Safety selector
AssigneeAXTS Weapons Systems
InventorJoshua A. UNDERWOOD
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Abstract
A safety selector for a firearm includes a shaft configured to rotate within the firearm and a selector lever coupled to the shaft. A first selector slot is provided in the shaft, and a rotational constraint device is configured to restrict a rotational movement of the shaft as a function of the first selector slot in response to actuation of the selector lever. Additionally, a second selector slot is provided in the shaft, and the second selector slot is configured to provide a different rotational movement of the shaft as compared to the first selector slot when the rotational constraint device is engaged with the second selector slot.
Claims21
A safety selector for a firearm, comprising:
- a shaft configured to rotate within the firearm;
- a selector lever coupled to the shaft;
- a first selector slot provided in one end of the shaft;
- a rotational constraint device configured to restrict a rotational movement of the shaft as a function of the first selector slot in response to actuation of the selector lever;
- and
- a second selector slot provided in the end of the shaft, wherein the second selector slot is configured to provide a different rotational movement of the shaft as compared to the first selector slot when the rotational constraint device is engaged with the second selector slot.
A method of assembling a safety selector on a firearm, comprising:
- disengaging a rotational constraint device from a first selector slot provided on a shaft of the safety selector, wherein the shaft is located internal to the firearm, and wherein the first selector slot is associated with a first rotational orientation of a selector lever coupled to the shaft;
- rotating the safety selector relative to the firearm until a second selector slot is aligned with the rotational constraint device;
- engaging the rotational constraint device with the second selector slot;
- disengaging a retention device from the selector lever;
- repositioning the selector lever in a second rotational orientation;
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- engaging the retention device with the repositioned selector lever.
A method of assembling a safety selector on a firearm, comprising:
- inserting a shaft of a safety selector within the firearm;
- positioning the shaft relative to the firearm in order to orient one or more selector slots that correspond to a range of rotation of the safety selector;
- engaging a rotational constraint device with one of the selector slots;
- positioning a selector lever on the shaft;
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- engaging a retention device with the selector lever to operably couple the selector lever to the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.