Repeating firearm
AssigneeSmith & Wesson Corp.
InventorsJason Dubois, David S. Findlay
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Abstract
A mechanism for a repeating firearm has a body pivotably mounted within the receiver and movable between a first position where it blocks motion of the bolt carrier, and a second position where it engages either the trigger or the hammer to prevent discharge. In operation the body is moved from the first position to the second to release the bolt carrier, which moves into battery. The body is then allowed to move out of the second position toward the first position. The rife may be discharged by a pull of the trigger, and the bolt carrier moves out of battery and is arrested by the body before moving back to battery. If the body is maintained in the second position during operation its engagement with the trigger or hammer prevents discharge of the firearm.
Claims25
A mechanism positionable in a receiver of a firearm for holding a bolt carrier in an open position, said firearm having a hammer movably mounted substantially within said receiver and a trigger movably mounted substantially within said receiver, said mechanism comprising:
- a body movably mountable substantially within said receiver, said body having a first and a second surface thereon, said body being movable between a first position wherein said first surface engages and holds said bolt carrier in said open position, and a second position wherein said first surface does not engage said bolt carrier, said second surface being engageable with one of said trigger or said hammer when said body is in said second position so as to prevent a discharge of said firearm;
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- a spring acting between said receiver and said body for biasing said body into said first position.
A repeating firearm comprising:
- a receiver;
- a barrel mounted on said receiver;
- a bolt carrier mounted on said receiver and movable between an open position and a closed position wherein said bolt carrier engages a chamber of said barrel;
- a hammer movably mounted substantially within said receiver;
- a trigger movably mounted substantially within said receiver;
- a body movably mounted substantially within said receiver, said body having a first and a second surface thereon, said body being movable between a first position wherein said first surface engages and holds said bolt carrier in said open position, and a second position wherein said first surface does not engage said bolt carrier, said second surface being engageable with said trigger when said body is in said second position so as to prevent motion of said trigger and thereby a discharge of said firearm;
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- a spring acting between said receiver and said body for biasing said body into said first position.
A repeating firearm comprising:
- a receiver;
- a barrel mounted on said receiver;
- a bolt carrier mounted on said receiver and movable between an open position and a closed position wherein said bolt carrier engages a chamber of said barrel;
- a hammer movably mounted substantially within said receiver;
- a trigger movably mounted substantially within said receiver;
- a body movably mounted substantially within said receiver, said body having a first and a second surface thereon, said body being movable between a first position wherein said first surface engages and holds said bolt carrier in said open position, and a second position wherein said first surface does not engage said bolt carrier, said second surface being engageable with said hammer when said body is in said second position so as to inhibit motion of said hammer and thereby prevent a discharge of said firearm;
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- a spring acting between said receiver and said body for biasing said body into said first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.