US 2010/0132541 A1 · FIREARM FIRE CONTROL SELECTOR

Abstract

An automatic firearm capable of automatic or semiautomatic fire. The firearm has a receiver having a moveable hammer. A selector is rotatably mounted in the receiver. A first sear is rotatably mounted in the receiver to engage the hammer where the first sear contacts a first camming surface of the selector. A second sear is rotatably mounted in the receiver to engage the hammer where the second sear contacts a second camming surface of the selector. A disconnect is rotatably mounted in the receiver where the disconnect contacts a third camming surface of the selector. The selector has a number of selectable positions disposed so that rotation of the selector between a first and last selectable position of the number of selectable positions is less than 180 degrees.

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Dependent claims

An automatic firearm with a fire control selector, the selector comprising:

an automatic sear camming surface;
a trigger camming surface disposed adjacent the automatic sear camming surface;
and
a disconnect camming surface disposed adjacent the trigger camming surface;
the automatic sear camming surface, the trigger camming surface and the disconnect camming surface being arranged so that, when the selector is installed in a firearm receiver, the automatic sear camming surface, the trigger camming surface and the disconnect camming surface respectively engage an automatic sear, a trigger and a disconnect of the firearm to select a firearm operation mode;
wherein, rotation of the fire control selector between a selectable end position, from selectable positions of the fire control selector, and another selectable end position is less than 180 degrees.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Firearm fire control selector

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