Lockable firearm safety
AssigneeThe Marlin Firearms Company
InventorE. Ernest Oberst
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Abstract
A lockable firearm safety is incorporated into the bolt mechanism of a safety bolt to selectively block the forward motion of the hammer by either of two means: (a) preventing the trigger from moving rearward which movement would release the hammer permitting it to move forward and strike the firing pin; (b) by directly blocking the hammer from moving forward to strike the firing pin. When the safety bolt is placed in the safety position, the bolt may be locked in the safety position by means of a key. The firearm cannot be discharged until the safety bolt is unlocked and is moved to the fire position.
Claims12
A safety assembly for a firearm having a barrel comprising:
- a trigger activatable for discharging said firearm;
- bore means for defining a bore disposed generally transversely relative to said barrel;
- a bolt mounted in said bore and axially displaceable therein between a safety position and a fire position, said bolt having axially spaced first and second surfaces respectively configured to prevent said trigger from discharging said firearm in said safety position and allowing said trigger to discharge said firearm in said fire position, said bolt defining a lock recess and a keyway axially extending through an end of said bolt;
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- a pin assembly comprising a pin projectable into said lock recess of said bolt, so that when said bolt is positioned in said safety position said bolt is rotatable to an angular position wherein said pin projects into said lock recess to prevent said safety bolt from being displaced to said fire position.
A safety assembly for a firearm having a barrel comprising:
- a trigger activatable for discharging said firearm;
- bore means for defining a bore disposed generally transversely relative to said barrel;
- a bolt mounted in said bore and axially displaceable therein between a safety position and a fire position, said bolt having a first recess and a second recess corresponding to said safety and said fire positions, said bolt having axially spaced first and second surfaces to prevent said trigger from discharging said firearm in said safety position and allowing said trigger to discharge said firearm in said fire position, said bolt defining a lock recess and a keyway axially extending through an end of said bolt;
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- a pin assembly comprising a pin projectable into said lock recess of said bolt, so that when said bolt is positioned in said safety position said bolt is rotatable to an angular position wherein said pin projects into said lock recess to prevent said safety bolt from being displaced to said fire position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.