# US 11,441,866 B2 · Fire control assembly for a semi-automatic rifle

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- Number: US 11,441,866 B2
- Document ID: US11441866B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/065,352
- Filed: 2020-10-07
- Published: 2021-05-20
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2019-02-19
- Assignees: Pbs LLC
- Applicants: Pbs LLC
- Inventors: Eric G. Schmid; Paul T. Noonan; Steven R. Schaefer
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11441866B2

## CPC

- F41A 19/46: Arrangements for the selection of automatic or semi-automatic fire
- F41A 17/46: Trigger safeties, i.e. means for preventing trigger movement (F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence)
- F41A: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE

## Abstract

A fire control assembly and a method are disclosed. The fire control assembly contains a pivotable shaft containing a first end and a second end, and a first selector member removably coupled with the first end of the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is movable between a first position relative to the pivotable shaft and a second position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to rotate the pivotable shaft from a safe position to a firing position and back to the safe position when the first selector member is in the first position relative to the pivotable shaft, wherein the first selector member is configured to prevent the pivotable shaft from rotating into the firing position when the first selector member is in the second position relative to the pivotable shaft.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A fire control assembly comprising:
a pivotable shaft comprising a first end and a second end; and
a first selector member removably coupled with the first end of the pivotable shaft;
wherein the first selector member is configured to move between three positions;
wherein the pivotable shaft is in a safe position when the first selector member is in the first position out of the three positions
wherein the pivotable shaft is in a firing position when the first selector member is in the second position out of the three positions; and,
wherein the pivotable shaft is in the safe position when the first selector member is in the third position out of the three positions.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The fire control assembly of claim 1, wherein the first selector member is movable between a first position relative to the pivotable shaft and a second position relative to the pivotable shaft;
wherein the first selector member is configured to rotate the pivotable shaft from the safe position to the firing position and back to the safe position when the first selector member is in the first position relative to the pivotable shaft;
wherein the first selector member is configured to prevent the pivotable shaft from rotating into the firing position when the first selector member is in the second position relative to the pivotable shaft.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The fire control assembly of claim 1, wherein the first end of the pivotable shaft comprises a plurality of protrusions, wherein the first selector member comprises a first protrusion extending from a side facing the pivotable shaft, wherein the plurality of protrusions of the pivotable shaft are spaced apart to accommodate the first protrusion extending from the first selector member.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The fire control assembly of claim 3, wherein the first selector member comprises a second protrusion extending from the side facing the pivotable shaft.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The fire control assembly of claim 1 further comprising:
a spring member; and
a fastener;
wherein the first selector member is removably coupled with the first end of the pivotable shaft by the fastener;
wherein the spring member is positioned between the fastener and the first selector member.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The fire control assembly of claim 1 further comprising an outer handle coupled with the second end of the pivotable shaft.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The fire control assembly of claim 1 further comprising a second selector member removably coupled with the second end of the pivotable shaft.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The fire control assembly of claim 7, wherein the second selector member is movable between a first position relative to the pivotable shaft and a second position relative to the pivotable shaft; wherein the second selector member is configured to move the pivotable shaft from the safe position to the firing position and back to the safe position when the second selector member is in the first position relative to the pivotable shaft; wherein the second selector member is configured to prevent the pivotable shaft from moving into the firing position when the second selector member is in the second position relative to the pivotable shaft.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The fire control assembly of claim 7 further comprising:
another spring member; and
another fastener;
wherein the second selector member is removably coupled with the second end of the pivotable shaft by the another fastener;
wherein the another spring member is positioned between the another fastener and the second selector member.