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US 12,644,661 B2Granted
Firearm operating system
OwnerJames Matthew Underwood, Larry Cullen Underwoodinventors
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Abstract
A firearm operating system includes a housing, a central pivoting member disposed within the housing, a trigger including a portion disposed within the housing and a portion extending outside the housing such that the portion of the trigger within the housing includes a hole and at least one finger that extends in a first direction from the hole. Due to movement of the trigger, the at least one finger presses against the central pivoting member to cause the central pivoting member to rotate.
Claims20
A semiautomatic handgun comprising:
- a frame;
- a trigger assembly attached to the frame;
- and
- a slide assembly connected to the frame, wherein:
- the trigger assembly comprises a curved portion, at least one protrusion extending from the trigger assembly, and a pivot pin;
- a rearward pressure on the curved portion causes the trigger assembly to rotate in a first direction causing the semiautomatic handgun to discharge;
- and
- a forward pressure causes the trigger assembly to rotate in a second direction that is opposite from the first direction, wherein rotation in the second direction disengages the slide assembly from the frame assembly.
5 more elements
A semiautomatic handgun comprising:
- a frame;
- a trigger assembly attached to the frame;
- and
- a slide assembly connected to the frame, wherein a forward pressure on the trigger assembly disengages the slide assembly from the frame assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.