Safety mechanism for a pistol
AssigneeFn Herstal S.A.
InventorsLaurent Balhan, Dorian Delvaux
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an automatic or semiautomatic pistol including a slide and a magazine. The magazine feeder includes an actuator that controls a slide stop. The slide stop, located rearward of the magazine, is designed to switch from a low to a high position. In its high position, the slide stop locks the slide in a rearward position. The pistol also includes a control lever for the slide stop, which is attached at one end to rotate about a pin forward of the magazine. The control lever includes a feeler that is lifted by the control actuator when the magazine is empty, causing the slide stop to switch from its low to high position. The slide stop may have ambidextrous manual releases rigidly connected to each other across the pistol.
Claims10
An automatic or semiautomatic pistol (1) comprising
- a slide (2);
- a magazine (24) comprising a feeder (22) configured to push ammunition to an ammunition loading area, the feeder (22) including an actuator (23) configured to control a slide stop (10),
- wherein the slide stop (10) is arranged rearward of the magazine and is configured to switch from a low position to a high position, the slide stop (10) comprising a stop surface (15) configured to cooperate with a notch (3) under the slide to lock the slide (2) in a rearward position when the slide stop is in the high position;
- and
- a control lever (8) operatively connected to the slide stop and configured to rotate about a first pin (9) attached to a shell (5) or a frame (28) of the pistol forward of the magazine, the control lever (8) comprising a feeler (14) configured to be lifted by the actuator (23) of the feeder when the magazine is empty, wherein the control lever (8) is configured to transition the slide stop from the low position to the high position;
- wherein the slide stop is rotatably attached to the shell (5) or to the frame (28) about a second pin (11) of the slide stop;
- and
- wherein the control lever (8) and the slide stop (10) are configured such that raising of the control lever (8) causes a switchover of the slide stop to a locking position of the slide (2).
An automatic or semiautomatic pistol (1) comprising
- a slide (2);
- a magazine (24) comprising a feeder (22) configured to push ammunition to an ammunition loading area, the feeder (22) including an actuator (23) configured to control a slide stop (10),
- wherein the slide stop (10) is arranged rearward of the magazine and is configured to switch from a low position to a high position, the slide stop (10) comprising a stop surface (15) configured to cooperate with a notch (3) under the slide to lock the slide (2) in a rearward position when the slide stop is in the high position;
- and
- a control lever (8) operatively connected to the slide stop and configured to rotate about a first pin (9) attached to a shell (5) or a frame (28) of the pistol forward of the magazine, the control lever (8) comprising a feeler (14) configured to be lifted by the actuator (23) of the feeder when the magazine is empty, wherein the control lever (8) is configured to transition the slide stop from the low position to the high position;
- wherein the slide stop (10) and the control lever (8) are operatively connected by a pair of pivotably coupled male/female connectors (12,13);
- and
- wherein the control lever (8) and the slide stop (10) are configured such that raising of the control lever (8) causes a switchover of the slide stop to a locking position of the slide (2).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.