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US 9,052,150 B2Granted
Firearm trigger mechanism, firearm and method of controlling a rate of the firearm
AssigneeColt's Manufacturing Company Inc.
InventorEric Talasco
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Abstract
A trigger mechanism for a firearm, the trigger mechanism having: a trigger for actuating a hammer of the trigger mechanism, wherein actuation of the trigger causes the hammer to advance to a firing position; and a release configured for movement between a first position and a second position, the release must be first actuated from the first position to the second position and thereafter from the second position to the first position in order to allow for the hammer to advance to the firing position.
Claims18
A trigger mechanism for a firearm, the trigger mechanism comprising:
- a trigger operatively coupled to a hammer of the trigger mechanism, wherein actuation of the trigger advances the hammer to a firing position;
- and
- a release comprising a blocking member movably mounted to a lower receiver of the firearm for movement between a first position and a second position, wherein a portion of the blocking member impedes movement of a bolt carrier assembly when the blocking member is in the first position and wherein the blocking member does not impede movement of the bolt carrier assembly when the blocking member is in the second position, wherein the blocking member is biased into the first position and wherein the blocking member must be first moved from the first position to the second position and thereafter from the second position to the first position in order for the hammer to advance to the firing position after actuation of the trigger.
A firearm, comprising:
- a barrel;
- a bolt carrier assembly movably received within the firearm for movement between a first position and a second position;
- a trigger mechanism for firing a round from the firearm, the trigger mechanism comprising:
- a trigger;
- a hammer pivotally mounted to the firearm for movement between a first position and a second position, wherein actuation of the trigger causes the hammer to advance from the first position to the second position, wherein the hammer contacts a firing pin of the firearm;
- a release comprising a blocking member movably mounted to a lower receiver of the firearm for movement between a first position and a second position, wherein a portion of the blocking member impedes movement of a bolt carrier assembly when the blocking member is in the first position and wherein the blocking member does not impede movement of the bolt carrier assembly when the blocking member is in the second position, wherein the blocking member is biased into the first position and wherein the blocking member must be first moved from the first position to the second position and thereafter from the second position to the first position in order for the hammer to advance to the second position after a round has been fired from the firearm.
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A method of controlling the firing rate of a firearm, comprising:
- limiting movement of a bolt carrier assembly of the firearm to a position such that a trigger of the firearm cannot fire another round from the firearm after a first round has been fired from the firearm;
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- releasing the bolt carrier assembly from the position to another position, wherein actuation of the trigger causes a hammer to contact a firing pin of the bolt carrier assembly, wherein the releasing of the bolt carrier assembly from the position is achieved by actuation of a release button located on a surface of the firearm proximate to the trigger, wherein the release button is operatively coupled to a blocking member movably mounted to a lower receiver of the firearm for movement between a first position and a second position, wherein a portion of the blocking member impedes movement of the bolt carrier assembly when the blocking member is in the first position and wherein the blocking member does not impede movement of the bolt carrier assembly when the blocking member is in the second position, wherein the blocking member is biased into the first position and wherein blocking member is moved to the second position via actuation of the release button.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.