# US 12,215,943 B2 · System and method for a linear trigger assembly

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- Number: US 12,215,943 B2
- Document ID: US12215943B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/465,530
- Filed: 2023-09-12
- Published: 2023-12-28
- Granted: 2025-02-04
- Earliest claimed: 2019-06-06
- Assignees: Agency Arms, LLC
- Applicants: Agency Arms, LLC
- Inventors: Randy Paul Niswander; Michael Lee Parks
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12215943B2

## CPC

- F41A 19/10: Triggers; Trigger mountings
- F41A: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE

## Abstract

A trigger assembly is disclosed. The trigger assembly includes a trigger shoe having a top surface, a brace coupled to the trigger shoe, a joint coupled to the brace, a trigger bar coupled to the brace, a trigger hood coupled to the top surface of the trigger shoe and the joint, and a track disposed between the trigger hood and the trigger shoe, wherein the trigger shoe is configured to move along the track.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A trigger assembly, comprising:
a trigger shoe having a top surface;
a brace coupled to the trigger shoe;
a joint coupled to the brace;
a trigger bar coupled to the brace;
a trigger hood coupled to the top surface of the trigger shoe and the joint; and
a track disposed between the trigger hood and the trigger shoe, wherein the trigger shoe is configured to move linearly along the track and the joint is configured to rotate relative to the trigger shoe and the trigger hood when the trigger is actuated.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The trigger assembly of claim 1, wherein the track comprises:
a first groove disposed along the trigger hood;
a second groove disposed along the trigger shoe; and
a plurality of ball bearings loosely secured between the first groove and the second groove.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The trigger assembly of claim 1, wherein the track comprises:
a keyway slot disposed along a bottom surface of the trigger hood; and
a key disposed on the top surface of the trigger shoe engaged with the keyway.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The trigger assembly of claim 1, further comprising a trigger shoe stop coupled to the trigger hood.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The trigger assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a trigger lever having a first end and a second end;
a first latch portion disposed on the first end of the trigger lever; and
a second latch portion disposed on the brace, wherein the first latch portion and the second latch portion are configured to move between a safety position and a dischargeable position.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The trigger assembly of claim 5, wherein the trigger lever comprises an indent and a spring, wherein the spring extends from within the indent towards the trigger shoe.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The trigger assembly of claim 1, further comprising:
a grip comprising a top grip side, an opposing bottom grip side, a muzzle end, and a butt end;
a trigger guard disposed on the opposing bottom grip side; and
a grip trigger slot extending through the top grip side to the opposing bottom grip side.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The trigger assembly of claim 7, wherein the grip comprises:
a trigger pin aperture; and
a trigger pin, wherein the trigger pin is configured to anchor the joint and the trigger hood.

### Claim 9 (depends on 5)

The trigger assembly of claim 5, wherein the trigger bar comprises:
a body having a front end, a rear end, a first face, and a second face;
a plunger safety tab coupled to the body;
a cruciform coupled to the rear end of the body; and
a lateral extending leg extending from front end of the body, wherein the lateral extending leg comprises a leg aperture.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The trigger assembly of claim 9, wherein the cruciform comprises:
a first arm extending from the body;
a second arm extending from the first arm; and
a third arm extending from the first arm towards the front end of the body.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The trigger assembly of claim 10, further comprising:
a trigger shoe pin, wherein the leg aperture, the brace, and the trigger bar receive the trigger shoe pin;
a brace pin, wherein the trigger shoe and the brace receive the brace pin; and
a trigger lever pin, wherein the trigger shoe and the trigger lever receive the trigger lever pin.

### Claim 12

A trigger assembly, comprising:
a trigger shoe having a top surface;
a brace coupled to the trigger shoe;
a joint coupled to the brace;
a trigger hood coupled to the trigger shoe; and
a track disposed between the trigger hood and the trigger shoe, wherein the trigger shoe moves along the track, and wherein the track comprises:
a first groove disposed along the trigger hood;
a second groove disposed along the trigger shoe; and
a plurality of ball bearings loosely secured between the first groove and the second groove.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The trigger assembly of claim 12, wherein the track comprises:
a keyway slot disposed along the trigger hood; and
a key disposed on the trigger shoe and configured to engage with the keyway.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The trigger assembly of claim 12, further comprising:
a trigger lever having a first end and a second end;
a first latch portion disposed on the first end of the trigger lever; and
a second latch portion disposed on a brace, wherein the first latch portion and the second latch portion are configured to move between a safety position and a dischargeable position.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The trigger assembly of claim 14, wherein the trigger lever comprises an indent and a spring, wherein the spring extends from within the indent towards the trigger shoe.

### Claim 16 (depends on 12)

The trigger assembly of claim 12, further comprising:
a grip comprising a top grip side, an opposing bottom grip side, a muzzle end, and a butt end;
a trigger guard disposed on the opposing bottom grip side; and
a grip trigger slot extending through the top grip side to the opposing bottom grip side.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

The trigger assembly of claim 12, wherein the trigger shoe is configured to move linearly along the track and the joint is configured to rotate relative to the trigger shoe and the trigger hood when the trigger is actuated.

### Claim 18

A trigger assembly, comprising:
a trigger shoe having a top surface;
a brace coupled to the trigger shoe;
a joint coupled to the brace;
a trigger bar coupled to the brace;
a trigger hood coupled to the top surface of the trigger shoe and the joint; and
a track disposed between the trigger hood and the trigger shoe, wherein the trigger shoe is configured to move along the track, wherein the track comprises:
a keyway slot disposed along a bottom surface of the trigger hood; and
a key disposed on the top surface of the trigger shoe engaged with the keyway.