US845994A - Safety device for firearms. - Google Patents

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PATENTBD MAR. 5, 1907. F. A. BECKWITH. SAFETY DEVIGB'FOR FIREARMS.

APPLIOATIONPILED DEU. 10, 1906.

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Specification of Letters Patent. .Patented March 5, 1907.

Application tiled December 10,1906. Serial No. 347.180.

'o ZZ 107mm it may cou/ecrit: l lar to Fig. 1, showing the hammer locked at Be it known that I, FRANK A. BECKWITH, i

a citizen oi the United States, residing at i Evanston, in the county of Uinta and StateV of TWyoming, have invented certain new and g' useful improvement in Safety Devices for l T do hereby declare the folthe hammer locked at full-cock. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the safeyfcatch detached.

stock g 3, the upper tang of the gun-lckg 4, the hammer, and 5 the trigger. These parts may be of any ordinary or desired construction, as these parts of the gun form no part of my invention. The hammer is shown as provided with the usual full-cock notch 6 and half-cock notch 7. With these notches the point 8 of the trigger engages to hold the hammer either at full or half cock in the ordinary way.

2) is a slide which is preferably of the form best shown iti-Fig. 4, and, as shown, consists Firearms; and i lo .v ng to be a full, clear, and exact descr pltion ot the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to malte and use the saine.

My invention relates to certain new and useiui improvements in safety devices for '.fiiearins, and the particular class of firearms to which my invention is particularly applicabie shotguns and riiies in which an exposed hammer centrally located in the upper tang is use-d.

it iretpuently happens that a gun is acci dentally discharged when the hammer is set at halt-cock by the hammer being caught and drawn back and then allowed to fall. It also frequently happens when carrying a gun at full-cock that either the hammer or the 10, provided at about its center with the elongated slot 11 and at its forward end and at one side thereof with the projecting arm 12. 13 is a lug extending out from the side of the arm 12 and fo'ms the (atch of the safety device. Near the forward end of the of a substantially rectangular body portion halfcock- Fig, 3 is a similarview showing 1 designates the breech ot the gun; 2, the

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25 trigger is caught by brush or something and arm 12 is a finger-button 14, connected to the gun accidentally discharged. rl`hese acthe arm 12 by means ofthe shank 15. The ci dents may be entirely prevente by my in upper tang 3 of the gun-lock is provided With vention, as the hammer may be locked a slot 16, through which the shank 15 passes, against all movement when itis at either the button' 14 sliding on the top of the tang,

3o full or half' cock. The button by which the as shown.

loc-li' is operated is located beside the ham- 17 is a screw passing through the slot 11 mer, Where it may be readily operated, so and into the under side ol the tang to hold that the gun can be `carried locked at fullthe slide in position and guide the same in its cock, and when it is desired to ire the gun movement.

35 the button can be pushed during the move The arm 12 of the slide lies adjacent to the ment of tl e gun to the shoulder, so that the side of the hammer. In the side 'of the gon maybe iired without any loss of time. hammer adjacent thev arm 12 l provide a My invention therefore consists in providmilled slot 18, which when the hammer is at ing a simple and eil'ective device by means of half-cock, as shown in Fig. 2, is in line With 4o whichthehaimncrmaybelockedeither atfullthe lug 13 and parallel to the line of movecock or halt-cock and When locked prevented ment of the lug. Consequently the slide `'rom any movement; whereby the discharge maybe moved back to the position shown in ci the arm absolutely prevented. Fig. 2 and cause the lug to engage the notch hy invention iurther consists in certain 18. 19 is a second slot milled in the side of 1,5 constri'wtions, combinations, and arrangethe hammer, which slot referably will be in ot parts, the preferred form of Which line with the lug 13 Wien the hammer is l be first described in connection with the drawn back just beyond full-cock, so`that accompanying drawings andA then the invenwhen the hammer is in this position the slide tion particularly pointed out in the claims. maybe pulled back, causing the lug 13 to en- 5o Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in secgage the slot and hold the hammer at full g tion, of the breech and lock of a repeating shotgun, showing my invention as applied thereto, the hammer being shown down against the tiring-pin. Fig. 2 is a view simicock, as shown in Fig. 3.

The purpose of having the slot 19 located beyond the full-cock position of the hammer is to absolutely insure the point of the trigger seawa- -catching the'ull-coclr notch when the harn-A 3. ln a lirearm. of the class in which the mer is released by pushing the slide forward, hammer is located eentrall of the u per and. thereby absolutely prevent .accidental tang, of a slide mounted on t e under si e of discharge when the hammer is released. In said tang and provided with a part adapted 5 the side of the hammer adjacent to the slide for engagement with the hammer, said slideA 5 provide an arcshaped recess or groove 20, being manually operable to engage the ham` which ,frivesA a clearance for the lug 13 when mer-and lock and unlock the same; rthe slide is in its forward position. 21 is a 4. In a firearm of the class in which the leaf-spring secured to the rear end of the hammer is located centrally of the ku per 1o body 10 of l'he slide by means of a rivet or tang, of a slide mounted on the under si e of 7o other fastening' means 22. 23 are two said ana adjacent the side ofthe hammer, a notches out in the underside of the tang and projectlon on the slide, said hammer being adapted to be engaged 'by the curved end 24 provided with a slot so located on the side of of the leaf-spring when t eslide is at its forthe hammer that said slide may be manually 15 Ward and rear positions, whereby the accil operated when the hammer is half-cocked to 75 dental movement of the slide is prevented. lock said hammer by causing said projection From the above it'will be seen that by my to engage said slot.

' In a firearm of the class in which the hammer is located centrally of the upper zo being' raised or pushed down against the tang, ot' a slide mounted on the under side ot' 8o firing-pin. It also provides a means wheresaid tang adjacent the side of the hammer, a

by the hammer can be positively locked at projection on the slide, said hannner being full-cock. The button 14 is conveniently i provided with a slot so located on the side oi' located so 4that it can be readily operated by j the hammer that said slide may be manually 25 the thumb of the right hand and when the operated when the hammer is full-cocked to 85" hammer is fully cocked and locked can be lock said hammer by causing said projection readily pushed forward to free the hanuner to engage saidslot. v' and permit the-tiring of the gun without any j 6. In a lirearm of the class in which thel loss of time. hammer is located centrally of the upper go lf desired, the letter S or the word tang, ofashde mounted on the under site of 5o Safe may be placed on the upper tang in said tane; adjacent the side of the hammer, a position to e exposed when the button I3 is projection on the slide, said hammer being mits rear position and covered when the butprovided with two slots so located on the side ton is in its forward position. f ol the hammer that. said slide may be manu- 5 5 The device contains few parts, is cheaply ally operated when the hammer is half` 95 constructed, and may be applied to any l. cocked or full-cocked to lock said hammer by form oi' firearm desired. Furthermore, it is causing said projection to engage one or the to Abe noted that the button when pushed other of said slots. forward does not interfere with'the ordina-ry 7. In a. iirearm, the combination with a 4o operation of the gun, and as long as it is perl hammer, ol' means adapted to be manually 100 mitted to remain in this position the ,(run opmoved into position to lock the hammer in a erates as if there-was no safety device attached position slightly past its full-cocked osition.

toit` l l il In `a irear'ii of the class in w ich thev `iWhile l have described what l believe. to haniincr is located centrall of the u per 1.5 be the preferred form of my invention, I dej tang, of a slide mounted on t 1e under si e of 105 tsire to lave it understood that changes may said tang adjacent the side of the hammer, a be made within the scope ofthe appended projection on the slide, said hammer being claims in the form, construction, and arrangel provided with a slot soloeated on the side of ment of parts without departingr from the the hammer that saidslide maybe manuall O .Spirit oi my invention. operated when said hammer is held slightly |13 y W hat I claim as new, and desire to secure beyond the full-cocked position, to lock said by Letters Patent, is` hammer by causing said projection to engage l. In a tires-rm, the combination with a i said slot.

animer, of means adaptcd to be manually l In testimony whereof l .affix my signature 5 `1moved intp position po loelk and unlock the in presence of two Witnesses; iammer w ien it is ha f-coc red. l

2. vin a firearm, the combination with a i FRANK A' BECKWITH hammer, ,of means adapted to be manually Vitnesses: operated to lock and unlock the hammer F. W. BECKWITH,

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i when itis either uli or half cocked.

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