F41A 17/08
Safety arrangements: for inhibiting firing in a specified direction
Official title: for inhibiting firing in a specified direction, e.g. at a friendly person or at a protected area (F41A27/02 takes precedence)
F41A17/08 (Safety arrangements: for inhibiting firing in a specified direction) appears on 166 US grants and 184 published applications in this corpus.
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