Trigger relocation assembly for modern sporting firearm
OwnerColton Ray Popp, Jacob William Bump +4inventors
InventorsColton Ray Popp, Jacob William Bump, Duane G. Plumski, Tylor Lenz, Nicholas Cotton, Andrew Wensman
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Abstract
A trigger relocation assembly for a modern sporting firearm includes a frame enclosing a trigger of the modern sporting firearm, an assembly trigger within the frame, the assembly trigger positioned forward of the trigger, an asymmetrical transfer bar coupled to transfer movement of the assembly trigger one-to-one to the trigger, and a plurality of bushings. The bushings are configured to guide the transfer bar within the frame.
Claims13
A trigger relocation assembly for a modern sporting firearm, comprising:
- a frame enclosing a trigger of the modern sporting firearm;
- an assembly trigger within the frame, the assembly trigger positioned forward of the trigger;
- an asymmetrical transfer bar coupled to transfer movement of the assembly trigger one-to-one to the trigger;
- and
- a plurality of bushings, the bushings configured to guide the transfer bar within the frame;
- wherein the frame comprises:
- a first half and a second half, the first half and the second half containing the assembly trigger, the asymmetrical transfer bar, and the plurality of bushings;
- and
- a plurality of fasteners to fasten the first half and the second half to each other, and to the modern sporting firearm.
A modular assembly for a modern sporting firearm, comprising:
- a trigger relocation assembly removably attachable to the modern sporting firearm without functional alteration of the modern sporting firearm;
- the trigger relocation assembly comprising:
- a frame enclosing a trigger of the modern sporting firearm;
- an assembly trigger within the frame, the assembly trigger positioned forward of the trigger;
- an asymmetrical transfer bar coupled to transfer movement of the assembly trigger one-to-one to the trigger;
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- a safety mechanism for the assembly trigger, the safety mechanism configured to engage the transfer bar to stop rearward motion of the assembly trigger when engaged.
A method of reversibly converting a modern sporting rifle between a standard configuration and a bullpup configuration, comprising:
- providing a frame attachable to the modern sporting rifle with a mounting block;
- mounting the frame to the mounting block and to the modern sporting rifle;
- providing a trigger assembly for the frame using an asymmetrical transfer bar to provide one-to-one correspondence between a trigger of the trigger assembly and a trigger of the modern sporting firearm;
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- biasing the asymmetrical transfer bar against a direction of trigger pull of the assembly trigger with a spring coupled between the frame and the asymmetrical transfer bar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.