Trigger assemblies for firearms
AssigneeWHG Properties, LLC
InventorsWilliam H. Geissele, David Duhaime
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Abstract
Trigger assemblies are provided for restraining a firing pin of a firearm on a selective basis. The triggers assemblies include a first and a second lever mounted for rotation within a housing. The first lever is configured to be rotated by the user, and rotation of the first lever imparts rotation to the second lever to initiate the discharge of the firearm. The trigger assemblies also include a safety mechanism having a safety lever that is movable between a first and a second angular position. The safety lever is configured to prevent movement of the first and second levers when the safety lever is in its first angular position, thereby preventing discharge of the firearm.
Claims12
A trigger assembly for restraining a firing pin of a firearm on a selective basis, comprising:
- a housing;
- a first lever mounted for rotation on the housing and movable between a first and a second angular position of the first lever;
- a second lever mounted for rotation on the housing and movable between a first and a second angular position of the second lever, wherein the first lever is configured to move the second lever from the first to the second angular position of the second lever when the first lever moves from the first to the second angular position of the first lever, and
- a first and a second adjustment screw mounted on the first lever;
- wherein the first lever is further configured to move the second lever from the first to the second angular position of the second lever via at least one of the first and the second adjustment screws;
- and the second lever and the second adjustment screw are configured so that a distance between an axis of rotation of the second lever and a point of contact between the second lever and the second adjustment screw decreases as the second lever rotates from the first angular position of the second lever and toward the second angular position of the second lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.