Safety mechanism for a handgun
AssigneeIsrael Military Industries Ltd.
InventorsEitan Shimi, Ilan Faiga, Ital Kilshon
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Abstract
A safety mechanism for a handgun having a pivotal hammer arranged to activate a firing pin, the mechanism including a locking element for engaging the firing pin and preventing its movement, and a separate release element for releasing the locking element, the release element being releasable upon being hit by the hammer with a force above a pre-determined threshold.
Claims14
A safety mechanism for a handgun having a pivotal hammer arranged to activate a firing pin, the mechanism comprising:
- a locking element for releasably engaging the firing pin;
- and
- a separate release element for releasing said locking element upon being hit by the hammer with a force above a pre-determined threshold.
A method of preventing inadvertent firing of a firearm having a firing pin seated in a firing pin block and a hammer for actuating the firing pin, the method comprising:
- mounting a locking element in the firing pin block;
- mounting a separate release element, coupled to said locking element, in the firing pin block;
- and
- releasably engaging the firing pin by said locking element;
- said locking element being released upon being hit by the hammer with a force above a predetermined threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.