Magazine safety
AssigneeSmith & Wesson Corp.
InventorsBrett Curry, Gary Zukowski
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Abstract
A magazine safety for a semiautomatic firearm uses two levers connected via a floating pin. The first lever is pivotable into and out of the magazine well. The second lever is spring biased to position a spur extending therefrom into the path of a trigger bar. An end of the second lever is connected to the first lever via the floating pin. In the absence of the magazine from the magazine well the first lever will rotate into the magazine well, thereby permitting the second lever to rotate and position the spur in the path of the trigger bar to prevent discharge of the firearm.
Claims22
A safety mechanism for a firearm having a frame defining a magazine well for receiving an ammunition magazine, a trigger bar movably mounted on said frame, said safety mechanism comprising:
- a first lever mountable on said frame adjacent to said magazine well, said first lever comprising a first arm pivotable about a first pivot axis into and out of said magazine well, and a second arm positioned on an opposite side of said first pivot axis;
- a second lever having a first end pivotably attached to said second arm and a second end attachable to said frame, said second end being pivotable about a second pivot axis oriented parallel to said first pivot axis;
- wherein
- when said first arm pivots into said magazine well said second lever pivots into a position blocking motion of said trigger bar which would discharge said firearm.
A safety mechanism for a firearm having a frame defining a magazine well for receiving an ammunition magazine, a trigger bar movably mounted on said frame, said safety mechanism comprising:
- a housing mountable on said frame adjacent to said magazine well;
- a first lever mounted on said housing, said first lever comprising a first arm pivotable about a first pivot axis into and out of said magazine well, and a second arm positioned on an opposite side of said first pivot axis;
- a second lever having a first end pivotably attached to said second arm and a second end attached to said housing, said second end being pivotable about a second pivot axis oriented parallel to said first pivot axis;
- wherein
- when said first arm pivots into said magazine well said second lever pivots into a position blocking motion of said trigger bar which would discharge said firearm.
A firearm having a magazine safety mechanism, said firearm comprising:
- a frame defining a magazine well for receiving an ammunition magazine;
- a trigger bar movably mounted on said frame;
- wherein said safety mechanism comprises:
- a first lever mounted on said frame adjacent to said magazine well, said first lever comprising a first arm pivotable about a first pivot axis into and out of said magazine well, and a second arm positioned on an opposite side of said first pivot axis;
- a second lever having a first end pivotably attached to said second arm and a second end attached to said frame, said second end being pivotable about a second pivot axis oriented parallel to said first pivot axis;
- wherein
- when said first arm pivots into said magazine well said second lever pivots into a position blocking motion of said trigger bar which would discharge said firearm.
A firearm having a magazine safety mechanism, said firearm comprising:
- a frame defining a magazine well for receiving an ammunition magazine;
- a trigger bar movably mounted on said frame;
- wherein said safety mechanism comprises:
- a housing mounted on said frame adjacent to said magazine well;
- a first lever mounted on said housing, said first lever comprising a first arm pivotable about a first pivot axis into and out of said magazine well, and a second arm positioned on an opposite side of said first pivot axis;
- a second lever having a first end pivotably attached to said second arm and a second end attached to said housing, said second end being pivotable about a second pivot axis oriented parallel to said first pivot axis;
- wherein
- when said first arm pivots into said magazine well said second lever pivots into a position blocking motion of said trigger bar which would discharge said firearm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.