Folding pistol
OwnerWayne Eugene Hammeinventor
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Abstract
A lightweight, compact, collapsible, and easily concealed pistol. The pistol has a barrel and a handgrip which are pivotally attached to the frame. The barrel is locked to the frame by a barrel lock. Operation of the barrel lock releases the barrel, allowing the barrel to pivot for reloading. In the collapsed position, the handgrip folds to cover the frame and the trigger, which is retracted therein. In the firing position, the handgrip is rotated away from the barrel, and locks in place via grip locks disposed in the frame, and the trigger extends from the frame. The hammer is pivotally attached to the frame. The hammer incorporates a firing pin. A safety located on the hammer retracts the firing pin within the hammer to prevent firing the pistol in the safe position, and extends the firing pin to fire the pistol.
Claims20
A collapsible pistol comprising:
- a frame having a receptacle for receiving a trigger therein and a firing surface disposed transverse said receptacle, said firing surface having a slot for receiving a firing pin;
- a barrel being pivotally attached to said frame and having a bore extending longitudinally through said barrel and a breech end adjacent said firing surface;
- a hammer pivotally attached to said frame adjacent said firing surface and being biased in an uncocked position and tensioned in a cocked position, said hammer having said firing pin attached thereto;
- said trigger being retractably attached to said frame to be retracted into said receptacle when said pistol is in a collapsed position, and extended from said receptacle and communicating with said hammer to release said hammer from said cocked position when said pistol is in a firing position;
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- a handgrip pivotally attached to said frame below said breech end of said barrel to extend substantially downward from said frame when said pistol is in said firing position, and retract substantially parallel to and adjacent said barrel, and covering said trigger and a portion of said frame when said pistol is in said collapsed position.
A collapsible pistol comprising:
- a frame having two parallel horizontal side members defining a receptacle for receiving a trigger therein and a firing surface disposed transverse said side members, said firing surface having a slot for receiving a firing pin;
- a barrel having a bore extending longitudinally through said barrel, a muzzle end and a breech end, said barrel being pivotally attached to said frame toward said muzzle end and said breech end being disposed adjacent said firing surface;
- a hammer having a retractable firing pin disposed therein, said hammer being pivotally attached to said frame adjacent said firing surface and being biased in an uncocked position and tensioned in a cocked position;
- said trigger being retractably attached to said side members of said frame to be retracted into said receptacle when said pistol is in a collapsed position, and extended from said receptacle when said pistol is in a firing position;
- a latch slidably disposed within said frame between said side members, said latch having a notch for receiving a lower portion of said hammer when said hammer is in said cocked position and communicating with said trigger to release said hammer from said cocked position when said trigger is squeezed in a backward direction;
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- a handgrip pivotally attached to said frame below said breech end of said barrel to extend substantially downward from said frame when said pistol is in said firing position, and retract substantially parallel to and adjacent said barrel when said pistol is in said collapsed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.