Safety device for a firearm
AssigneeFn Herstal S.A.
InventorPascal Franssen
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Abstract
A safety device for a firearm that makes it possible to prevent a shot from being fired, without blocking the rearming function, the said safety device comprising a retainer that can be moved between a stopping position that blocks the moving parts of the weapon in a rear position, and a released position that allows the said moving parts to move in both directions, the said safety device comprising a safety element that can move between a position that blocks the retainer in the stopping position and a position that releases the retainer, the said safety element bearing against an immobile part of the safety device and the said safety element being able to be moved towards the position that releases the retainer through a rearward movement of the moving parts.
Claims16
A safety device for a firearm, the device configured to prevent a shot from being fired, without blocking a re-cocking function, said safety device comprising:
- a stop configured to be moved between a stopping position immobilizing moving parts of a firearm in a rearward position and a release position allowing said moving parts to move to a forward position and the rearward position, and
- a safety element configured to move between a position of immobilizing the stop in the stopping position and a position of releasing the stop, said safety element coupled to an immobile housing of the firearm, and said safety element configured to be moved toward the position of releasing the stop via a rearward movement of the moving parts.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.