Single action firearm action
AssigneeFreedom Arms
InventorRobert Baker
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Abstract
A new firearm action is described. The action may be adapted to single-shot handguns and rifles, lever-action firearms, single-action revolvers or to other types of firearms. The new firearm action provides a safety device in a firearm that does not affect the trigger pull when firing the firearm and maintains a durable and reliable action. The trigger cannot be pulled when it is in the safe position, and when the action is in the safe position, the hammer cannot contact the firing pin. The action does not allow the barrel of the firearm to be opened when the hammer is in the cocked position. It also keeps the barrel from being closed if the hammer is cocked when the barrel is in the open position. The hammer cannot contact the firing pin if the top slide is in the retracted position.
Claims19
A firearm action comprising:
- a hammer movably connected to a firearm whereby the hammer can strike a firing pin of the firearm to fire the firearm, the hammer comprising a safety plunger slidingly secured within a safety plunger channel of the hammer;
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- a trigger movably connected to the firearm whereby the trigger can release the hammer and allow the hammer to strike the firing pin, the trigger comprising a trigger relief adapted to receive the safety plunger when the firearm action is in a safety position, wherein the safety plunger of the hammer is biased outward of the safety plunger channel to engage and secure the trigger by entering the trigger relief.
A firearm action comprising:
- a hammer movably connected to a firearm whereby the hammer can strike a firing pin of the firearm to fire the firearm;
- a trigger movably connected to the firearm whereby the trigger can release the hammer and allow the hammer to strike the firing pin;
- a trigger plunger slidingly contained within a trigger plunger channel of the firearm proximate the trigger;
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- a barrel relief adapted to receive a forward portion of the trigger plunger;
- whereby when the trigger is in a fully-depressed position and the barrel is closed, the position of the trigger forces the trigger plunger forward into the barrel relief, thereby keeping the barrel from fully opening.
A firearm action comprising:
- a hammer movably connected to a firearm whereby the hammer can strike a firing pin of the firearm to fire the firearm, the hammer comprising a safety plunger;
- a trigger movably connected to the firearm whereby the trigger can release the hammer and allow the hammer to strike the firing pin, the trigger comprising a trigger relief adapted to receive the safety plunger when the firearm action is in the safety position;
- a trigger plunger slidingly contained within a trigger plunger channel of the firearm proximate the trigger;
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- a barrel relief adapted to receive a forward portion of the trigger plunger, whereby when the trigger is in a fully-depressed position and the barrel is closed, the position of the trigger forces the trigger plunger forward into the barrel relief, thereby locking the barrel in a closed position;
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- a top slide slidingly attached to the firearm that locks the barrel closed, whereby when the top slide is moved backward to open the barrel, a back portion of the top slide engages a front upper portion of the hammer, physically preventing the hammer from striking the firing pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.