Trigger assembly for use in a firearm having a security apparatus
AssigneeSmith & Wesson Corp.
InventorsPardip K. Vaid, Robert L. Constant, John F. Klebes
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Abstract
A trigger assembly is proposed for a firearm having a firing apparatus for generating a firing signal to a non-percussively fired ammunition cartridge for discharge of the cartridge. The trigger assembly includes a trigger member rotationally fixed to a frame of the firearm by a transverse pin and a trigger bar operatively fixed to the trigger member about a pivot joint. The trigger assembly further includes a trigger magnet fixed to a distal end of the trigger bar, where manipulation of said trigger member causes the trigger member to rotate and induces an approximately linear movement of the trigger bar causing the trigger magnet to move adjacent a firing activation switch.
Claims10
A trigger assembly for a firearm having a firing apparatus for generating an electronic firing signal for communication to a non-percussively fired ammunition cartridge thereby discharging said cartridge, said trigger assembly comprising:
- a trigger member rotationally fixed to a frame of said firearm by a transverse pin;
- a trigger bar operatively fixed to said trigger member about a pivot joint, said trigger bar includes an upper camming surface having two cam portions for selective contact with an outwardly extending cam bar fixed to a frame of said firearm;
- a trigger magnet fixed to a distal end of said trigger bar, wherein manipulation of said trigger member causes said trigger member to rotate and induces an approximately linear movement of said trigger bar, thereby causing said trigger magnet to move adjacent a firing activation switch;
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- said cam bar is oriented approximately orthogonal to said cam portions, wherein actuation of said trigger bar causes said cam bar to selectively abut said cam portions in succession thereby issuing a tactile sensation to an operator of said firearm during manipulation of said trigger member.
A trigger assembly for a firearm having a firing apparatus for generating an electronic firing signal for communication to a non-percussively fired ammunition cartridge thereby discharging said cartridge, said trigger assembly comprising:
- a trigger member rotationally fixed to a frame of said firearm by a transverse pin;
- a trigger bar operatively fixed to said trigger member about a pivot joint;
- a trigger magnet fixed to a distal end of said trigger bar and accommodated within a magnet bore formed in said distal end, wherein manipulation of said trigger member causes said trigger member to rotate and induces an approximately linear movement of said trigger bar, thereby causing said trigger magnet to move adjacent a firing activation switch;
- said trigger magnet includes a first axial portion and a second axial portion, said first axial portion having a larger cross-sectional area than said second axial portion wherein said first axial portion is disposed within said magnet bore;
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- wherein said trigger magnet is secured within said magnet bore by a cover plate, said cover plate is fixed to said trigger bar and includes a magnet aperture formed in the middle thereof which is sized to allow passage of said second axial portion while prohibiting passage of said first axial portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.