Safety for rifle
OwnerFrank Murabitoinventor
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Abstract
A safety device particularly suitable for rifles and carbines consisting of a rod connected to a lever which can be inserted through a bore in the back side of the rifle hammer when the hammer is extended slightly past the fully cocked position. The rod can engage the hammer and prevent the hammer from moving regardless of the motion of the trigger.
Claims6
In a rifle having a receiver portion for pivotably mounting a hammer which engages a trigger the improvement comprising a safety which engages said hammer, said safety including at least one bore formed in the rear surface of the hammer, lever means engaging said bore in at least one pivoted position of said hammer, said lever means additionally comprising a lever pivotably mounted adjacent to said hammer, a rod connected adjacent to the end of said lever for movement toward and away from said trigger, said rod engaging said at least one bore formed in said hammer, and a spring engaging said lever means urging said lever means into engagement with said at least one bore.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.