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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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- 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
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- F41A19/06—Mechanical firing mechanisms, e.g. counterrecoil firing, recoil actuated firing mechanisms
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- This invention relates to firearms, specifically to the passive safety mechanism of a handgun.
- FIG. 1 is a right side view of a single shot pistol incorporating the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partial sectional right side view of the frame showing the blocking piece engaged.
- FIG. 3 is a partial sectional right side view of the frame showing the blocking piece disengaged and the firing element positioned fully rearward.
- FIG. 4 is a partial sectional right side view of the frame showing the blocking piece disengaged and the firing element positioned fully forward.
- FIG. 5 is a partial sectional left side view of the frame showing the blocking piece engaged.
- FIG. 6 is a partial sectional left side view of the frame showing the blocking piece disengaged and the firing element positioned fully rearward.
- FIG. 7 is an isometric view of the link.
- FIG. 8 is an isometric view of the blocking piece.
- FIG. 9 is a left side view of the blocking piece.
- FIG. 10 is an isometric view of the trigger.
- FIG. 11 is an isometric view of the triggerbar.
- FIG. 12 is an left side view of the triggerbar and trigger return spring.
- FIG. 13 is an exploded view of the trigger, triggerbar, link, and blocking piece.
- FIG. 14 is a top view of the trigger, triggerbar, link, blocking piece, and trigger return spring.
- FIG. 15 is a top view of the trigger, triggerbar, link, blocking piece, and trigger return spring with the trigger pulled fully rearward.
- FIG. 16 is a left side view of the frame.
- FIG. 17 is a left side view of the frame and blocking piece.
- FIG. 18 is a rear view of the frame and blocking piece.
- FIG. 1 shows a single shot pistol 10 which incorporates the invention.
- Pistol 10 has a barrel 14 , a frame 18 , and a trigger 20 .
- FIG. 1 also shows a right grip plate 12 .
- Barrel 14 is pivotally mounted to frame 18 via a hinge pin 16 .
- FIG. 2 shows a triggerbar 22 which is pivotably connected to trigger 20 .
- Trigger 20 is longitudinally slidable and is maintained in battery position by a trigger return spring 24 .
- Trigger return spring 24 is a left hand wound 90 degree torsion spring and is located within a recess 36 in frame 18 .
- Trigger return spring 24 is mounted on a cross pin mandrel 46 and is constrained from rotation by a stop pin 48 .
- Trigger return spring 24 bears upon triggerbar 22 and serves to place a forward bias on both trigger 20 and triggerbar 22 .
- Trigger return spring 24 also has a vertical component of force which urges the free end of triggerbar 22 upward into the battery position.
- Triggerbar 22 has an integral sear 26 which engages a firing element 28 via a sear catch 30 .
- Firing element 28 has a driving spring 32 mounted on a guide 33 . Inadvertant forward motion of firing element 28 is prevented by a blocking piece 34 having a vertical projection 35 which impedes the forward path of sear catch 30 .
- Blocking piece 34 is vertically slidable within recess 36 . Blocking piece 34 is substantially the same longitudinal length as the available space in recess 36 . Longitudinal translation of blocking piece 34 is constrained by a surface 38 and a removable backstrap 40 .
- Backstrap 40 aligns and guides blocking piece 34 and is retained by an upper cross pin 42 and a lower cross pin 43 . Removal of backstrap 40 allows for rearward access to recess 36 for installation of components. Transverse translation of blocking piece 34 is constrained by a transverse projection 44 , made integral with blocking piece 34 , which substantially spans the transverse width of recess 36 . FIG. 18 further shows the positioning of blocking piece 34 within recess 36 .
- trigger 20 has been translated rearward into the firing position.
- Trigger bar 22 and firing element 28 have translated with trigger 20 .
- Triggerbar 22 has also been cammed downward through known means to disengage sear 26 from sear catch 30 .
- Firing element 28 is about to be propelled fully forward.
- Blocking piece 34 has moved downward to provide a clear forward travel path for firing element 28 .
- Vertical projection 35 no longer impedes the path of sear catch 30 .
- firing element 28 is shown after having moved fully forward. Releasing trigger 20 at this point will allow trigger 20 and triggerbar 22 to automatically reset to the battery position.
- FIGS. 5 and 6 show a link 50 which translates with trigger 20 .
- Link 50 engages a cam track 52 integral with blocking piece 34 and thereby controls the vertical motion of blocking piece 34 .
- FIG. 8 gives an overall view of blocking piece 34 while FIG. 9 shows cam track 52 more clearly.
- Cam track 52 has a horizontal segment 54 and an inclined segment 56 .
- the shape of cam track 52 is such that blocking piece 34 does not begin downward movement until horizontal segment 54 has been cleared.
- FIG. 7 shows link 50 more clearly.
- Link 50 has a camming stud 58 which rides in cam track 52 of blocking piece 34 .
- a connecting arm 60 is designed to connect trigger 20 with triggerbar 22 and provide a pivot for triggerbar 22 .
- Connecting arm 60 passes through a trigger hole 62 shown in FIG. 10 and on into a triggerbar hole 64 shown in FIG. 11. These relationships are shown more consisely in FIG. 13.
- triggerbar 22 has a bearing surface 68 and a spring seat 66 to accomodate trigger return spring 24 .
- FIG. 12 shows how trigger return spring 24 engages spring seat 66 .
- FIG. 14 shows an assembly 70 of trigger 20 , triggerbar 22 , trigger return spring 24 , blocking piece 34 , and link 50 in the battery position.
- Connecting arm 60 serves to join trigger 20 to triggerbar 22 . Because of this feature, normal operation of the firearm will be precluded if link 50 is removed from assembly 70 since trigger 20 will thereby be disconnected from triggerbar 22 .
- Bearing surface 68 bears against blocking piece 34 in order to maintain proper alignment of triggerbar 22 .
- a left hand wind tends to force trigger return spring 24 out of spring seat 66 .
- Blocking piece 34 counters this tendency and serves to keep trigger return spring 24 properly positioned in spring seat 66 .
- FIG. 15 shows assembly 70 with trigger 20 in the rearwardmost position. Bearing surface 68 rides along blocking piece 34 while trigger return spring 24 is maintained within spring seat 66 .
- FIG. 16 shows a slot 72 which accepts link 50 .
- Near the forward portion of slot 72 is an opening 76 of small width.
- Connecting arm 60 accesses trigger hole 62 and triggerbar hole 64 through opening 76 .
- the rearward portion of slot 72 is cut through as a full width window 74 into recess 36 .
- Camming stud 58 accesses cam track 52 through window 74 .
- the location of window 74 is positioned such that link 50 cannot be fully installed unless camming stud 58 properly engages cam track 52 , assuming that blocking piece 34 is present. This feature is shown in FIG. 17.
- Mandrel 46 limits the downward position of blocking piece 34 such that window 74 is sufficiently obstructed by blocking piece 34 to prevent the inadvertant installation of link 50 with camming stud 58 located above blocking piece 34 .
- link 50 can only be fully installed when camming stud 58 properly engages cam track 52 .
- the passive safety mechanism of this invention precludes normal operation of the firearm when safety components are absent, shows external evidence that safety components are absent, is resistant to improper assembly, consists of a minimum of parts, does not require a dedicated spring, and does not require a dedicated surface on the firing element.
- the connecting arm could be replaced by a separate pin; trigger, triggerbar, and link could be connected through alternate means; camming means other than a track and stud could be used; the spring seat can be changed in shape and location so as not to be dependent on the locking block, a trigger return spring other than the torsion type could be used, etc.
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A passive safety mechanism which blocks the firing element until the trigger is deliberately pulled. A link which connects the trigger to the blocking piece serves a dual function by also connecting the trigger to the triggerbar and providing a pivot for the triggerbar. If the link is removed the triggerbar is disconnected from the trigger and the trigger is disconnected from the gun. The blocking piece also serves multiple functions by aligning the triggerbar and positioning the trigger return spring. If the blocking piece is removed the trigger return spring is disengaged.
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- 1. Field of Invention
- This invention relates to firearms, specifically to the passive safety mechanism of a handgun.
- 2. Description of Prior Art
- Passive safety mechanisms designed to prevent firing until the trigger is deliberately pulled have long been known in the art. Such safety mechanisms typically incorporate a spring-loaded member which blocks the path of the firing element. Heretofore known passive safety mechanisms suffer from a number of disadvantages:
- (a) Such safety mechanisms are easy to disable because they are incidental to the basic mechanism of the firearm. Such safety mechanisms may be disabled by the simple removal of components without otherwise adversely affecting the normal functioning of the firearm.
- (b) In the event such safety mechanisms are disabled by the absence of components, this condition may not be readily evident from an external examination of the firearm.
- (c) The dedicated springs incorporated in such safety mechanisms are subject to loss during disassembly and failure in service.
- (d) Such safety mechanisms increase manufacturing costs due to the requirement of a dedicated surface on the firing element.
- Accordingly, among the objects and advantages of the present invention are:
- (a) to provide a passive safety mechanism which precludes normal operation of the firearm when components of the safety mechanism are absent.
- (b) to provide a passive safety mechanism which shows external evidence that safety components are absent.
- (c) to provide a passive safety mechanism which is resistant to improper assembly.
- (d) to provide a passive safety mechanism which consists of a minimum of parts and does not require a dedicated spring.
- (e) to provide a passive safety mechanism which does not require a dedicated surface on the firing element.
- Further objects and advantages will become apparent from consideration of the following description and drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a right side view of a single shot pistol incorporating the invention.
- FIG. 2 is a partial sectional right side view of the frame showing the blocking piece engaged.
- FIG. 3 is a partial sectional right side view of the frame showing the blocking piece disengaged and the firing element positioned fully rearward.
- FIG. 4 is a partial sectional right side view of the frame showing the blocking piece disengaged and the firing element positioned fully forward.
- FIG. 5 is a partial sectional left side view of the frame showing the blocking piece engaged.
- FIG. 6 is a partial sectional left side view of the frame showing the blocking piece disengaged and the firing element positioned fully rearward.
- FIG. 7 is an isometric view of the link.
- FIG. 8 is an isometric view of the blocking piece.
- FIG. 9 is a left side view of the blocking piece.
- FIG. 10 is an isometric view of the trigger.
- FIG. 11 is an isometric view of the triggerbar.
- FIG. 12 is an left side view of the triggerbar and trigger return spring.
- FIG. 13 is an exploded view of the trigger, triggerbar, link, and blocking piece.
- FIG. 14 is a top view of the trigger, triggerbar, link, blocking piece, and trigger return spring.
- FIG. 15 is a top view of the trigger, triggerbar, link, blocking piece, and trigger return spring with the trigger pulled fully rearward.
- FIG. 16 is a left side view of the frame.
- FIG. 17 is a left side view of the frame and blocking piece.
- FIG. 18 is a rear view of the frame and blocking piece.
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Reference Numerals in the Drawings 10 Single shot pistol 12 Right grip plate 14 Barrel 16 Hinge pin 18 Frame 20 Trigger 22 Triggerbar 24 Trigger return spring 26 Sear 28 Firing element 30 Sear catch 32 Driving Spring 33 Guide 34 Blocking piece 35 Vertical projection of blocking piece 36 Recess 38 Surface 40 Backstrap 42 Upper cross pin 43 Lower cross pin 44 Transverse projection of blocking piece 46 Mandrel 48 Stop pin 50 Link 52 Cam Track 54 Horizontal segment of cam track 56 Inclined segment of cam track 58 Camming stud of link 60 Connecting arm of link 62 Trigger hole 64 Triggerbar hole 66 Spring seat of trigger 68 Bearing surface of triggerbar 70 Assembly of 20, 22, 24, 34, and 50 72 Slot 74 Window 76 Opening - FIGS.1 to 18
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single shot pistol 10 which incorporates the invention.Pistol 10 has abarrel 14, aframe 18, and atrigger 20. FIG. 1 also shows aright grip plate 12.Barrel 14 is pivotally mounted toframe 18 via ahinge pin 16. - FIG. 2 shows a triggerbar22 which is pivotably connected to
trigger 20.Trigger 20 is longitudinally slidable and is maintained in battery position by atrigger return spring 24.Trigger return spring 24 is a left hand wound 90 degree torsion spring and is located within arecess 36 inframe 18.Trigger return spring 24 is mounted on across pin mandrel 46 and is constrained from rotation by astop pin 48. Trigger returnspring 24 bears upon triggerbar 22 and serves to place a forward bias on bothtrigger 20 and triggerbar 22.Trigger return spring 24 also has a vertical component of force which urges the free end oftriggerbar 22 upward into the battery position. Triggerbar 22 has anintegral sear 26 which engages afiring element 28 via asear catch 30. A similar firing element is disclosed in U.S. patent application titled “Firing Mechanism” filed Oct. 31, 1997 which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety herein.Firing element 28 has a drivingspring 32 mounted on aguide 33. Inadvertant forward motion offiring element 28 is prevented by a blockingpiece 34 having avertical projection 35 which impedes the forward path ofsear catch 30.Blocking piece 34 is vertically slidable withinrecess 36.Blocking piece 34 is substantially the same longitudinal length as the available space inrecess 36. Longitudinal translation of blockingpiece 34 is constrained by asurface 38 and aremovable backstrap 40.Backstrap 40 aligns andguides blocking piece 34 and is retained by anupper cross pin 42 and alower cross pin 43. Removal ofbackstrap 40 allows for rearward access torecess 36 for installation of components. Transverse translation of blockingpiece 34 is constrained by atransverse projection 44, made integral with blockingpiece 34, which substantially spans the transverse width ofrecess 36. FIG. 18 further shows the positioning of blockingpiece 34 withinrecess 36. - In FIG. 3
trigger 20 has been translated rearward into the firing position.Trigger bar 22 and firingelement 28 have translated withtrigger 20.Triggerbar 22 has also been cammed downward through known means to disengage sear 26 fromsear catch 30. Firingelement 28 is about to be propelled fully forward. Blockingpiece 34 has moved downward to provide a clear forward travel path for firingelement 28.Vertical projection 35 no longer impedes the path ofsear catch 30. In FIG. 4firing element 28 is shown after having moved fully forward. Releasingtrigger 20 at this point will allowtrigger 20 andtriggerbar 22 to automatically reset to the battery position. - FIGS. 5 and 6 show a
link 50 which translates withtrigger 20.Link 50 engages acam track 52 integral with blockingpiece 34 and thereby controls the vertical motion of blockingpiece 34. - FIG. 8 gives an overall view of blocking
piece 34 while FIG. 9 showscam track 52 more clearly.Cam track 52 has ahorizontal segment 54 and aninclined segment 56. The shape ofcam track 52 is such that blockingpiece 34 does not begin downward movement untilhorizontal segment 54 has been cleared. - FIG. 7 shows link50 more clearly.
Link 50 has acamming stud 58 which rides incam track 52 of blockingpiece 34. A connectingarm 60 is designed to connecttrigger 20 withtriggerbar 22 and provide a pivot fortriggerbar 22. Connectingarm 60 passes through atrigger hole 62 shown in FIG. 10 and on into atriggerbar hole 64 shown in FIG. 11. These relationships are shown more consisely in FIG. 13. - Returning to FIG. 11,
triggerbar 22 has a bearingsurface 68 and aspring seat 66 to accomodatetrigger return spring 24. FIG. 12 shows howtrigger return spring 24 engagesspring seat 66. - FIG. 14 shows an
assembly 70 oftrigger 20,triggerbar 22,trigger return spring 24, blockingpiece 34, and link 50 in the battery position. Connectingarm 60 serves to jointrigger 20 totriggerbar 22. Because of this feature, normal operation of the firearm will be precluded iflink 50 is removed fromassembly 70 sincetrigger 20 will thereby be disconnected fromtriggerbar 22. Bearingsurface 68 bears against blockingpiece 34 in order to maintain proper alignment oftriggerbar 22. A left hand wind tends to forcetrigger return spring 24 out ofspring seat 66. Blockingpiece 34 counters this tendency and serves to keeptrigger return spring 24 properly positioned inspring seat 66. Thus, if blockingpiece 34 is removed fromassembly 70,triggerbar 22 will suffer misalignment and become disconnected fromtrigger return spring 24, thereby precluding normal operation of the firearm. FIG. 15shows assembly 70 withtrigger 20 in the rearwardmost position. Bearingsurface 68 rides along blockingpiece 34 whiletrigger return spring 24 is maintained withinspring seat 66. - FIG. 16 shows a
slot 72 which acceptslink 50. Near the forward portion ofslot 72 is anopening 76 of small width. Connectingarm 60 accesses triggerhole 62 andtriggerbar hole 64 throughopening 76. The rearward portion ofslot 72 is cut through as afull width window 74 intorecess 36.Camming stud 58accesses cam track 52 throughwindow 74. The location ofwindow 74 is positioned such that link 50 cannot be fully installed unless cammingstud 58 properly engagescam track 52, assuming that blockingpiece 34 is present. This feature is shown in FIG. 17.Mandrel 46 limits the downward position of blockingpiece 34 such thatwindow 74 is sufficiently obstructed by blockingpiece 34 to prevent the inadvertant installation oflink 50 withcamming stud 58 located above blockingpiece 34. Provided blockingpiece 34 is present, link 50 can only be fully installed when cammingstud 58 properly engagescam track 52. - Conclusion, Ramifications, and Scope
- Thus, the reader will see that the passive safety mechanism of this invention precludes normal operation of the firearm when safety components are absent, shows external evidence that safety components are absent, is resistant to improper assembly, consists of a minimum of parts, does not require a dedicated spring, and does not require a dedicated surface on the firing element.
- Although the description above contains many specificities, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, but rather as an exemplification of one preferred embodiment thereof. Many other variations are possible. For example, the connecting arm could be replaced by a separate pin; trigger, triggerbar, and link could be connected through alternate means; camming means other than a track and stud could be used; the spring seat can be changed in shape and location so as not to be dependent on the locking block, a trigger return spring other than the torsion type could be used, etc.
- Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be determined not by the embodiment(s) illustrated, but, by the appended claims and their legal equivalents.
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1. In a firearm, a passive safety mechanism comprising blocking means to block a firing element and connecting means which connect said blocking means to a trigger, characterized in that one of the means performs an additional function distinct from that of a triggerbar.
2. The passive safety mechanism of wherein said connecting means connects said trigger to a triggerbar.
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3. The passive safety mechanism of wherein said blocking means provides alignment to a triggerbar.
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4. The passive safety mechanism of wherein said blocking means positions a trigger return spring.
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5. The passive safety mechanism of wherein said blocking means positions a trigger return spring.
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6. The passive safety mechanism of wherein normal operation of said firearm is precluded when said blocking means is removed.
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7. The passive safety mechanism of wherein normal operation of said firearm is precluded when said connecting means is removed.
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8. In a firearm having a trigger and a triggerbar, a passive safety mechanism comprising connecting means, distinct from said triggerbar, which connect said trigger to means for blocking a firing element.
9. The passive safety mechanism of wherein said connecting means connects said trigger to said triggerbar.
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10. The passive safety mechanism of wherein said connecting means is a slidable link.
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11. The passive safety mechanism of wherein said connecting means is a slidable link.
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12. The passive safety mechanism of wherein said connecting means provides pivot means for said triggerbar.
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13. In a handgun having a frame, a passive safety mechanism comprising means to block a firing element, the blocking means located in a frame recess accessible from the rear of said frame.
14. The passive safety of wherein the blocking means acts directly upon a sear catch of said firing element.
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15. The passive safety of wherein the blocking means is substantially the same transverse width as said recess.
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16. The passive safety of wherein a detachable backstrap provides alignment to the blocking means.
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17. The passive safety of wherein a positive stop means limits the maximum downward position of the blocking means.
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18. The passive safety of wherein said positive stop means is a mandrel for a torsion spring.
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19. In a handgun having a longitudinally slidable trigger, a trigger mechanism comprising a trigger return spring, said trigger return spring being a torsion spring.
20. The trigger mechanism of wherein said trigger return spring acts upon a triggerbar.
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