugsgehäuse in der verriegelten Position befindet, in der die Abzugsgehäuselaschen (91) über den Aufnahmelaschen (208) positioniert sind.
  3. Montagesystem nach Anspruch 1, wobei der Verriegelungsvorsprung (232) in ein hinteres Ende des Montageschlitzes (212) eingreift, wenn sich der Verriegelungsblock (220) in der oberen Blockierposition befindet, was ein Gleiten des Abzugsgehäuses (22) von der vorderen Position zu der hinteren Position verhindert.
  4. Montagesystem nach Anspruch 3, wobei der Verriegelungsvorsprung (232) eine größere Querbreite als eine entsprechende Querbreite des hinteren Endes des Montageschlitzes (212) aufweist, was verhindert, dass der Verriegelungsvorsprung in den Montageschlitz eintritt, wenn sich der Verriegelungsblock (220) in der unteren Nichtblockierposition befindet.
  5. Montagesysteme nach Anspruch 1, ferner umfassend einen ersten und einen zweiten Aufnahmeausschnitt (213a, 213c), die an gegenüberliegenden bzw. entgegengesetzten lateralen Seiten des Montageschlitzes (212) in der Aufnahme angeordnet sind, wobei die ersten und zweiten Abzugsgehäuselaschen (91) durch die Aufnahmeausschnitte in die Aufnahme (21) einsetzbar sind; und wobei die ersten und zweiten Abzugsgehäuselaschen kollektiv eine Querbreite definieren, die größer ist als die Querbreite des Montageschlitzes der Aufnahme.
  6. Montagesystem nach Anspruch 1, wobei Abschnitt der Aufnahme (21) angrenzend an bzw. benachbart zu jeder lateralen Seite des Montageschlitzes (212) die ersten und zweiten Aufnahmelaschen (208) definieren, die in die ersten und zweiten Abzugsgehäuselaschen (91) eingreifen; und wobei die ersten und zweiten Abzugsgehäuselaschen jeweils verschiebbar in sich in Längsrichtung erstreckenden hinterschnittenen Schlitzen (214a, 214b) aufgenommen sind, die in der Aufnahme an gegenüberliegenden bzw. entgegengesetzten lateralen Seiten des Montageschlitzes ausgebildet sind.
  7. Montagesystem nach Anspruch 6, ferner umfassend horizontale Trennwände (215a, 215b), die in der Aufnahme (21) an gegenüberliegenden bzw. entgegengesetzten lateralen Seiten des Montageschlitzes (212) über jedem der unteren Schlitze (214a, 214b) ausgebildet sind, wobei die Trennwände in die ersten und zweiten Abzugsgehäuselaschen (91) eingreifen, um die Einsetztiefe des Abzugsgehäuses in die Aufnahme zu begrenzen.
  8. Montagesystem nach Anspruch 7, wobei jede Trennwand (215a, 215b) sich in Längsrichtung erstreckende lineare Kanten innerhalb des Montageschlitzes (212) definiert, wobei die linearen Kanten durch einen Querabstand getrennt sind, der geringer ist als eine Gesamtquerbreite des Abzugsgehäuses (22) gemessen zwischen Außenkanten der ersten und zweiten Abzugsgehäuselaschen (91), wodurch das Einsetzen der Abzugsgehäuselaschen über den Trennwänden verhindert wird.
  9. Montagesystem nach Anspruch 1, wobei die Montageschienen (231) jeweils einen vertikalen Führungsschlitz (240) enthalten, der an einer eines Paars zusammenpassender vertikaler Führungsstangen (241), die an den gegenüberliegenden bzw. entgegengesetzten lateralen Seiten des Abzugsgehäuses (22) ausgebildet sind, nach oben und unten verschiebbar ist.
  10. Montagesystem nach Anspruch 9, ferner umfassend eine nach unten weisende Anlagefläche (242), die an einem oberem Anschlussende jeder der Führungsstangen (241) angeordnet ist, wobei die Anlageflächen so positioniert sind, dass sie in die Montageschienen (231) eingreifen, um die maximale Aufwärtsbewegung des Verriegelungsblocks (220) zu begrenzen, wenn er sich von der unteren Nichtblockierposition zu der oberen Blockierposition bewegt.
  11. Montagesystem nach Anspruch 1, ferner umfassend eine nach oben gedrehte Leiste (230), die in dem Abzugsgehäuse (22) benachbart zu dem bzw. angrenzend an das gebogene obere Ende (228) in dem Schlitz (226) angeordnet ist, wobei die Leiste betätigbar ist, um den Verriegelungsstift (222) in dem gebogenen oberen Ende zu halten; und wobei der Verriegelungsschlitz (226) J-förmig ist.
  12. Verfahren zum Montieren des Abzugsgehäuses (22) an der Aufnahme (21) einer Schusswaffe mit einem Montagesystem nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Verfahren umfasst:
    Bereitstellen der Aufnahme (21) mit der Längsachse (LA), die die axiale Richtung definiert, und dem nach unten offenen Montageschlitz (212), der in axialer Richtung länglich ist;
    Bereitstellen des Abzugsgehäuses (22) mit dem unteren Abschnitt (260) und dem oberen Montageabschnitt (261), die die gegenüberliegenden bzw. entgegengesetzten Montagelaschen (91) umfassen, die in entgegengesetzten Richtungen von dem Montageabschnitt quer nach außen vorstehen, um die Aufnahme (21) in Eingriff zu nehmen, wobei das Abzugsgehäuse (22) ferner den federvorgespannten Verriegelungsblock (220) enthält, der an dem oberen Montageabschnitt des Abzugsgehäuses angeordnet ist und vertikal in Aufwärts- und Abwärtsrichtung bewegbar ist, wobei der Verriegelungsblock durch die an dem Abzugsgehäuse montierte Feder (221) nach oben vorgespannt wird;
    Positionieren des Abzugsgehäuses (22) unter dem Montageschlitz (212);
    vertikales Ausrichten der Montagelaschen (91) mit gegenüberliegenden bzw. entgegengesetzten Ausschnitten (213a, 213c), die an gegenüberliegenden bzw. entgegengesetzten lateralen Seiten des Montageschlitzes (212) in der Aufnahme (21) angeordnet sind;
    Anheben des Abzugsgehäuses (22) in Richtung der Aufnahme (21);
    Einsetzen der Montagelaschen (91) nach oben in die Aufnahme (21) durch die Ausschnitte (213a, 213c), wobei sich das Abzugsgehäuse (22) in einer entriegelten Position befindet;
    Ineingriffbringen des Verriegelungsblocks (220) mit einer Bodenfläche der Aufnahme (21) benachbart zu bzw. angrenzend an ein hinteres Ende des Montageschlitzes (212), wodurch die Feder (221) zusammengedrückt wird;
    Verschieben des Abzugsgehäuses (22) nach vorne durch den Montageschlitz (212) zu einer verriegelten Position;
    Ineingriffbringen der Montagelaschen (91) mit der Aufnahme (21), was den Verriegelungsblock (220) unter den Ausschnitten (213a, 213c) in der Aufnahme vertikal ausrichtet;
    wobei sich die Feder (221) ausdehnt und den Verriegelungsblock (220) nach oben durch die Ausschnitte (213a, 213c) in der Aufnahme (21) und den Montageschlitz (212) herausschiebt bzw. heraustreibt, wobei der Verriegelungsblock so positioniert ist, dass er die Rückwärtsbewegung des Abzugsgehäuses (22) in die entriegelte Position blockiert.
  13. Verfahren nach Anspruch 12, ferner umfassend Entfernungsschritte für das Abzugsgehäuse (22), beinhaltend:
    Ziehen des Verriegelungsblocks (220) nach unten;
    Herausziehen des Verriegelungsblocks (220) aus den Ausschnitten (213a, 213c);
    Schieben des Abzugsgehäuses (22) nach hinten in die entriegelte Position;
    Herausziehen der Montagelaschen (91) aus der Aufnahme (21) durch die Ausschnitte (213a, 213c);
    und Entfernen des Abzugsgehäuses (22) von der Aufnahme (21).
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