# US 11,994,353 B2 · Fire control assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,994,353 B2 - Document ID: US11994353B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/114,962 - Filed: 2023-02-27 - Published: 2023-06-29 - Granted: 2024-05-28 - Earliest claimed: 2020-01-20 - Assignees: In Ovation LLC - Applicants: In Ovation LLC - Inventors: Terrence Dwight Bender - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11994353B2 ## CPC - F41A 19/45: for catching the hammer after each shot, i.e. in single-shot or semi-automatic firing mode - F41A 17/56: Sear safeties, i.e. means for rendering ineffective an intermediate lever transmitting trigger movement to firing pin, hammer, bolt or sear (F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence) - F41A 17/74: Hammer safeties, i.e. means for preventing the hammer from hitting the cartridge or the firing pin (F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence) - F41A 19/14: Hammers, i.e. pivotably-mounted striker elements; Hammer mountings - F41A 19/15: Modular firing mechanism units - F41A: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE ## Abstract In some embodiments, a fire control assembly comprises a frame, a hammer, a trigger and a disconnector. The frame is arranged to be supported along a trigger axis and a hammer axis. The hammer is rotatable about the hammer axis and the trigger is rotatable about the trigger axis. The frame comprises a hammer stop arranged to impede rotation of the hammer. The frame comprises a preloading mechanism arranged to contact a safety selector. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A fire control assembly arranged for orientation in a housing, the housing supporting a safety selector, the fire control assembly comprising: a frame arranged to be supported by the housing; a hammer rotatable about the hammer axis; a trigger rotatable about the trigger axis; a disconnector; and a preloading mechanism arranged to bias the frame away from the safety selector, wherein the preloading mechanism contacts the safety selector and the frame does not contact the safety selector. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The fire control assembly of claim 1, the frame comprising a first side, a second side and a cavity, the cavity centered between the first side and the second side, at least a portion of the preloading mechanism oriented in the cavity. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The fire control assembly of claim 2, the preloading mechanism comprising a spring and a contacting member, the spring contacting the frame, the contacting member contacting the safety selector. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The fire control assembly of claim 3, the spring oriented in the cavity. ### Claim 5 A fire control assembly arranged for orientation in a housing, the housing supporting a safety selector, the fire control assembly comprising: a frame comprising a body and a preloading mechanism, the body arranged to be supported by the housing along a trigger axis and a hammer axis; a hammer rotatable about the hammer axis; a trigger rotatable about the trigger axis; and a disconnector; wherein the preloading mechanism contacts the safety selector and the body does not contact the safety selector. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The fire control assembly of claim 5, the preloading mechanism arranged to contact a shaft of the safety selector. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The fire control assembly of claim 5, the preloading mechanism comprising a biasing member and a contacting member, the contacting member moveable with respect to the body via deformation of the biasing member. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The fire control assembly of claim 7, the biasing member comprising a coil spring. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The fire control assembly of claim 8, the contacting member comprising a pin oriented in the coil spring. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The fire control assembly of claim 7, the body comprising a cavity, the biasing member oriented in the cavity. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The fire control assembly of claim 10, wherein a portion of the contacting member is oriented outside of the cavity. ### Claim 12 (depends on 5) The fire control assembly of claim 5, comprising a trigger spring arranged to bias the trigger in a first rotational direction about the trigger axis, the preloading mechanism arranged to bias the body in a second rotational direction about the trigger axis. ### Claim 13 (depends on 5) The fire control assembly of claim 5, the body comprising a first side and a second side, the preloading mechanism centered between the first side and the second side. ### Claim 14 (depends on 5) The fire control assembly of claim 5, wherein a distance between the trigger axis and the preloading mechanism is greater than a distance between the trigger axis and the hammer axis. ### Claim 15 (depends on 5) The fire control assembly of claim 5, comprising a trigger sleeve attached to the body, the trigger sleeve supporting the trigger. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The fire control assembly of claim 15, comprising a trigger pin oriented inside the trigger sleeve, the trigger pin supported by the housing. ### Claim 17 (depends on 5) The fire control assembly of claim 5, the frame comprising a hammer stop arranged to impede rotation of the hammer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The fire control assembly of claim 17, the body comprising a first side and a second side, the hammer stop centered between the first side and the second side.