Trigger return and safety mechanism

A trigger return mechanism mountable on a frame of a firearm, said mechanism comprising:

• a trigger mountable on said frame and pivotable about a trigger pivot axis;
• a strut pivotably attached to said trigger at a strut pivot axis oriented parallel to and offset from said trigger pivot axis, wherein said strut comprises a spring bearing surface and a safety bearing surface, wherein the trigger defines a forward surface that is configured to contact a finger as the trigger is being pulled and an opposite rear surface, wherein the forward surface is spaced forwardly from the rear surface along a longitudinal axis, wherein the strut extends forwardly from the trigger along the longitudinal axis;
• a spring acting between said spring bearing surface and said frame for biasing said trigger into a reset position after said trigger has been pulled and
• a body mountable on said frame, said body being movable between a first position wherein said body is not engageable with said safety bearing surface, thereby allowing pivoting motion of said trigger, and a second position wherein said body is engageable with said safety bearing surface thereby limiting pivoting motion of said trigger.

A trigger safety mechanism mountable on a frame of a firearm, said mechanism comprising:

• a trigger mountable on said frame and pivotable about a trigger pivot axis;
• a strut pivotably attached to said trigger at a strut pivot axis oriented parallel to and offset from said trigger pivot axis, wherein said strut comprises a safety bearing surface;
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• a body mountable on said frame, said body being movable between a first position wherein said body is not engageable with said safety bearing surface, thereby allowing pivoting motion of said trigger, and a second position wherein said body is engageable with said safety bearing surface thereby limiting pivoting motion of said trigger.