Safety mechanism for a firearm
OwnerFloyd E. Godseyinventor
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Abstract
A safety device for a bolt action firearm has a laterally extending lock pin which is movable laterally to engage a recess in the cocking lug of the striker to prevent the striker from moving forward despite sear release by the trigger mechanism. An operating lever is movable rearward from a forward position in which the firearm may be discharged, rotating a helical cam which moves the lock pin laterally into the recess in the cocking lug. When the lever is moved further rearward, a cam on the operating lever pivots a blade upward into a groove in the bolt to prevent rotation of the bolt.
Claims13
A safety mechanism for a bolt action firearm having a receiver, a bolt mounted in the receiver, and a striker movable reciprocally with respect to the bolt, the safety mechanism comprising:
- (a) lock pin means associated with said receiver extending laterally of said firearm and reciprocatingly movable laterally of said firearm, for engaging said striker and preventing its movement;
- (b) blade means associated with said receiver and movable into locking engagement in said bolt when said bolt is in a closed-and-locked position, for preventing rotation thereof;
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- (c) cam means for moving said lock pin into engagement with said striker and moving said blade into engagement with said bolt.
In a bolt action firearm having a receiver and a breech bolt mounted in said receiver for reciprocal rotation about a longitudinal axis of said breech bolt, between a locked position and an unlocked position and for reciprocal longitudinal movement between a forward, breech-closing position and a rearward position, a safety mechanism for preventing inadvertent discharge, comprising:
- (a) a striker mounted on said firearm for reciprocal movement with respect to said bolt;
- (b) a lock pin having a longitudinal axis extending laterally with respect to said firearm, said lock pin being mounted for reciprocal axial movement into and out of a position of engagement with said striker, said lock pin preventing forward movement of said striker sufficient to discharge said firearm when in said position of engagement;
- (c) operating lever means mounted on said firearm for rotating said lock pin about said longitudinal axis of said lock pin;
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- (d) cam means for causing said reciprocal axial movement of said lock pin in response to rotation of said lock pin by said operating lever means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.