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US 2016/0102933 A1Published application
Flex-fire technology
OwnerThomas Allen Gravesinventor
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Abstract
A handheld finger activated semi-automatic arm may include a barrel, a trigger, a moveable gun bolt and a trigger reset mechanism. The trigger reset mechanism may use rigid mechanical contact between the trigger and the gun bolt during an earliest portion of the operating cycle. The trigger may be blocked from depression by the gun bolt up to 99% of the operating cycle.
Claims10
A handheld finger activated semi-automatic arm comprising:
- a frame;
- a chamber face that is supported to the frame and that comprises a barrel;
- a trigger that is depressible to fire the arm once per operating cycle;
- a gun bolt that is movable rearward and forward with respect to the frame;
- a trigger reset mechanism comprising rigid mechanical contact between the trigger and the gun bolt during an earliest 50% of the operating cycle;
- and,
- wherein the trigger is blocked from depression by the rigid mechanical contact between the trigger and the gun bolt up to 99% of the operating cycle.
4 more elements
4:
- The handheld finger activated semi-automatic arm of claim 1 further comprising:
- a striker having an integrated sear surface;
- a striker biasing member that biases the striker toward a forward position;
- and,
- wherein when the gun bolt is moving forward the striker compresses the striker biasing member.
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5:
- The handheld finger activated semi-automatic arm of claim 1 further comprising:
- a striker having an integrated sear surface at a rearward end;
- a striker biasing member that is positioned above or beside the striker from a lengthwise perspective;
- and,
- wherein the striker and striker biasing member are charged only as the gun bolt moves forward toward the chamber face.
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A handheld finger activated semi-automatic arm comprising:
- a frame;
- a chamber face that is supported to the frame and that comprises a barrel;
- a trigger that is depressible to fire the arm once per operating cycle;
- a gun bolt that is movable with respect to the frame rearward away from the chamber concurrent with the trigger being positively mechanically reset;
- and,
- wherein the trigger is blocked from depression until up to 99% of the operating cycle.
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9:
- The handheld finger activated semi-automatic arm of claim 6 further comprising:
- a striker having an integrated sear surface;
- a striker biasing member that biases the striker toward a forward position;
- and,
- wherein when the gun bolt is moving forward the striker compresses the striker biasing member.
2 more elements
10:
- The handheld finger activated semi-automatic arm of claim 6 further comprising:
- a striker having an integrated sear surface at a rearward end;
- a striker biasing member that is positioned above or beside the striker from a lengthwise perspective;
- and,
- wherein the striker and striker biasing member are charged only as the gun bolt moves forward toward the chamber face.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.