Trigger assembly
AssigneeShadow Systems LLC
InventorBenjamin Ni Ye
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Abstract
A trigger assembly can include a sear defining a trigger bar engagement surface and a reset notch; and a trigger bar including an upper leg, the upper leg defining a sear engagement surface, the upper leg deflectable from a default leg shape to a disconnected leg shape, the sear engagement surface laterally aligned with the trigger bar engagement surface when the upper leg is in the default leg shape, the sear engagement surface laterally misaligned from the trigger bar engagement surface when the upper leg is in the disconnected leg shape. A firearm having a striker and a trigger assembly, where a sear has a striker engagement surface having a primary engagement region when the striker is in a cocked position, and a final engagement point with a transition point therebetween.
Claims20
A firearm comprising:
- a striker defining a sear engagement lug;
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- a trigger assembly comprising a sear, the sear defining a striker engagement surface and a sear pin hole, the sear pin hole defining a sear axis, the sear engagement lug of the striker contacting the striker engagement surface in a primary engagement region when the striker is in a cocked position, the primary engagement region defined between an initial engagement point and a transition point of the striker engagement surface, the sear defining a final engagement point on the striker engagement surface opposite from the initial engagement point, the sear defining a radius extending from the sear axis to the striker engagement surface, a length of the radius increasing at a decreasing rate from the transition point to the final engagement point.
A firearm comprising:
- a striker defining a sear engagement lug;
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- a trigger assembly comprising a sear, the sear defining a striker engagement surface and a sear pin hole, the sear pin hole defining a sear axis, the sear engagement lug of the striker contacting the striker engagement surface in a primary engagement region when the striker is in a cocked position, the primary engagement region defined between an initial engagement point and a transition point of the striker engagement surface, the sear defining a final engagement point on the striker engagement surface opposite from the initial engagement point, the sear defining a radius extending from the sear axis to the striker engagement surface, wherein the striker engagement surface is configured to provide a maximum trigger pull weight when the sear engagement lug is in contact with the transition point.
A firearm comprising:
- a striker defining a sear engagement lug;
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- a trigger assembly comprising a sear, the sear defining a striker engagement surface and a sear pin hole, the sear pin hole defining a sear axis, the sear engagement lug of the striker contacting the striker engagement surface in a primary engagement region when the striker is in a cocked position, the primary engagement region defined between an initial engagement point and a transition point of the striker engagement surface, the sear defining a final engagement point on the striker engagement surface opposite from the initial engagement point, the sear defining a radius extending from the sear axis to the striker engagement surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.