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US 6,557,288 B2Granted
Compact government model handgun
OwnerAttila Szaboinventor
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Abstract
A government model semi-automatic handgun is disclosed. The handgun includes a frame having a rear end, a barrel having a tip, and a slide having a front side and a back side, and a grip safety having an outer surface. An outer surface of the hammer substantially aligns with the back side of the slide when the slide is in a forward position and the hammer is in a rest position. In addition, the length of the handgun as defined by between the barrel tip and the rear end of the frame may be greater than the length of the handgun as defined by the barrel tip and the outer surface of the grip safety.
Claims44
A semi-automatic handgun, comprising:
- a frame;
- a slide having a front side and a back side, the slide mounted on the frame for sliding movement between a forward position and a backward position;
- a hammer mounted on the frame for pivoting movement between a rest position and a rearward position, the hammer having a rear outer surface configured to substantially align with the back side of the slide when the slide is in the forward position and the hammer is in the rest position;
- and
- a grip safety disposed in the frame, the grip safety having a safe position where the grip safety prevents the hammer from moving.
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A semi-automatic handgun, comprising:
- a frame having a rear end;
- a barrel having a tip;
- a slide having a front side and a back side, the slide mounted on the frame for sliding movement between a forward position and a backward position;
- a hammer mounted on the frame for pivoting movement between a rest position and a rearward position, the hammer having a rear outer surface configured to substantially/ align with the back side of the slide when the slide is in the forward position and the hammer is in the rest position;
- and
- a grip safety having an outer surface disposed in the frame, the grip safety having a safe position where the grip safety prevents the hammer from moving, wherein a first length of the handgun as defined by the barrel tip and the rear end of the frame is greater than a second length of the handgun as defined by the barrel tip and the outer surface of the grip safety.
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A semi-automatic handgun, comprising:
- a frame having a rear end;
- a barrel having a tip;
- a slide having a front side and a back side, the slide mounted on the frame for sliding movement between a forward position and a backward position;
- a hammer mounted on the frame for pivoting movement between a rest position and a rearward position;
- and
- a grip safety disposed in the frame and having an outer surface, the grip safety having a safe position where the grip safety engages the hammer to prevent the hammer from pivoting from the rest position to the rearward position, wherein a first length of the handgun as defined by the barrel tip and the rear end of the frame is greater than a second length of the handgun as defined by the barrel tip and the outer surface of the grip safety.
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A method of manufacturing a semi-automatic handgun, comprising:
- providing a frame having a rear end;
- mounting a slide having a front side and a back side on the frame for sliding movement between a forward position and a backward position;
- mounting a hammer on the frame for pivoting movement between a rest position and a rearward position, the hammer having a rear outer surface configured to substantially align with the back side of the slide when the slide is in the forward position and the hammer is in the rest position;
- and
- disposing a grip safety having an outer surface in the frame, the grip safety operable to selectively engage the hammer to prevent the hammer from moving.
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A method of manufacturing a semi-automatic handgun, comprising:
- providing a frame having a rear end;
- disposing a barrel having a tip on the frame;
- mounting a hammer on the frame for pivoting movement between a rest position and a rearward position;
- mounting a slide having a front side and a back side on the frame for sliding movement between a forward position and a backward position;
- and
- disposing a grip safety having an outer surface in the frame, the grip safety operable to selectively prevent the hammer from pivoting from the rest position to the rearward position, wherein a first length of the handgun as defined by the barrel tip and the rear end of the frame is greater than a second length of the handgun as defined by the barrel tip and the outer surface of the grip safety.
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A method of manufacturing a semi-automatic handgun, comprising:
- providing a frame having a rear end;
- disposing a barrel having a tip on the frame;
- forming a slide having a front side and a back side;
- mounting a hammer on the frame for pivoting movement between a rest position and a rearward position;
- mounting the slide on the frame for sliding movement between a forward position and a backward position;
- and
- disposing a grip safety having an outer surface in the frame, the grip safety operable to selectively prevent the hammer from pivoting from the rest position to the rearward position, wherein a first length of the handgun as defined by the barrel tip and the rear end of the frame is greater than a second length of the handgun as defined by the barrel tip and the outer surface of the grip safety.
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A method of manufacturing a semi-automatic handgun, comprising:
- providing a frame having a rear end;
- mounting a slide having a front side and a back side on the frame for sliding movement between a forward position and a backward position;
- forming a hammer having a rear outer surface;
- mounting the hammer on the frame for pivoting movement between a rest position and a rearward position such that the rear outer surface of the hammer substantially aligns with the back side of the slide when the slide is in the forward position and the hammer is in the rest position;
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- disposing a grip safety having an outer surface in the frame, the grip safety operable to selectively engage the hammer to prevent the hammer from moving.
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A semi-automatic handgun, comprising:
- a frame having an outer surface and a rear end;
- a slide having a front side and a back side, the slide mounted on the frame for sliding movement between a forward position and a backward position;
- a hammer mounted on the frame for pivoting movement between a rest position and a rearward position, the hammer having a rear outer surface configured to substantially align with the back side of the slide when the slide is in the forward position and the hammer is in the rest position;
- and
- a grip safety disposed in the frame and having an outer surface that substantially conforms to the outer surface of the frame, the grip safety selectively operable to engage the hammer and prevent the hammer from moving.
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A semi-automatic handgun, comprising:
- a frame having an outer surface, a rear end, and a bottom;
- a barrel having a tip;
- a slide having a front side, a back side and a top, the slide mounted on the frame for sliding movement between a forward position and a backward position;
- a hammer mounted on the frame for pivoting movement between a rest position and a rearward position, the hammer having a rear outer surface configured to substantially align with the back side of the slide when the slide is in the forward position and the hammer is in the rest position;
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- a grip safety disposed in the frame and having an outer surface that substantially conforms to the outer surface of the frame, the grip safety selectively operable to engage the hammer and prevent the hammer from moving;
- wherein a first length of the handgun as defined by the barrel tip and the rear end of the frame is approximately 6.36 inches, a second length of the handgun as defined by the barrel tip and the outer surface of the grip safety is approximately 6.12 inches, and a height of the handgun as defined by the bottom of the frame and the top of the slide is approximately 4.65 inches.
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A semi-automatic handgun, comprising:
- a frame having an outer surface;
- a slide having a front side and a back side, the slide mounted on the frame for sliding movement between a forward position and a backward position;
- a hammer mounted on the frame for pivoting movement between a rest position and a rearward position, the hammer having a rear outer surface configured to substantially align with the back side of the slide when the slide is in the forward position and the hammer is in the rest position;
- a hammer cam rotatably disposed in the frame and selectively engageable with the hammer;
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- a grip safety disposed in the frame and having an outer surface that substantially conforms to the outer surface of the frame, the grip safety selectively operable to engage the hammer and prevent the hammer from moving.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.