Safety device for defensive weapon and special cartridge
OwnerThornton E. Cory, John N. Gold, Jr.inventors
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Abstract
A safety for the defensive weapon set forth in U.S. Pat. No. 3,352,046 is disclosed. The safety incorporates an elongated lever which moves between safe and firing positions. The lever is mounted on a pivot pin. A pair of dished areas serve as locking detents. A spring loaded hemispheric member rides against the lever and locks the levers so that the lever is prevented from movement accidentally and can only be moved by hand operation of the lever between safe and firing positions.
Claims11
A safety for a defensive weapon having a cased cartridge mounted therein wherein the defensive weapon includes:
- (a) a barrel above a handle;
- (b) a cartridge receiving chamber within said barrel;
- (c) a movable trigger connected with a hammer on the interior of the handle;
- (d) a firing pin operated by the hammer to strike said cartridge in said barrel to fire said cartridge;
- (e) said safety including
- (1) an elongated lever having a hand operated end and also a locking end;
- (2) a pivot supporting said lever to permit movement of said lever between a safe position and a firing position;
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- (3) means for locking said safety in the safe position or firing position;
- wherein said locking means comprises two shoulder defined dimples on said lever and a releasable lock member engages one of said dimples at a shoulder thereof.
A safety for a defensive weapon having a cased cartridge mounted therein wherein the defensive weapon includes:
- (a) a barrel above a handle;
- (b) a cartridge receiving chamber within said barrel;
- (c) a movable trigger connected with a hammer on the interior of the handle;
- (d) a firing pin operated by the hammer to strike said cartridge in said barrel to fire said cartridge;
- (e) said safety including
- (1) an elongated lever having a hand operated end and also a locking end;
- (2) a pivot supporting said lever to permit movement of said lever between a safe position and a firing position;
- (3) means for locking said safety in the safe position or firing position comprised of a plurality of dimples on said lever;
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- (f) said locking means comprises:
- (1) a rounded bead bearing against said lever;
- (2) said bead is captured selectively in one of said dimples;
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- (3) said lever includes a central raised face portion between said dimples.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.