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[ 4 5 ] Da te o f Pa tent:
[ 5 4 ] AUTOMATIC PIS TOL
[ 7 6 ] Inv ento r : G a s to n G l o c k , S ieb enb iir g er S tr a s s e
1 6 - 1 2 , A- 1 2 2 0 V ienna , Au s tr ia
[ 2 1 ] Ap p l . N o . : 2 2 7 , 5 1 4
[ 2 2 ] F il ed: Au g . 2 , 1 9 8 8
Rel a tedUS . Ap p l ic a tio n Da ta ) 7 A V a '
[ 6 3 ] Co ntinu a tio n o f S er . N o . 7 7 3 , 3 5 2 , S ep . 6 , 1 9 8 5 , a b a n
do ned, w h ic h is a c o ntinu a tio n o f S er . N o : 4 5 6 , 0 5 6 ,
? l ed a PCT AT8 2 /0 0 0 1 5 o n Ap r . 2 9 , 1 9 8 2 , p u b l is h ed .
a s WO8 2 /0 3 9 l 0 o n N o v . 1 1 , 1 9 8 2 , Pa t. N o . 4 , 5 3 9 , 8 8 9 .
[ 3 0 ] F o r eig n Ap p l ic a tio n Pr io r ity Da ta
Ap r . 3 0 , 1 9 8 1 [ AT] Au s tr ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 4 4 /8 1
[ 5 1 ] Int. Cl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 4 1 C' 1 9 /1 4
[ 5 2 ] US . Cl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9 /1 4 5 ; 8 9 /1 4 7
[ 5 8 ] F iel d o f S ea r c h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 /6 5 , 6 9 . 0 1 , 6 9 . 0 2 ;
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U. S . PATEN T DOCUMEN TS
3 , 8 5 7 , 3 2 5 1 2 /1 9 7 4 Th o m a s . . . . . . . . . 8 9 /1 4 7
4 , 5 3 9 , 8 8 9 9 /1 9 8 5 G l o c k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 9 / 1 4 7
F OREIG N PATEN T DOCUMEN TS
6 0 5 7 2 9 1 1 /1 9 3 4 - F ed. Rep . o f G er m a ny .
Pr im a r y Ex a m iner - S tep h en C. B entl ey
Atto r ney , Ag ent, o r F ir m - To r en, Mc G ea dy &
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[ 5 7 ] AB S TRACT
A p is to l h a s a f r a m e, a b a r r el s l ida b l e o n th e f r a m e a nd
h a v ing a c a r tr idg e- r ec eiv ing r ea r end, a nd a b r eec h
s l ida b l e o n th e f r a m e a nd eng a g ea b l e o v er th e r ea r end
o f th e b a r r el to f o r m a c a r tr idg e c h a m b er . A s ta nda r d
s l ide c a r r ies th e b a r r el a nd b r eec h . A ? r ing el em ent a nd
a ? r ing p in o p er a tiv el y l ink ed th er eto a r e m o v a b l e o n
th e b r eec h to w a r d a nd a w a y f r o m th e b a r r el b etw een a
r ea r p o s itio n in w h ic h th e ? r ing p in is o u t o f th e c a r
tr idg e c h a m b er a nd a f r o nt p o s itio n w ith th e ? r ing p in
p r o j ec ting f o r w a r d into th e c a r tr idg e c h a m b er f o r ? r ing
a c a r tr idg e in th e c h a m b er w h en th e ? r ing el em ent
m o v es f r o m th e r ea r to th e f r o nt p o s itio n. A r el a tiv el y
s tr o ng ? r ing s p r ing b r a c ed a g a ins t th e ? r ing el em ent
u r g es s a m e into th e f r o nt p o s itio n a nd a r el a tiv el y w ea k
s p r ing b r a c ed a g a ins t th e ? r ing el em ent u r g es s a m e into
th e r ea r p o s itio n. A tr ig g er m o v a b l e o n th e f r a m e b e
tw een a n a c tu a ted a nd a n u na c tu a ted p o s itio n a nd a n
a b u tm ent eng a g ea b l e w ith th e ? r ing el em ent a nd dis
p l a c ea b l e b a c k w a r d o n th e f r a m e a r e l ink ed to g eth er s o
a s to dis p l a c e th e ? r ing el em ent b a c k into th e r ea r p o s i
tio n o n dis p l a c em ent o f th e tr ig g er f r o m th e u na c tu a ted
to th e a c tu a ted p o s itio n a nd to dis p l a c e th e a b u tm ent
o u t o f o p er a tiv e eng a g em ent w ith th e ? r ing el em ent o n
dis p l a c em ent o f th e tr ig g er into th e a c tu a ted p o s itio n
f o r dis p l a c em ent o f th e ? r ing el em ent b y th e s p r ing s
into th e f r o nt p o s itio n.
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AUTOMATIC PIS TOL
CROS S - REF EREN CE TO RELATED
APPLICATION
Th is is a c o ntinu a tio n o f a p p l ic a tio n S er . N o . 7 7 3 , 3 5 2 ,
? l ed S ep t. 6 , 1 9 8 5 , no w a b a ndo ned, w h ic h is in tu r n a
c o ntinu a tio n o f S er . N o . 4 5 6 , 0 5 6 , ? l ed a s PCT
AT8 2 /0 0 0 l 5 o n Ap r . 2 9 , 1 9 8 2 , p u b l is h ed a s
WO8 2 /0 3 9 l 0 o n N o v . 1 1 , 1 9 8 2 , no w US . Pa t. N o . '
. . 4 , , 5 , 3 9 , 2 ~, o n. - . . . V _ . .
Th is a p p l ic a tio n is r el a ted to m y c o p ending a p p l ic a
tio n S er . N o . 4 5 6 , 0 5 6 ? l ed Dec . 3 0 , 1 9 8 2 .
F IELD OF THE IN V EN TION
Th e p r es ent inv entio n r el a tes to a p is to l . Mo r e p a r tic
u l a r l y th is inv entio n c o nc er ns a n a u to m a tic p is to l o f th e
ty p e w h ic h a u to m a tic a l l y ej ec ts th e s p ent c a s ing a nd
c h a m b er s a new c a r tr idg e a f ter ea c h s h o t.
B ACKG ROUN D OF THE IN V EN TION
A s ta nda r d a u to m a tic p is to l h a s a f r a m e p r o v ided
w ith a ? r ing m ec h a nis m a nd c a r r y ing a s l ide c o m p r is ing
th e b a r r el a nd b r eec h b l o c k s l ida b l e o n th e f r a m e. A
r ec o il s p r ing is b r a c ed b etw een th e f r a m e a nd s l ide a nd
th e b r eec h b l o c k is p r o v ided w ith a ? r ing p in o p er a b l e
b y a ? r ing - p in s p r ing o r a h a m m er l o a ded b y a h a m m er
s p r ing . Th e ? r ing m ec h a nis m h a s a n a b u tm ent g u ided
g ener a l l y p a r a l l el to a nd ex tending into th e p a th o f th e
? r ing p in o r th e h a m m er . Th is a b u tm ent is c o nnec ted
v ia a l ink w ith th e tr ig g er s o th a t o n a c tu a tio n o f s a m e
it is m o v a b l e in a dir ec tio n l o a ding th e ? r ing p in o r
h a m m er .
S u c h p is to l s a r e r el a tiv el y c o m p l ic a ted to u s e. To
c h a m b er a c a r tr idg e it is nec es s a r y to p u l l b a c k a nd th en
p u s h f o r w a r d th e s l ide. S im il a r l y w h en th e c a r tr idg e
c l ip is em p ty , th e s l ide m u s t b e p u l l ed b a c k , a new c l ip
ins er ted, th en th e s l ide r el ea s ed a nd m o v ed f o r w a r d to
c h a m b er th e c a r tr idg e. Al l th es e a c tio ns m u s t b e c a r r ied
o u t a g a ins t h ea v y s p r ing f o r c es a nd in o nl y o ne s e
q u enc e, s o th a t s u c h a p is to l c a n o nl y b e entr u s ted to
ex p er ienc ed h a nds .
Th e s h o o ter c a nno t o f ten tel l w h eth er th e p is to l is o n
o r o f f s a f ety , es p ec ia l l y a f ter a p a u s e in s h o o ting . Th u s
it is p o s s ib l e f o r a s h o t to b e a ttem p ted w h il e th e s a f ety
is o n, o r f o r a s h o t to b e l o o s ed ina dv er tentl y b y s o m e
o ne th ink ing it is o n w h en it is no t.
Tr ig g er - ty p e a u to m a tic s h a v e a tr ig g er th a t is c o c k ed
b y th e s l ide w h en a c a r tr idg e is c h a m b er ed. In o r der to
c a r r y th e l o a ded p is to l w ith s a f ety , th e h a m m er m u s t b e
u nc o c k ed. S u b s eq u ent s h o o ting nec es s ita tes m a nu a l l y
c o c k ing th e h a m m er b y m ea ns o f th e tr ig g er . Th is p r o
c edu r e r eq u ir es th a t q u ite s o m e f o r c e b e ex er ted, nec es
s ita ting a l o ng tr ig g er s tr o k e w ith o u t a ny no tic ea b l e
c r itic a l p o int. Th e p is to l is o f f s a f ety a f ter th e s h o t, a nd
s u b s eq u ent s h o ts o nl y r eq u ir e l im ited f o r c e o n a nd a
l im ited s tr o k e o f th e tr ig g er , s o th a t th e da ng er o f a n
u nintentio na l s h o t is g r ea t. F o r s a f ety a g a ins t j a r r ing
a nd dr o p p ing , a p a r tic u l a r l a tc h f o r th e ? r ing p in is
p r o v ided th a t is r el ea s ed o n o p er a tio n o f th e tr ig g er
b ef o r e th e h a m m er s tr ik es th e ? r ing p in.
In a dditio n, p is to l s a r e k no w n w ith a s ep a r a te s a f ety
l ev er w h ic h is a c tu a ted b y th e th r ee ? ng er s s u r r o u nding
th e p is to l g r ip . It is , h o w ev er , dif ? c u l t to m o v e th es e
th r ee ? ng er s indep endentl y o f th e tr ig g er ? ng er s o th a t
m is ta k es in h a ndl ing h a p p en. In a dditio n, w ith s u c h a
p is to l w h enev er it is s o l idl y g r ip p ed it is o f f s a f ety , s o
th a t u nintentio na l - s h o ts c a n b e f ir ed.
Th e k no w n p is to l s h a v e in c o m m o n th a t th e ? r ing
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m ec h a nis m h o l ds Ttl ie ? r ' inw g el er nent, l itl iz ? is f th eh ? r ing '
p in o r th e h a m m er , in its c o c k ed p o s itio n a nd in th is
p o s itio n th e p is to l is o f f s a f ety a nd c o c k ed s o it is s ens i
tiv e to j a r r ing o r dr o p p ing .
Ano th er p r o b l em w ith th e k no w n a u to m a tic p is to l s is
th a t r em o v a l o f th e b a r r el f o r s er v ic ing o f th e g u n is
f a ir l y dif ? c u l t, nec es s ita ting to o l s . In v iew o f th e need
to m a inta in s u c h c o m p l ic a ted m ec h a nis m s c a r ef u l l y ,
s u c h dif ? c u l ty is ex tr em el y dis a dv a nta g eo u s .
Y et a no th er dis a dv a nta g e o f th e k no w n a u to m a tic
p is to l s is th a t a f ter th e l a s t s h o t in a c l ip th e s l ide r etu r ns
f o r w a r d o n th e em p ty c h a m b er . To c h a m b er a new
c a r tr idg e it is nec es s a r y to p u l l b a c k th e s l ide, ins er t th e
new c l ip , th en a dv a nc e th e s l ide. In a s itu a tio n w h er e a
p is to l is u s ed, s u c h ex tr a h a ndl ing is v er y dis a dv a nta
g eo u s .
OB JECTS OF THE IN V EN TION
It is th er ef o r e a n o b j ec t o f th e p r es ent inv entio n to
p r o v ide a n im p r o v ed p is to l .
Ano th er o b j ec t is th e p r o v is io n o f s u c h a n im p r o v ed
p is to l w h ic h o v er c o m es th e a b o v e- g iv en dis a dv a nta g es .
Y et a no th er o b j ec t is to p r o v ide a n ea s y - to - u s e b u t
v er y s a f e a u to m a tic p is to l w h ic h c a n b e p r o du c ed a t
l o w c o s t.
S UMMARY OF THE IN V EN TION
A p is to l a c c o r ding to th e inv entio n h a s a f r a m e, a
b a r r el s l ida b l e o n th e f r a m e a nd h a v ing a c a r tr idg e
r ec eiv ing r ea r end, a nd a b r ea c h b l o c k s l ida b l e o n th e
f r a m e a nd eng a g ea b l e o v er th e r ea r end o f th e b a r r el to
f o r m a c a r tr idg e c h a m b er . A s ta nda r d s l ide c a r r ies th e
b a r r el a nd b r eec h b l o c k . A ? r ing el em ent a nd a ? r ing
p in o p er a tiv el y l ink ed th er eto a r e m o v a b l e o n th e
b r eec h b l o c k to w a r d a nd a w a y f r o m th e b a r r el b etw een
a r ea r p o s itio n in w h ic h th e ? r ing p in is o u t o f th e c a r
tr idg e c h a m b er a nd a f r o nt p o s itio n w ith th e ? r ing p in
p r o j ec ting f o r w a r d into th e c a r tr idg e c h a m b er f o r ? r ing
a c a r tr idg e in th e c h a m b er w h en th e ? r ing el em ent
m o v es f r o m th e r ea r to th e f r o nt p o s itio n. A r el a tiv el y
s tr o ng ? r ing s p r ing b r a c ed a g a ins t th e ? r ing el em ent
u r g es s a m e into th e f r o nt p o s itio n a nd a r el a tiv el y w ea k
s p r ing b r a c ed a g a ins t th e ? r ing el em ent u r g es s a m e into
th e r ea r p o s itio n. A tr ig g er m o v a b l e o n th e f r a m e b e
tw een a n a c tu a ted a nd a n u na c tu a ted p o s itio n a nd a n
a b u tm ent eng a g ea b l e w ith th e ? r ing el em ent a nd dis
p l a c ea b l e b a c k w a r d o n th e f r a m e a r e l ink ed to g eth er s o
a s to dis p l a c e th e ? r ing el em ent b a c k into th e r ea r p o s i
tio n o n dis p l a c em ent o f th e tr ig g er f r o m th e u na c tu a ted
to th e a c tu a ted p o s itio n a nd to dis p l a c e th e a b u tm ent
o u t o f o p er a tiv e eng a g em ent w ith th e ? r ing el em ent o n
dis p l a c em ent o f th e tr ig g er into th e a c tu a ted p o s itio n
f o r dis p l a c em ent o f th e ? r ing el em ent b y th e s p r ing s
into th e f r o nt p o s itio n.
Ac c o r ding to a no th er f ea tu r e o f th is inv entio n, th e
a b u tm ent is eng a g ea b l e w ith th e ? r ing el em ent in a n
inter m edia te p o s itio n th er eo f in th e u na c tu a ted p o s itio n
o f th e tr ig g er a nd th e l ink a g e dis p l a c es th e ? r ing el e
m ent b a c k w a r d f r o m th e inter m edia te p o s itio n into th e
r ea r p o s itio n b y m ea ns o f th e a b u tm ent o n dis p l a c em ent
o f th e tr ig g er f r o m th e u na c tu a ted to th e a c tu a ted p o s i
tio n.
Th u s , th e s ta r ting p o s itio n o f th e a b u tm ent f o r th e
? r ing b o l t o r h a m m er is a t a n inter m edia te l o c a tio n in '
th e tr a v el p a th o f s a m e. In th is m a nner , th e ? r ing m ec h
a nis m c a n b e s u c h th a t th e tr ig g er f o r c e is s u b s ta ntia l l y
l es s th a n w ith th e k no w n p is to l s . Pr ef er a b l y , th e s ta r ting
p o s itio n o f th e ? r ing p in is in a no nc r itic a l r eg io n o f its
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tr a v el p a th o r th a t o f th e h a m m er , in w h ic h r eg io n th e
f o r c e o f th e p a r tia l l y l o a ded ? r ing - p in s p r ing o r h a m m er
s p r ing is ins u f ? c ient to ? r e a s h o t.
Ac c o r ding to th is inv entio n, th e s p r ing m ea ns in
c l u des a r el a tiv el y s tr o ng ? r ing s p r ing b r a c ed a g a ins t
th e ? r ing el em ent a nd u r g ing s a m e into th e f r o nt p o s i
tio n a nd a r el a tiv el y w ea k s p r ing b r a c ed a g a ins t th e
? r ing el em ent a nd u r g ing s a m e into th e b a c k p o s itio n.
Th e tr ig g er o r c o c k ing f o r c e is th e dif f er enc e b etw een
th es e s p r ing f o r c es a nd c a n b e s et a t a h a ir tr ig g er o r a
r el a tiv el y s tif f no v ic e l ev el . In o th er w o r ds , th e p is to l is
a l w a y s u nc o c k ed o r a t l ea s t p a r tia l l y u nc o c k ed. Th e
c o c k ing f o r ea c h s h o t is ef f ec ted b y th e tr ig g er a nd is
a s s is ted b y a s p r ing , s o th a t th e c o nditio n o f th e p is to l is
th e s a m e b ef o r e th e ? r s t s h o t a s it is b ef o r e th e s u b s e
q u ent s h o ts .
Ac c o r ding to a no th er f ea tu r e o f th is inv entio n, th e
? r ing m ea ns inc l u des a g u ide h o l ding th e a b u tm ent in
o p er a tiv e eng a g em ent w ith th e ? r ing el em ent o n dis
p l a c em ent o f th e tr ig g er f r o m th e u na c tu a ted to th e
a c tu a ted p o s itio n. In a dditio n, w h en th e el em ent is in
th e inter m edia te p o s itio n th e a b u tm ent p r ev ents a ny
dis p l a c em ent o f th e ? r ing el em ent r el a tiv e to th e a b u t
m ent. Ac c identa l dis c h a r g e o f th e p is to l th er ef o r e is
im p o s s ib l e.
In a c c o r da nc e w ith a no th er f ea tu r e o f th e inv entio n
th e a b u tm ent is dis p l a c ea b l e l a ter a l l y r el a tiv e to th e
? r ing el em ent b etw een a p o s itio n in th e p a th o f s a m e
a nd eng a g ea b l e th er ew ith a nd a p o s itio n o u t o f th e p a th
a nd u neng a g ea b l e th er ew ith , th e l ink m ea ns dis p l a c ing
th e a b u tm ent into th e o u t- o f - p a th p o s itio n o n dis p l a c e
m ent o f th e tr ig g er into th e a c tu a ted p o s itio n. Th is
m o v em ent o f th e a b u tm ent w h ic h f r ees th e ? r ing el e
m ent - ? r ing p in o r h a m m er - in a dir ec tio n p er p endic
u l a r to o ne in w h ic h th is el em ent m o v es to ? r e th e
c a r tr idg e m ea ns th a t if th e p is to l is j a r r ed, a s f o r ex a m
p l e b y b eing dr o p p ed, it is v ir tu a l l y im p o s s ib l e f o r th e
nec es s a r y f o r c es to b e ex er ted o n th e m ec h a nis m to ? r e
th e p is to l .
Th e a b u tm ent c a n, a c c o r ding to th is inv entio n, b e
r o ta ta b l e b etw een th e in- p a th a nd th e o u t- o f - p a th p o s i
tio ns . Mo r e p a r tic u l a r l y w h en th e ? r ing el em ent is a
l o ng itu dina l l y dis p l a c ea b l e b o l t a nd th e a b u tm ent h a s a
s l eev e c a r r ied th er eo n, th e ? r ing m ea ns inc l u des a to r
s io n s p r ing u r g ing th e a b u tm ent into th e in- p a th p o s i
tio n. Th e a b u tm ent is a n a r m p r o j ec ting f r o m th e s l eev e
a nd th e b r eec h b l o c k is f o r m ed w ith a g u ide h o l ding th e
a b u tm ent in o p er a tiv e eng a g em ent w ith th e ? r ing el e
m ent o n dis p l a c em ent o f th e tr ig g er f r o m th e u na c tu
a ted to th e a c tu a ted p o s itio n. In a dditio n, in s u c h a n
a r r a ng em ent, th e l ink m ea ns inc l u des a tr ig g er s l ide
dis p l a c ea b l e p a r a l l el to a nd tr a ns v er s el y o f th e p a th o f
tr a v el o f th e ? r ing p in a nd h a v ing a s p r ing u r g ing it into
eng a g em ent w ith th e a b u tm ent.
Th e a b u tm ent c a n b e a l ev er h a v ing o ne p iv o ted end
a nd a n o p p o s ite end eng a g ea b l e in th e p a th o f th e ? r ing
el em ent a nd de? ec ta b l e th er eb y o u t o f th e p a th th er eo f
to f r ee th e ? r ing el em ent f o r ? r ing . Mo r e p a r tic u l a r l y ,
w h en th e a b u tm ent is s u c h a l ev er it c a n h a v e o ne end
eng a g ing in th e p a th o f th e ? r ing el em ent a nd a no th er
end f o r m ed w ith a s l o t. Th e f r a m e h a s a p iv o t p in tr a
2 5
3 0
4 5
5 0
v er s ing th e s l o t a nd th e ? r ing m ec h a nis m c o m p r is es a -
s p r ing u r g ing th e o ne end a w a y f r o m th e p iv o t p in.
Onc e a g a in, th e dis p l a c em ent dir ec tio n f o r th e l ink is
tr a ns v er s e o f th e ? r ing p in. Th er ef o r e, th e p is to l is v er y
j a r - r es is ta nt.
In a c c o r da nc e w ith th is inv entio n, th e ? r ing el em ent
c a n a l s o b e a h a m m er p iv o ta l o n th e f r a m e, in w h ic h
6 5
4
c a s e th e ? r ing m ec h a nis m inc l u des a ? r ing p in c a r r y ing
th e ? r ing p in tip a nd eng a g ea b l e w ith th e h a m m er a nd
th e s p r ing m ea ns a nd a b u tm ent a r e eng a g ea b l e w ith th e
h a m m er . Th e a b u tm ent c a n b e a tw o - a r m l ev er b l o c k
ing l y eng a g ea b l e w ith th e h a m m er a nd l a ter a l l y def l ec t
a b l e o u t o f eng a g em ent th er ew ith . It c a n a l s o b e a l o ng i
tu dina l l y s l ida b l e tr ig g er s l ide.
In a p a r tic u l a r l y s im p l e c o ns tr u c tio n a c c o r ding to th is
inv entio n, th e ? r ing el em ent is a ? r ing b o l t c a r r y ing th e
? r ing p in tip a nd a ? r ing - p in no s e a nd th e a b u tm ent is
dir ec tl y eng a g ea b l e w ith th e no s e. F u r th er m o r e, th e
l ink m ea ns inc l u des a tr ig g er s l ide a nd a n inc l ined s u r
f a c e o n th e f r a m e eng a g ea b l e w ith th e tr ig g er s l ide in
th e a c tu a ted p o s itio n o f th e tr ig g er . Th is l ink m ea ns
inc l u des a s p r ing u r g ing th e s l ide into eng a g em ent w ith
th e inc l ined s u r f a c e.
To el im ina te th e p r o b l em o f ? r ing - p in tip b r ea k a g e
w h ic h p l a g u es a u to m a tic p is to l s , th e ? r ing p in tip is
l a nc e- s h a p ed a nd th e b r eec h b l o c k is f o r m ed w ith a n
el o ng a ted th r o u g h g o ing s l o t th r o u g h w h ic h th e l a nc e
s h a p ed p in tip eng a g es . Mo r e p a r tic u l a r l y , th e ? r ing p in
h a s a ? a ttened tr ia ng u l a r tip l y ing in th e p is to l p l a ne, s o
it is v er y s tr o ng in th is dir ec tio n, w h ic h is th e s a m e a s
th e s h el l - ej ec tio n dir ec tio n.
Th e p is to l a c c o r ding to th is inv entio n h a s l a tc h m ea ns
f o r r el ea s a b l y s ec u r ing th e b a r r el to th e f r a m e. Th is
m ea ns inc l u des a p r o j ec tio n o n th e b a r r el m o v a b l e
a l o ng a p a th o n s l iding o f th e b a r r el a nd b r eec h b l o c k o n
th e f r a m e, a f r a m e a b u tm ent o n th e f r a m e a nd no r m a l l y
in th e p a th , a nd m ea ns f o r m o v ing th e f r a m e a b u tm ent
o u t o f eng a g em ent w ith th e b a r r el p r o j ec tio n. Th e
f r a m e a b u tm ent c a n b e a n ec c entr ic p iv o ta l into a nd o u t
o f th e in- p a th p o s itio n, o r c a n b e a s l ide dis p l a c ea b l e
p a r a l l el to th e c l ip h o l e in th e f r a m e. Eith er a r r a ng e
m ent m a k es r em o v a l o f th e s l ide r el a tiv el y ea s y .
In a dditio n, th e p is to l o f th is inv entio n h a s a c l ip
r em o v a b l y eng a g ea b l e w ith th e f r a m e a nd h o l ding a
s u p p l y o f c a r tr idg es dis p l a c ea b l e b y th e b r eec h into th e
c h a m b er , a nd s a f ety m ea ns eng a g ea b l e b etw een th e c l ip
a nd th e l ink m ea ns f o r p er m itting th e a b u tm ent to m o v e
o u t o f eng a g em ent w ith th e ? r ing el em ent o nl y w h en a t
l ea s t o ne c a r tr idg e r em a ins in th e c l ip . To th is end, th e
c l ip h a s a c a r tr idg e f o l l o w er a nd th e s a f ety m ea ns in
c l u des a n el em ent o n th e f r a m e eng a g ea b l e th r o u g h th e
c l ip w ith th e f o l l o w er . Th u s , w h en th e l a s t s h o t is ? r ed,
th e s l ide w il l no t r etu r n f o r w a r d, s o th a t a new c l ip c a n '
b e ins er ted w ith a u to m a tic c h a m b er ing o f th e ? r s t c a r
tr idg e.
Th e p is to l a c c o r ding to th is inv entio n is s et u p s o th a t
th e a b u tm ent c a nno t c a tc h th e ? r ing el em ent a nd r e
c o c k a nd ? r e it w h en th e tr ig g er is h el d b a c k . Ins tea d
th e tr ig g er m u s t b e r el ea s ed b etw een s h o ts to m o v e th e
l ink f o r w a r d into its f o r w a r d p o s itio n w h er e it c a n en
g a g e th e a b u tm ent. In o th er w o r ds , th e a b u tm ent a nd
l ink c a n o nl y eng a g e o ne a no th er w h en th e ? r ing el e
m ent is in th e inter m edia te p o s itio n a nd th e l ink is in th e
tr ig g er - u na c tu a ted p o s itio n.
With th e p is to l o f th is inv entio n, r el ea s ing a nd ? r ing
a r e do ne w ith th e s a m e el em ent. Th u s , th e c o nditio n o f
th e p is to l is th e s a m e b ef o r e th e ? r s t s h o t a s it is b ef o r e
th e s u b s eq u ent s h o ts . Th is is a tta ined w h en th e g u ide
w h ic h es ta b l is h es th e p a th o f th e a b u tm ent du r ing th e
l o a ding m o tio n b l o c k s p r o j ec tio n o f th e a b u tm ent into
th e tr a v el p a th o f th e ? r ing p in o r h a m m er . Th e p is to l is
th er ef o r e' a l w a y s u nc o c k ed o r p a r tia l l y u nc o c k ed.
Ha ndl ing o f th e p is to l a c c o r ding to th e ins ta nt inv en
tio n is th er ef o r e a s s im p l e a s p o s s ib l e. Th e p is to l is r ea dy
a f ter c h a m b er ing o f th e c a r tr idg e in th e b a r r el f o r s h o o t
4 , 8 2 5 , 7 4 4
5
ing a t a ny tim e a nd is no neth el es s c o m p l etel y s a f e f r o m
u nintentio na l s h o ts . S im il a r l y in th is c o nditio n th e p is to l
is f u l l y dr o p - a nd j a r - r es is ta nt. As a r es u l t o f th e u n
c h a ng ing tr ig g er f o r c e, a c c u r a c y is inc r ea s ed. S im p l e
a nd s a f e h a ndl ing o f th e p is to l is ens u r ed ev en f o r th e
u np r a c tic ed u s er .
As a r es u l t o f th e s m a l l nu m b er o f p a r ts a nd th e p o s s i
b l e ? tting o f th e ? r ing m ec h a nis m into a s m a l l s p a c e, th e
f r a m e c a n b e o f o ne p iec e, p r ef er a b l y o f a s y nth etic
r es in, s o th a t th e o v er a l l w eig h t is s u b s ta ntia l l y l es s th a n
th a t o f c o m p a r a b l e k no w n p is to l s . In a dditio n, m a nu f a c
tu r e is s im p l i? ed a nd m a de inex p ens iv e. In f a c t, th e
entir e f r a m e c a n b e a s y nth etic - r es in c a s ting m a de w ith
a s im p l e tw o - p iec e m o l d, a nd th e v a r io u s el em ents l ik e
th e ? r ing el em ent a nd g u ide f o r th e s l ide c a n b e f o r m ed
b y m eta l l ic ins er ts .
DES CRIPTION OF THE DRAWIN G
Th e a b o v e a nd o th er f ea tu r es a nd a dv a nta g es w il l
b ec o m e m o r e r ea dil y a p p a r ent f r o m th e f o l l o w ing , r ef
er enc e b eing m a de to th e a c c o m p a ny ing dr a w ing in
w h ic h :
F IG . 1 is a s ide v iew o f a p is to l a c c o r ding to th e
p r es ent inv entio n;
F IG . 2 is a f r o nt end v iew o f th e p is to l o f F IG . 1 ;
F IG . 3 is a l a r g e- s c a l e l o ng itu dina l s ec tio n th r o u g h a
deta il o f th e p is to l o f F IG . 1 ;
F IG . 4 is a to p v iew o f a deta il o f F IG . 1 ;
F IG . 5 is a l o ng itu dina l s ec tio n th r o u g h th e b r eec h o f
th e p is to l o f F IG . 1 ;
F IG . 6 is a to p v iew o f th e b r eec h o f F IG . 5 ;
F IG . 7 is a s ec tio n ta k en a l o ng l ine V II V II o f F IG .
5 ;
F IG . 8 is a to p v iew o f th e r ea r p o r tio n o f th e ? r ing
m ec h a nis m ; /
F IG . 9 is a l o ng itu dina l s ec tio n th r o u g h th e m ec h a
nis m o f F IG . 8 ;
F IG . 1 0 is a s ec tio n ta k en a l o ng l ine X - X o f F IG . 9 ;
F IG . 1 1 is a s ide v iew o f th e ? r ing m ec h a nis m in th e
u nc o o k ed p o s itio n; _
F IG . 1 2 is a s ide v iew o f th e ? r ing m ec h a nis m in th e
r ea dy - to - f ir e p o s itio n;
F IG . 1 3 is a l o ng itu dina l s ec tio n l ik e F IG . 9 th r o u g h
a s ec o nd em b o dim ent o f th e ? r ing m ec h a nis m , in th e
u nc o c k ed p o s itio n;
F IG . 1 4 is a s ec tio n ta k en a l o ng l ine X IV - X IV o f
F IG . 1 3 ;
F IG . 1 5 is a s ec tio n l ik e F IG . 1 3 b u t in th e c o c k ed
p o s itio n;
F IG . 1 6 is a s ec tio n ta k en a l o ng l ine X V I X V I o f
F IG . 1 5 ;
F IG . 1 7 is a l o ng itu dina l s ec tio n l ik e F IG . 9 th r o u g h
a th ir d em b o dim ent o f th e ? r ing m ec h a nis m , in th e
u nc o o k ed p o s itio n;
F IG . 1 8 is a s ec tio n l ik e F IG . 1 7 b u t in th e c o c k ed
p o s itio n;
F IG . 1 9 is a s ec tio n ta k en a l o ng l ine X IX - X IX o f
F IG . 1 8 ;
F IG . 2 0 is a to p v iew ta k en in th e dir ec tio n o f a r r o w
X X o f F IG . 1 8 ;
F IG . 2 1 is a l a r g e- s c a l e l o ng itu dina l s ec tio n th r o u g h a
deta il o f F IG . 1 ;
F IG . 2 2 is a s ec tio n ta k en a l o ng l ine X X II- X X II o f
F IG . 2 1 ;
F IG . 2 3 is a s ec tio n ta k en a l o ng l ine X X III - X X III
o f F IG . 2 2 ;
F IG . 2 4 is a s ide v iew o f a no th er p is to l a c c o r ding to
th e p r es ent inv entio n;
2 0
2 5
3 5
5 5
6 0
6
F IG . 2 5 is a l a r g e- s c a l e l o ng itu dina l s ec tio n th r o u g h a
deta il o f th e p is to l o f F IG . 2 4 ;
F IG . 2 6 is a to p v iew o f th e deta il o f F IG . 2 5 ;
F IG . 2 7 is a l a r g e- s c a l e l o ng itu dina l s ec tio n th r o u g h
th e ? r ing m ec h a nis m o f th e p is to l o f F IG . 2 4 ;
F IG . 2 8 is a to p v iew o f th e deta il o f F IG . 2 7 , l ine
X X V II- X X V II b eing th e s ec tio n p l a ne f o r F IG . 2 7 ;
F IG . 2 9 is a b o tto m v iew o f th e s l ide o f th e p is to l o f
F IG . 2 4 ;
F IG . 3 0 ( s a m e s h eet a s F IG S . 5 - 1 2 ) is a l o ng itu dina l
s ec tio n th r o u g h a ? r ing - p in a s s em b l y a c c o r ding to th is
inv entio n;
F IG . 3 1 ( s a m e s h eet a s F IG S . 5 - 1 2 ) is a f r o nt end
v iew o f th e a s s em b l y o f F IG . 3 0 ;
F IG . 3 2 is a s ide v iew o f th e c l ip f o r th e p is to l o f F IG .
1 ;
F IG S . 3 3 , 3 4 , a nd 3 5 a r e r es p ec tiv el y b a c k end, p a r
tia l f r o nt, a nd to p v iew s o f th e c l ip o f F IG . 3 2 ;
F IG . 3 6 is a s ide v iew o f y et a no th er ? r ing m ec h a - .
nis m a c c o r ding to th e inv entio n;
F IG . 3 7 is a to p v iew o f th e s tr u c tu r e o f F IG . 3 6 ;
F IG . 3 8 is a v iew in th e dir ec tio n o f a r r o w X X X V III
X X X V III o f a deta il o f F IG . 3 7 ; a nd
F IG . 3 9 is a b o tto m v iew o f a s l ide th a t w o r k s w ith
th e m ec h a nis m o f F IG S . 3 6 3 8 .
S PECIF IC DES CRIPTION
As s een in F IG S . 1 - 1 2 , th e p is to l in g ener a l is c o m
p r is ed o f a f r a m e 1 a nd a s l ide 2 w h ic h is dis p l a c ea b l e o n
th e f r a m e 1 b y m ea ns o f a to ng u e- a nd- g r o o v e g u ide 3 .
Th e b a r r el 4 a nd b r eec h b l o c k 5 a r e m o u nted o n th e
s l ide 2 . Th e b a r r el 4 h a s a b r eec h b l o c k c h a m b er 6 a nd
a do w nw a r dl y p r o j ec ting ex tens io n 7 in w h ic h a r ec es s
8 is f o r m ed f r o m w h ic h a f o r w a r dl y u p w a r dl y inc l ined
g r o o v e 9 ex tends . Th e b a r r el 4 h a s a n u p w a r dl y di
r ec ted p r o j ec tio n 1 0 ex tending into a w indo w 1 1 o f th e
s l ide 2 s o th a t th e b a r r el 4 a nd b r eec h b l o c k 5 a r e l o c k ed
to g eth er f o r j o int m o v em ent a l o ng th e a x is A o f th e
b a r r el 4 . Th e b a r r el 4 p r o j ec ts w ith p l a y th r o u g h a n
o p ening 1 2 a t th e f r o nt end o f th e s l ide 2 s o th a t it is o nl y
h el d in th e r eg io n o f its b r eec h b l o c k c h a m b er 6 .
Th e s l ide 2 h a s a n end w a l l 1 3 w h ic h s er v es a s r es t f o r
a r ec o il s p r ing 1 4 . Th e o th er r es t is f o r m ed b y th e r im 1 5
o f a s l eev e 1 6 th a t is s u r r o u nded w ith p l a y b y th e r ec o il
s p r ing 1 4 . Th e f r o nt end 1 7 o f th e s l eev e 1 6 is r ec eiv ed
w ith p l a y in a b o r e 1 8 o f th e end w a l l 1 3 . Th e s l eev e 1 6
is ? x ed a x ia l l y b y a b r a c k et 1 9 w h ic h h a s a f l a ng e ? tted
in a s l o t o f th e f r a m e 1 .
Al s o m o u nted in th e f r a m e 1 is a n ec c entr ic 2 0 f o r m ed
o f a p a ir o f dis k s 2 1 a nd 2 1 r o ta ta b l e in a b o r e o f th e
f r a m e 1 a nd c o nnec ted to g eth er b y a s tem 2 2 : Th e dis k
2 1 ' p r o j ec ts o u t o f th e f r a m e 1 a nd c a r r ies a s p r ing l ev er
2 3 w h o s e f r ee end 2 4 c a n s na p o v er a p in 2 5 . Wh en th u s
eng a g ed o v er th e p in 2 5 , r o ta tio n o f th e ec c entr ic 2 0 is
im p eded.
Th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 is m o u nted a x ia l l y u nm o v a b l y in
th e s l ide 2 . It o nl y h a s c enter ing s u r f a c es w h ic h c o r r e
s p o nd to c o m p l em enta r y s u r f a c es o f th e b a r r el 4 . As
s een in F IG S . 5 - 7 , a ? r ing p in 2 6 g ener a l l y c enter ed o n
th e b a r r el a x is A is s l ida b l e in th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 a nd
c a r r ies a t its f r o nt end a ? r ing p in tip 2 7 . Th is ? r ing b o l t
2 6 h a s a s ec tio n 2 8 o f s m a l l dia m eter s tr a ddl ed b y a
s p r ing r es t 2 9 a g a ins t w h ic h th e ? r ing - p in s p r ing 3 0 is
b r a c ed a nd w h ic h b ea r s w ith its o th er end a g a ins t a
s h o u l der 3 1 o f a s p r ing tu b e 3 2 w h ic h is do w nw a r dl y
o p en a nd w h ic h ? a tl y a b u ts th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 w ith its
r ea r end. A w ea k r etu r n s p r ing 3 3 m o u nted in th e tu b e
3 2 b ea r s in o ne dir ec tio n a g a ins t th e s h o u l der 3 1 o f th e
4 , 8 2 5 , 7 4 4
7
s p r ing tu b e a nd in th e o th er dir ec tio n o n a no s e 3 4 o f th e
? r ing p in 2 6 , w h ic h no s e 3 4 p r o j ec ts w ith its tip do w n
o u t o f a nd is g u ided in a s l o t 3 5 o f th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 .
Th e no s e 3 4 is f o r m ed w ith a n inc l ined s u r f a c e 3 6 . Th e
p o s itio n o f th e ? r ing b o l t 2 6 is deter m ined b y eng a g e
m ent o f its s ec tio n 3 7 o n th e s p r ing r es t 2 9 .
Ridg es 3 9 a nd 4 0 a r e p r o v ided s p a c ed o ne b eh ind th e
o th er o n th e u nder s ide 3 8 o f th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 s o th a t
a g a p 4 1 is f o r m ed. Th e o u ter ? a nk o f th e r idg e 3 9 a nd
th e inner ? a nk o f th e r idg e 4 0 l ie s u b s ta ntia l l y in a p l a ne.
In a dditio n, th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 h a s a n ex tr a c to r h o o k 4 2 .
B eh ind a m a g a z ine h o l e 4 3 f o r th e c a r tr idg e c l ip 4 4
( s ee F IG . 1 ), th e f r a m e 1 h a s a g u ide 4 5 ? x ed in p l a c e b y
a p in 4 6 a s s een in F IG S . 8 - 1 2 . Th e g u ide 4 5 ex tends to
th e r ea r end w a l l 4 7 o f th e f r a m e 1 a nd is f o r m ed w ith
a b o r e 4 8 w h o s e a x is is p a r a l l el to th e b o l t/b a r r el a x is A.
Th is b o r e 4 8 r ec eiv es a s to p s l eev e 4 9 w h ic h c o nta ins a
s to p s p r ing 5 0 w h ic h is b r a c ed b etw een th e ? o o r o f th e
b o r e 4 8 a nd th e end w a l l 5 1 o f th e s to p s l eev e 4 9 . Th is
s to p s p r ing 5 0 is c o ns ider a b l y w ea k er th a n th e ? r ing
s p r ing 3 0 th a t is o p p o s itel y b r a c ed a g a ins t it a s w il l
b ec o m e a p p a r ent h er einb el o w . A p in 5 2 in th e f l o o r o f
th e b o r e 4 8 a nd a p in 5 3 in th e end w a l l 5 1 o f th e s to p
s l eev e 4 9 g u ide it. Th e s p r ing 5 0 is r ec eiv ed w ith r a dia l
p l a y in th e s l eev e 4 9 . Th e w ir e ends 5 4 a nd 5 5 o f th e
s p r ing 5 0 a r e b ent a x ia l l y a nd a r e r ec eiv ed in l ittl e b o r es
r es p ec tiv el y in th e ? o o r o f th e b o r e 4 8 a nd in th e end
w a l l 5 1 . Th e s to p s p r ing 5 0 is no t o nl y a x ia l l y , b u t a l s o
a ng u l a r l y l o a ded s inc e th e s to p s l eev e 4 9 is is tu r ned a
f ew tim es w h en it is m o u nted to to r s io na l l y o r a ng u l a r l y
l o a d th e s p r ing 5 0 . In th is m a nner , th e s l eev e 4 9 is u r g ed
c l o c k w is e a c c o r ding to a r r o w 5 6 ( F IG . 1 0 ). To p r ev ent
s u c h r o ta tio n it h a s a n a r m 5 7 w h ic h b ea r s a g a ins t th e
u p p er edg e s u r f a c e 5 8 o f th e g u ide 4 5 . Th e g u ide 4 5
f u r th er h a s a s h o u l der 5 9 w h ic h is inter r u p ted b y a s l o t
6 0 . Th e w idth o f th e s l o t 6 0 is s u c h th a t a n a b u tm ent 6 1
o n th e s l eev e 4 9 c a n eng a g e in it.
Th e g u ide 4 5 is p r o v ided w ith a l o ng itu dina l l y o p en
r ec es s 6 2 in w h ic h is s l ida b l e a tr ig g er s l ide 6 4 c o n
nec ted to th e tr ig g er 6 3 . Th is tr ig g er s l ide 6 4 o c c u p ies
o nl y a p o r tio n o f th e r ec es s 6 2 a nd h a s a n a r m 6 5 eng a g
ing u nder nea th th e a r m 5 7 a s s h o w n in F IG . 1 2 . Th e
a r m 6 5 ter m ina tes in a h o o k 6 6 w h ic h c o a c ts w ith a s tep
6 7 o n th e g u ide 4 5 . F u r th er m o r e, th e s l ide 6 4 h a s a c a m
s u r f a c e 6 8 w h ic h ends a t a g u ide edg e 6 9 . Th e s l ide 6 4
is th u s o n o ne s ide g u ided b y th e f l o o r 7 0 o f th e r ec es s
6 2 a nd o n th e o th er s ide w ith th e edg e 6 9 o n th e u nder
s ide 3 8 o f th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 s o th a t it c a n m o v e s u b
s ta ntia l l y o nl y p a r a l l el to th e a x is A o f th e ? r ing p in 2 6 .
It is p r o v ided w ith a b end 7 1 o n w h ic h b ea r s th e l o ng
l eg 7 4 o f a h a ir p in s p r ing 7 3 r ec eiv ed in a n el o ng a ted
c u to u t 7 2 o f th e g u ide 4 5 a nd h a v ing a s h o r t l eg eng a g ed
in a s l o t 7 5 o f th e f r a m e 1 . Th e s p r ing is c o ns tr u c ted
s u c h th a t th e l o ng l eg 7 4 u r g es th e tr ig g er s l ide 6 4 f o r
w a r d a nd th e a r m 6 5 to w a r d th e s p r ing s l eev e 4 9 .
As s een in F IG S . 2 1 - 2 3 , ins ide th e g r ip 7 6 o f th e
f r a m e 1 is f o r m ed w ith a s q u a r e- s ec tio n p a s s a g e tr a ns
v er s e to th e h o l e 4 3 f o r th e c a r tr idg e c l ip 4 4 a nd r ec eiv
ing a s l ide 7 7 h a v ing a do w nw a r dl y o p en b a y o net g u ide
7 8 . N ea r th is s l ide 7 7 th e h o l e 4 3 is f o r m ed w ith a
w edg e- s h a p ed r ec es s 7 9 into w h ic h a b o r e o p ens th a t
r ec eiv es a s p r ing w ir e 8 0 th a t eng a g es w ith its f r ee end
8 1 in th e b a y o net g u ide 7 8 . In a dditio n, th e s l ide 7 7
p r o j ec ts w ith its end 8 2 o u t o f th e g r ip 7 6 s o th a t it c a n
b e s h if ted a g a ins t th e f o r c e o f th e s p r ing 8 0 . It c a r r ies a
w edg e no s e 8 3 w h ic h eng a g es in a g r o o v e o f th e c l ip 4 4 .
F IG S . 5 to 1 1 s h o w th e p is to l u nc o c k ed. In o r der to
c h a m b er th e ? r s t c a r tr idg e 8 4 in th e b a r r el 4 , th e s l ide 2
4 0
5 5
6 0
6 5
8
is s l id b a c k a g a ins t th e f o r c e o f th e r ec o il s p r ing 1 4 . Th e
s tem 2 2 o f th e ec c entr ic 2 0 eng a g es in th e g r o o v e 9 ,
s w ing s th e b a r r el 4 do w n, a nd h o l ds it a g a ins t a x ia l
m o v em ent r el a tiv e to th e s l ide 2 o nc e it r ea c h es th e b a s e
o f th e g r o o v e 9 . Th is a c tio n p u l l s th e p r o j ec tio n 1 0 o f
th e b a r r el 4 o u t o f th e w indo w 1 1 s o th a t th e s l ide 2 w ith
th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 c a n m o v e f u r th er b a c k . Mea nw h il e
th e no s e 3 4 o f th e ? r ing b o l t 2 6 c a r r ies b a c k th e a b u t
m ent 6 1 a s c a n b e u nder s to o d f r o m a c o m p a r is o n o f
F IG S . 7 a nd 1 0 . Th e no s e 3 4 is p r ev ented f r o m r o ta ting
b y th e g r o o v e 3 5 , a s is th e a b u tm ent 6 1 w h ic h l ies o n th e
f r o nt p a r t o f th e s h o u l der 5 9 . Onc e th e a b u tm ent 6 1 a nd
th e s to p s l eev e 4 9 h a v e m o v ed b a c k s u f ? c ientl y , w h il e
u nl o a ding th e s to p s p r ing 5 0 , th e a b u tm ent 6 1 c a n m o v e
a ng u l a r l y into th e s l o t 6 0 . Th u s , th e c a m s u r f a c e 3 6 o f
th e no s e 3 4 p u s h es th e a b u tm ent 6 1 a g a ins t th e to r s io na l
f o r c e o f th e s to p s p r ing 5 0 into th e s l o t 6 0 s o th a t th is
no s e 3 4 c a n m o v e b a c k p a s t th e a b u tm ent 6 1 . As s o o n a s
th e no s e 3 4 p a s s es th e a b u tm ent 6 1 , it is tu r ned b y th e
s p r ing 5 0 b a c k into th e p o s itio n o f F IG . 1 0 . Th e s l eev e
4 9 eng a g es w ith its end w a l l 5 1 a g a ins t th e r ea r end w a l l
4 7 o f th e f r a m e 1 a nd is s o l idl y p o s itio ned h er e b y th e
a x ia l l y ef f ec tiv e f o r c e o f th e s to p s p r ing 5 0 .
Wh en th e s l ide 2 is r etu r ned s o m ew h a t f o r w a r d, th e
no s e 3 4 o f th e ? r ing p in 2 6 eng a g es f o r w a r d a g a ins t th e
a b u tm ent 6 1 . Th e f o r c e o f th e ? r ing - p in s p r ing 3 0 o v er
c o m es th a t o f th e s to p s p r ing 5 0 s o th a t th e no s e 3 4
s l ides th e a b u tm ent 6 1 a nd th e s l eev e 4 9 f o r w a r d u ntil
th e end o f s a m e eng a g es th e f l o o r o f th e b o r e 4 8 in th e
g u ide 4 5 . F u r th er a dv a nc e o f th e s l ide 2 is im p eded a s
th e a b u tm ent 6 1 h o l ds th e no s e 3 4 a nd th e ? r ing p in 2 6 ,
th er eb y p a r tia l l y tens io ning th e ? r ing - p in s p r ing 3 0 .
S im u l ta neo u s l y , th e b r eec h b l o c k 6 is c l o s ed b y th e
b r eec h b l o c k 5 a nd m o v ed f o r w a r d w ith th e b a r r el 4 .
Th is l if ts th e r ea r p o r tio n o f th e b a r r el 4 f r o m th e s tem
2 2 s o th e p r o j ec tio n 1 0 eng a g es a g a in in th e w indo w 1 1
o f th e s l ide 2 a nd th e b a r r el 4 a nd b r eec h b l o c k 5 a r e
l o c k ed to g eth er . Du r ing th is a c tio n, a s is k no w n, th e
ex tr a c to r ? ng er 4 2 eng a g es th e l ip o f th e c a s ing o f a
s h el l in th e c h a m b er 6 , p u l l s it a x ia l l y b a c k w a r d th er e
f r o m , a nd ? ip s th is s p ent c a s ing o u t th e w indo w 2 0 a s
s a m e c o m es l ev el w ith th e ex tr a c ted c a s ing .
Pu l l ing th e tr ig g er 6 3 m o v es th e tr ig g er s l ide 6 4 b a c k
s o th e c a m s u r f a c e 6 8 eng a g es u nder th e a r m 5 7 a nd
u r g es it u p . S inc e th e a b u tm ent 6 1 l ies o n th e f r o nt
s h o u l der 5 9 , f u r th er m o v em ent o f th e tr ig g er 6 3 m o v es
th e a r m 5 7 , th e s l eev e 4 9 , th e a b u tm ent 6 1 a nd th e ? r ing
p in no s e 3 4 entr a ined th er eb y b a c k w h il e u nl o a ding th e
s to p s p r ing 5 0 a nd l o a ding th e ? r ing - p in s p r ing 3 0 .
Th u s , it is o nl y nec es s a r y to b r ing a f o r c e to b ea r o n th e
tr ig g er 6 3 eq u a l to th e dif f er enc e b etw een th e f o r c es o f
th e s p r ing s 3 0 a nd 5 0 to m o v e th es e el em ents o f th e
m ec h a nis m . B y c h o o s ing a p p r o p r ia te s p r ing f o r c es , th e
p r es s u r e f o r th e tr ig g er 6 3 c a n b e s et a t a ny des ir ed
l ev el .
As s o o n a s th e a b u tm ent 6 1 r ea c h es th e s l o t 6 0 , th e
c a m s u r f a c e 6 8 o f th e tr ig g er s l ide 6 4 r a is es th e a r m 5 7
a nd s w ing s th e a b u tm ent 6 1 into th is s l o t 6 0 . Th is f r ees
th e no s e 3 4 a nd th e ? r ing p in 2 6 is p r o p el l ed f o r w a r d b y
th e f o r c e o f th e s p r ing 3 0 , o v er c o m ing th e s p r ing f o r c e
o f th e w ea k r etu r n s p r ing 3 3 . Th e ? r ing p in tip 2 7 s tr ik es
a s a r es u l t o f th e k inetic ener g y o f th e ? r ing tip 2 6 w ith
th e nec es s a r y f o r c e o n th e p r im er o f th e c a r tr idg e, ex
p l o ding it. As s o o n a s th e s h o t h a s l ef t th e b a r r el 4 , th e
p o w der g a s es dr iv e th e s l ide 2 in th e a b o v e- des c r ib ed
m a nner b a c k , w ith th e r a il 3 9 o n th e u nder s ide 3 8 o f th e
b r eec h b l o c k 5 eng a g ing th e g u ide edg e 6 9 o f th e tr ig g er
4 , 8 2 5 , 7 4 4
s l ide 6 4 a nd m o v ing it o u tw a r d a g a ins t th e f o r c e o f th e
h a ir p in s p r ing 7 3 .
Mea nw h il e th e a r m 5 7 dis eng a g es th e c a m s u r f a c e 6 8
a nd r etu r ns w ith th e a b u tm ent 6 1 , w h ic h m o v es o u t o f
th e s l o t 6 0 u nder th e f o r c e o f its s to p s p r ing 5 0 , into th e
s ta r ting p o s itio n in w h ic h th e a r m 5 7 l ies o n th e s u r f a c e
5 8 o f th e g u ide 4 5 . If th e s l ide 2 is m o v ed b y th e r ec o il
s p r ing 1 4 f o r w a r d a g a in, th e no s e 3 4 entr a ins th e a b u t
m ent 6 1 u ntil th e s l eev e 4 9 eng a g es w ith its end s u r f a c e
o n th e b a s e o f th e b o r e 4 8 . F u r th er a dv a nc e o f th e s l ide
p a r tia l l y c o m p r es s es th e ? r ing - p in s p r ing 3 0 a g a in.
S inc e th e tr ig g er s l ide 6 4 do es no t y et eng a g e th e a r m
5 7 , it is p r ev ented f r o m s h o o ting a u to m a tic a l l y w h en
th e tr ig g er 6 3 r em a ins dep r es s ed. Onl y w h en th e tr ig g er
6 3 is r el ea s ed do es th e g u ide edg e 6 9 s l ide a l o ng th e r a il
4 0 f o r w a r d to b e p r es s ed b y th e s p r ing 7 3 into th e g a p
4 1 b etw een th e r idg es 3 9 a nd 4 0 s o th e a r m 6 5 o f th e
tr ig g er s l ide 6 4 eng a g es u nder th e a r m 5 7 . S im u l ta
neo u s l y , th e r etu r n s p r ing 3 3 s l ides th e ? r ing p in 2 6 u ntil
it l ies w ith its f r o nt s ec tio n 3 7 o n th e s p r ing r es t 2 9 ,
w h er eu p o n th e ? r ing p in tip 2 7 is w ith dr a w n into th e
b r eec h b l o c k 5 . N o w th e p is to l is a g a in r ea dy to ? r e.
If th e s p r ing a r m 2 3 is p u l l ed o u t o f th e c a tc h 2 5 it c a n
r o ta te th e ec c entr ic 2 0 th r o u g h 1 8 0 " . Th e s tem 2 2 dis en
g a g es th e b a r r el 4 a nd th e entir e s l ide 2 c a n b e p u l l ed o f f
to w a r d th e f r o nt. Th e r ec o il s p r ing 1 4 m ea nw h il e r e
m a ins c o m p r es s ed s inc e th e s h o u l der 1 5 o f th e s l eev e 1 6
b ea r s o n th e p r o j ec tio n 7 o f th e b a r r el 4 . Th e s l ide 2 c a n
th er ef o r e b e s h if ted w ith o u t ex er ting s u b s ta ntia l f o r c e.
F IG S . 1 3 to 1 6 s h o w a f u r th er em b o dim ent o f th e
? r ing m ec h a nis m a c c o r ding to th is inv entio n. Oth er
w is e th e p is to l is identic a l to th a t s h o w n in F IG S . 1 to
1 2 w ith identic a l r ef er enc e nu m er a l s r ef er r ing to identi
c a l s tr u c tu r e.
A no s e 1 0 1 f o r m ed u nita r il y w ith th e ? r ing p in 2 6
p r o j ec ts do w n a nd to w a r d th e f r o nt f r o m th e b r eec h 5 .
Th is ? r ing p in _ 2 6 is m o u nted in th e b r eec h b l o c k 5
w h ic h is ? tted j o intl y w ith th e b a r r el 4 in th e s l ide 2 .
Eng a g ed in th e p a th o f th e no s e 1 0 1 is th e a b u tm ent end
1 0 2 o f a l ev er 1 0 3 w h ic h is f o r m ed o n its o th er end w ith
a s l o t 1 0 4 th a t is tr a v er s ed b y a p iv o t p in 1 0 5 , th e l ev er
1 0 3 th er ef o r e b eing l im itedl y dis p l a c ea b l e tr a ns v er s e to
th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 in th e f r a m e 1 . A s p r ing 1 0 6 ? x ed in
th e f r a m e 1 p r es s es w ith its f r ee end a g a ins t th e p iv o ted
end o f th e l ev er 1 0 3 s o th a t th e o u ter end o f th e s l o t 1 0 4
b ea r s o n th e p iv o t p in 1 0 5 , th a t is s o th a t th e l ev er 1 0 3
is m o v ed u p o n th e p in 1 0 5 to w a r ds th e s l ide 2 . A h a ir
p in s p r ing 1 0 7 c a r r ied o n th e p in 1 0 5 h a s a s h o r t l eg 1 0 8
a nc h o r ed in th e f r a m e 1 a nd a l o ng l eg 1 0 9 b ea r ing o n a
p in 1 1 0 w h ic h is ? x ed o n th e l ev er 1 0 3 . Th is s p r ing 1 0 7
th er ef o r e u r g es th e l ev er c l o c k w is e to w a r d a p o s itio n
l y ing o n a s to p 1 1 1 in th e f r a m e 1 ( F IG . 1 5 ).
Th e l ev er 1 0 3 h a s a s h o u l der 1 1 2 w h ic h c o a c ts w ith a
s h o u l der 1 1 3 o f th e f r a m e 1 . Th e s h o u l der 1 1 3 is s o l o ng
th a t it o nl y m o v es c l ea r o f th e s h o u l der 1 1 2 w h en th e
l ev er 1 0 3 is in its r ea r end p o s itio n, ( F IG . 1 5 ) l y ing
a g a ins t th e s to p 1 1 1 . B ef o r e r ea c h ing th is end p o s itio n
th e s h o u l der s 1 1 2 a nd 1 1 3 p r ev ent a s h if ting o f th e l ev er
1 0 3 a g a ins t th e f o r c e o f th e s p r ing 1 0 6 a nd a s im u l ta
neo u s s l iding o f th e s l o t 1 0 4 a l o ng th e p in 1 0 5 .
Th e p in 1 1 0 o f th e l ev er 1 0 3 is eng a g ed b y a n edg e
1 1 4 o f th e tr ig g er s l ide 1 1 5 w h ic h p a s s es th r o u g h a h o l e
1 1 7 io n th e f r a m e 1 . It ex tends w ith its a r m 1 1 8 b ey o nd
th e p in 1 1 0 a nd its end s u r f a c e 1 1 9 c o a c ts w ith a no th er
s u r f a c e 1 2 0 f o r m ed b y a b ent- o v er end o f a l ea f s p r ing
1 2 1 th a t is ? x ed in th e f r a m e 1 . Ab o v e th e s u r f a c e 1 2 0 ,
th e l ea f s p r ing 1 2 1 is p r o v ided w ith a c o ntr o l edg e 1 2 2
w h ic h c o a c ts w ith a r idg e 1 2 3 o n th e u nder s ide o f th e
2 0
2 5
3 0
3 5
4 0
4 5
5 0
5 5
6 0
6 5
1 0
b r eec h b l o c k 5 . Th e end s u r f a c e 1 2 4 o f th e r idg e 1 2 3 is
inc l u ded a s s een in F IG . 1 6 .
In th e u nc o c k ed p o s itio n o f th e p is to l th e l ev er 1 0 3 is
u r g ed b y th e s p r ing 1 0 7 a g a ins t th e s to p 1 1 1 . If th e s l ide
2 is s h if ted b a c k in o r der to c h a m b er th e ? r s t c a r tr idg e
f r o m th e c l ip , th e no s e 1 0 1 s l ides o v er th e end s u r f a c e
1 2 5 o f th e l ev er 1 0 3 a nd m o v es it do w n a g a ins t th e f o r c e
o f th e s p r ing 1 0 6 . As a r es u l t, th e l ev er 1 0 3 c a n b e
p a s s ed b y th e no s e 1 0 1 . F o r w a r d s h if ting o f th e s l ide 2
c a u s es th is ? r ing - p in no s e 1 0 1 to a g a in entr a in th e l ev er
1 0 3 w h o s e end 1 0 2 ex tends into its p a th u ntil th e l ev er
1 0 3 eng a g es a g a ins t a s to p 1 2 6 , a s s u m ing th e p o s itio n, o f
F IG . 1 3 . In th is p o s itio n th e no s e 1 0 1 a nd th e ? r ing p in
2 6 a r e p r ev ented f r o m m o v ing f o r w a r d a ny f u r th er .
F u r th er f o r w a r d s l iding o f th e s l ide 2 c o m p r es s es th e
? r ing - p in s p r ing 3 0 p a r tia l l y . Th e p is to l is r ea dy to
s h o o t in th is c o nditio n.
Wh en th e tr ig g er s l ide 1 1 5 is p u s h ed b a c k b y th e
tr ig g er , it s l ides o n th e s u r f a c e 1 1 6 o f th e f r a m e 1 a nd its
edg e 1 1 4 p u s h es th e p in 1 1 0 , th e l ev er 1 0 3 , a nd th e no s e
1 0 1 b a c k a l s o . Th is f u l l y l o a ds th e ? r ing - p in s p r ing 3 0 .
Wh en th e l ev er 1 0 3 r ea c h es its r ea r end p o s itio n a nd
eng a g es th e a b u tm ent 1 1 1 , th e end s u r f a c e 1 1 9 o f th e
tr ig g er s l ide 1 1 5 eng a g es th e s u r f a c e 1 2 0 a nd m o v es th e
tr ig g er s l ide 1 1 5 do w n a g a ins t th e f o r c e o f th e s p r ing
1 0 6 s o th a t it m o v es a w a y f r o m th e s u r f a c e 1 1 6 , a nd th e
p in 1 1 0 a s w el l a s th e l ev er 1 0 3 m o v e do w n. Th is m o v es
th e f r ee l ev er end 1 0 2 o u t o f th e p a th o f th e no s e 1 0 1 ,
f r eeing it, s o th a t th e ? r ing p in 2 6 is p r o p el l ed f o r w a r d
u nder th e f o r c e o f th e f u l l y c o m p r es s ed ? r ing - p in s p r ing
3 0 a nd ? r es th e c a r tr idg e.
Wh en th e s l ide 2 is th en dr iv en b a c k b y g a s es f r o m
th e s h o t, th e inc l ined s u r f a c e 1 2 4 o f th e r idg e 1 2 3 o n th e
b r eec h b l o c k 5 p u s h es th e l ea f s p r ing o u t ( F IG . 1 4 ). Th e
c o ntr o l edg e 1 2 2 o f th e s p r ing 1 2 1 th u s l ies a g a ins t th e
r idg e 1 2 3 u ntil th e s l ide 2 r etu r ns to its f u l l - f o r w a r d
p o s itio n. De? ec tio n o f th e s p r ing 1 2 1 m a k es th e s u r f a c e
1 2 0 s l ide o f f th e end s u r f a c e 1 1 9 o f th e tr ig g er s l ide 1 1 5
a nd th e s p r ing 1 0 6 l if ts th e l ev er 1 0 3 a nd w ith it th e a r m
1 1 8 o f th e tr ig g er s l ide 1 1 5 . Th e r idg e 1 2 3 f r ees th e
c o ntr o l edg e 1 2 2 w h en th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 m o v es into
th e f u l l - f o r w a r d p o s itio n, b u t th e s p r ing 1 2 1 c a nno t
r etu r n to its o r ig ina l p o s itio n b ec a u s e th e a r m 1 1 8 l ies a t
th e s a m e l ev el a s th e b end w h er e th e s u r f a c e 1 2 0 is .
Onl y w h en th e tr ig g er is r el ea s ed a nd th e tr ig g er s l ide
1 1 5 s l ides f o r w a r d is th e l ea f s p r ing 1 2 1 r el ea s ed a nd
ta k es its il l u s tr a ted r es t p o s itio n. Th e tr ig g er s l ide 1 1 5
need no t b e in its f u l l - f o r w a r d p o s itio n s h o w n in F IG .
1 3 f o r th e p is to l to b e r ea dy to ? r e; th e s u r f a c es 1 1 9 a nd
1 2 0 need m er el y b e s ep a r a ted. Th is em b o dim ent o f th e
? r ing m ec h a nis m a l l o w s r a p id ? r e in th a t a s h o t f o l l o w
ing a no th er s h o t c a n b e m a de w ith o u t c o m p l ete r el ea s e
a nd dep r es s io n o f th e tr ig g er . N o neth el es s , s o m e f o r
w a r d r etu r n o f th e tr ig g er is es s entia l f o r a s ec o nd s h o t
s o th e p is to l do es no t ? r e a u to m a tic a l l y .
In th is a r r a ng em ent a l s o th e m ec h a nis m c a n b e
m o u nted in a b l o c k , s u c h a s th e g u ide 4 5 , in th e f r a m e 1 .
Ins tea d o f a s l iding o f th e l ev el 1 0 3 in its l o ng itu dina l
dir ec tio n, th e l ev er c a n a l s o b e m o v ed l a ter a l l y o u t o f
th e p a th o f th e ? r ing - p in no s e 1 0 1 . S u c h a n a r r a ng em ent
is no t il l u s tr a ted, b ec a u s e it is b a s ic a l l y a c o m b ina tio n o f
th e tw o des c r ib ed em b o dim ents .
F IG S . 1 7 to 2 0 s h o w a p a r t o f a p is to l th a t is p r o v ided
w ith a h a m m er 1 3 1 th a t o n s h o o ting is p iv o ted b y th e
f o r c e o f a s p r ing 1 3 5 o n a p iv o t p in 1 3 2 a nd eng a g es a
? r ing p in 2 6 w h ic h ? r es th e c a r tr idg e. Ev en in th is ty p e
o f p is to l it is p o s s ib l e to u s e th e p r inc ip l es o f th e ins ta nt
inv entio n.
4 , 8 2 5 , 7 4 4
1 1
Th e h a m m er 1 3 1 is p iv o ta l in th e f r a m e 1 a b o u t a
p iv o t p in 1 3 2 a nd th e r o d 1 3 3 is p iv o ted o n th e h a m m er
1 3 1 . Th is r o d 1 3 3 is a r r a ng ed in a c u to u t 1 3 4 o f th e
f r a m e 1 a nd is b r a c ed a g a ins t th e h a m m er c o m p r es s io n
s p r ing 1 3 5 . Th e h a m m er 1 3 1 h a s a l a ter a l s h o u l der 1 3 6
o n w h ic h a tw o - a r m l ev er 1 3 7 eng a g es w ith its o ne a r m
1 3 8 . Its o th er a r m 1 3 9 is b r a c ed a g a ins t a n a b u tm ent
s p r ing 1 4 0 w h ic h is r ec eiv ed in a b o r e o f th e f r a m e 1 .
Th e tw o - a r m l ev er 1 3 7 h a s in its c enter b etw een its tw o
a r m s a s l o t 1 4 1 th a t is tr a v er s ed b y a p iv o t p in 1 4 2 a nd
a b o u t w h ic h th e l ev er 1 3 7 is p iv o ta l . F u r th er m o r e, th e
l ev el 1 3 7 is p r o v ided w ith a l a ter a l p r o j ec tio n 1 4 3 w h ic h
f o r m s a s h o u l der 1 4 4 th a t f a c es a s h o u l der 1 4 5 o f th e
f r a m e 1 . Th e tr ig g er s l ide 1 4 6 eng a g es w ith a s h o u l der
1 4 7 o n th e p r o j ec tio n 1 4 3 a nd ex tends th r o u g h a n o p en
ing 1 4 8 in th e f r a m e 1 . Its f r ee end is p r o v ided w ith a n
inc l ined s u r f a c e 1 4 9 th a t c o a c ts w ith a s u r f a c e 1 5 0
f o r m ed b y th e b end o f a l ea f s p r ing 1 5 1 w h o s e end
s u r f a c e 1 5 2 a c ts a s a c o ntr o l edg e th a t c o a c ts w ith a
r idg e 1 5 3 o f th e b r eec h 5 . Th e l ea f s p r ing 1 5 1 is a n
c h o r ed w ith its l o w er end in th e f r a m e 1 . In a dditio n a
s to p 1 5 4 is f o r m ed in th e f r a m e 1 to l im it th e f o r w a r d
p iv o t m o tio n o f th e l ev er 1 3 7 .
F IG . 1 7 s h o w s th e ? r ing m ec h a nis m in th e u nc o o k ed
c o nditio n. To c o c k it th e tr ig g er s l ide 1 4 6 is m o v ed b a c k
b y m ea ns o f th e tr ig g er s o th a t it p iv o ts th e p r o j ec tio n
1 4 3 o f th e l ev er 1 3 7 b a c k b y m ea ns o f th e s h o u l der 1 4 7 .
Th e f r ee end o f th e l ev er 1 3 7 s er v ing a s s to p l ies m ea n
w h il e o n th e s tep 1 3 6 o f th e h a m m er 1 3 1 a nd p iv o ts it
c l o c k w is e a g a ins t f o r c e o f th e h a m m er s p r ing 1 3 5 . As
s o o n a s th e inc l ined s u r f a c e 1 4 9 o f th e tr ig g er s l ide 1 4 6
r ea c h es th e s u r f a c e 1 5 0 ( F IG . 1 8 ) th e tr ig g er s l ide 1 4 6
s w ing s do w n, w h er eu p o n th e l ev er 1 3 7 is s h if ted do w n
a g a ins t th e f o r c e o f th e a b u tm ent s p r ing 1 4 0 in th e s l o t
1 4 1 a nd its a b u tm ent end f r ees th e s h o u l der 1 3 6 o f th e
h a m m er . Th e h a m m er is s na p p ed f o r w a r d b y th e h a m
m er s p r ing 1 3 4 to s tr ik e th e p r o tr u ding r ea r end 1 5 6 o f
th e ? r ing p in 2 6 , w h ic h in tu r n is p r o p el l ed f o r w a r d to
? r e th e c a r tr idg e.
Af ter th e s h o t th e g a s es dr iv e th e s l ide 2 w ith th e
b r eec h b l o c k 5 b a c k s o th a t th e inc l ined end f a c e o f th e
r idg e 1 5 3 r u ns a g a ins t th e c o ntr o l s u r f a c e 1 5 2 o f th e l ea f
s p r ing 1 5 1 to p iv o t s a m e o u tw a r d ( F IG . 1 9 ). As a r es u l t
th e s u r f a c es 1 4 9 a nd 1 5 0 dis eng a g e ea c h o th er a nd th e
s to p s p r ing 1 4 0 s l ides th e l ev er 1 3 7 to g eth er w ith th e
tr ig g er s l ide 1 4 6 u p s o th a t th e end o f s a m e c o m es to l ie
nex t to th e b end o f th e s p r ing 1 5 1 . S im u l ta neo u s l y a s th e
s l ide r ev er s es dir ec tio n a nd f o l l o w s th e b r eec h b l o c k 5
a r ea r edg e 1 5 5 o f th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 eng a g es th e h a m
m er 1 3 1 a nd p iv o ts it b a c k c o u nter c l o c k w is e a g a ins t th e
f o r c e o f its s p r ing 1 3 5 . Th e h a m m er 1 3 1 entr a ins w ith its
s h o u l der 1 3 6 th e a b u tm ent end 1 3 8 o f th e l ev er 1 3 7 u ntil
th is l ies o n th e s to p 1 5 4 . In th is p o s itio n th e h a m m er 1 3 1
is a s u f f ic ientl y s a f e dis ta nc e b eh ind th e r ea r end 1 5 6 o f
th e ? r ing p in 2 6 . As s o o n a s th e tr ig g er is r el ea s ed, th e
tr ig g er s l ide 1 4 6 m o v es f o r w a r d s o th a t th e ? r ing m ec h
a nis m a g a in a s s u m es th e p o s itio n o f F IG . 1 7 . Th u s th e
p is to l c a nno t m a k e a u to m a tic ? r e, th a t is a s ep a r a te
a c tu a tio n o f th e tr ig g er is need f o r ea c h s h o t.
F IG . 2 4 s h o w s a p is to l in s ide v iew in w h ic h dis a s
s em b l y is ef f ec ted b y a s l ide c a tc h 2 0 2 w h ic h ta k es th e
p l a c e o f th e ec c entr ic 2 0 o f F IG . 1 . Th e f r a m e 1 h a s a
s l o t 2 0 1 in w h ic h th e c a tc h 2 0 2 is s h if ta b l e a nd u r g ed
u p w a r d b y a l ea f s p r ing 2 0 3 h a v ing h a s a s h o r t a r m 2 0 4
? tted into th e f r a m e 1 a nd a l o ng a r m 2 0 5 eng a g ed in a
g r o o v e 2 0 6 o f th e c a tc h 2 0 2 . S inc e th is s p r ing a r m 2 0 5
is a r r a ng ed in a s l o t in th e f r a m e 1 , th e c a tc h 2 0 2 is a l s o
4 5
5 5
1 2
p r ev ented f r o m m o v ing l o ng itu dina l l y o f its el f , th a t is
tr a ns v er s el y o f th e c entr a l p l a ne o f th e p is to l .
Th e c a tc h 2 0 2 is f o r m ed in its c entr a l r eg io n nea r th e
u p p er edg e w ith a g r o o v e 2 0 8 in w h ic h a r idg e 2 0 9 o f
th e p r o j ec tio n 7 o f th e b a r r el 4 c a n eng a g e. Th is p r o j ec
tio n 7 in tu r n h a s a n inc l ined g r o o v e 9 w h ic h c o a c ts
w ith a s tr u t 2 1 0 o f a n a nc h o r p iec e 2 1 1 ? tted into th e
f r a m e 1 a nd s ec u r ed th er ein b y a p in 2 1 2 w h ic h a l s o
s er v es a s p iv o t f o r th e tr ig g er 6 3 .
Th e g r o o v e 2 0 7 , th e g r o o v e r ec eiv ing th e s p r ing a r m
2 0 4 , th e s l o t 2 0 1 , a nd th e r ec es s f o r h o l ding th e s u p p o r t
p iec e 2 1 1 a r e inc l ined to th e b a r r el a x is A a nd p r ef er a
b l y a r e p a r a l l el to th e h o l e 4 3 f o r th e c a r tr idg e c l ip 4 4 s o
th a t s h a p ing o f th e c o r e f o r th e m a nu f a c tu r e o f th es e
g r o o v es a nd r ec es s es c a n b e q u ite ea s y . It is th er ef o r e
p o s s ib l e to m a k e th e f r a m e 1 in o ne p iec e o f a s y nth etic
r es in in a m o l d w h o s e h a l v es a r e s ep a r a ted in a dir ec tio n
p a r a l l el to th e o b l iq u e h o l e 4 3 a nd th e p a r a l l el g r o o v es
m entio ned a b o v e.
Th e f o u nda tio n o f th e s tr u t 2 1 0 c o r r es p o nds to th a t o f
th e s tem 2 2 o f th e ec c entr ic 2 0 o f F IG S . 1 to 4 . In o r der
to p u l l th e s l ide 2 w ith th e b a r r el 4 a nd r ec o il s p r ing 1 4
o f f th e f r o nt o f th e f r a m e 1 , th e s l ide 2 m u s t b e p u l l ed
b a c k a l ittl e s o th a t th e r idg e 2 0 9 o f th e p r o j ec tio n 7
m o v es o u t o f th e g r o o v e 2 0 8 o f th e c a tc h 2 0 2 . Th en th e
s l ide 2 is m o v ed do w n a g a ins t th e f o r c e o f th e s p r ing
2 0 3 s o a s to f r ee th e b a r r el 4 a nd s l ide 2 f r o m th e c a tc h
2 0 2 f o r u nim p eded f o r w a r d m o v em ent o n th e f r a m e 1 .
On r ep l a c ing th e s l ide 2 o n th e f r a m e 1 a w edg e s u r f a c e
2 1 3 r u ns o v er th e u p p er edg e o f th e c a tc h 2 0 2 a nd
p u s h es it do w n a g a ins t th e f o r c e o f th e s p r ing 2 0 3 . Onc e
th e p r o j ec tio n 7 h a s p a s s ed th e c a tc h 2 0 2 , th e r idg e 2 0 9
is m o v ed b y th e s p r ing 2 0 3 u p a nd l a tc h es in th e g r o o v e
2 0 8 o f th e c a tc h 2 0 2 , w h er eu p o n m u tu a l to ng u e~a nd
g r o o v e l o c k ing is ens u r ed.
Th is ty p e o f b a r r el l o c k ing c a n a l s o b e u s ed in o th er
ty p es o f p is to l s .
F IG S . 2 7 to 2 9 s h o w a no th er tr ig g er m ec h a nis m
w h ic h is v er y s im p l e. A b l o c k 2 2 1 is ? tted in th e f r a m e
1 a nd is h el d in p l a c e th er ein b y a p in 2 2 2 . It h a s in th e
r eg io n o f th e l o ng itu dina l c entr a l p l a ne o f th e p is to l a
c a v ity 2 2 3 in w h ic h a b ent a r m 2 2 4 o f th e tr ig g er s l ide
2 2 5 eng a g es . S tr etc h ed b etw een a l o w er end 2 2 6 o f th e
tr ig g er s l ide 2 2 5 a nd th e r ea r w a l l 2 2 7 o f th e c a v ity 2 2 3
is a tens io n s p r ing 2 2 8 w h ic h p u l l s th e tr ig g er s l ide 2 2 5
u p a nd b a c k .
Th e a r m 2 2 4 o f th e tr ig g er s l ide 2 2 5 is c o nnec ted b y
a w eb 2 2 9 w ith a p l a te- l ik e end 2 3 0 o f th e tr ig g er s l ide
2 2 5 . Th is w eb 2 2 9 h a s a b a c k w a r dl y p r o j ec ting p a r t 2 3 1
th a t f o r m s a n a b u tm ent f o r th e ? r ing p in 2 6 . Th e p l a te
2 3 0 is f o r m ed w ith a p o l y g o na l r ec es s 2 3 2 w h ic h is
tr a v er s ed b y a p r o j ec tio n 2 3 3 o f th e b l o c k 2 2 1 . N ea r th is
p r o j ec tio n 2 2 3 th e b l o c k 2 2 1 h a s a g r o o v e 2 3 4 w h ic h
ex tends u p w a r d a nd b a c k a nd in w h ic h a l ea f s p r ing 2 3 5
is f itted w h ic h h a s a n o u tw a r dl y dir ec ted edg e 2 3 6
w h ic h f o r m s a c o ntr o l s u r f a c e 2 3 7 f o r a n inc l ined end
s u r f a c e 2 3 8 o f th e tr ig g er s l ide 2 2 5 . Th e o th er end o f th e
l ea f s p r ing 2 3 5 is b ent in th e o p p o s ite dir ec tio n f r o m th e
edg e 2 3 6 a nd is ? tted in a g r o o v e 2 3 9 o f th e b l o c k 2 2 1 .
N ea r th e edg e 2 3 6 is a c o ntr o l edg e 2 4 0 w h ic h is a r
r a ng ed in th e p a th o f a c o ntr o l r idg e 2 4 1 o n th e u nder
s ide o f th e s l ide 2 a nd f o r m ed o n its ends w ith tw o c a m
o r w edg e s u r f a c es 2 4 2 a nd 2 4 3 . Th e f r o nt end o f th e
tr ig g er s l ide 2 3 5 is p iv o ted o n a p in 2 4 0 ' o n th e tr ig g er
6 5 6 3
In th e u nc o o k ed c o nditio n o f th e p is to l , th e s p r ing 2 2 8
u r g es th e tr ig g er s l ide 2 2 5 into its b a c k p o s itio n w ith th e
inc l ined s u r f a c e 2 3 8 l y ing o n th e c o ntr o l s u r f a c e 2 3 7 s o
4 , 8 2 5 , 7 4 4
1 3
th a t th e p r o j ec tio n 2 3 3 is in th e u p p er p a r t 2 4 5 o f th e
r ec es s 2 3 2 . In th is p o s itio n o f th e s l ide 2 2 5 , th e a b u tm ent
2 3 1 l ies u nder nea th th e p a th o f th e no s e 1 0 1 o f th e p in
2 6 .
To c h a m b er th e ? r s t c a r tr idg e, th e s l ide 2 is p u l l ed
b a c k s o th a t th e c o ntr o l edg e 2 4 0 is m o v ed inw a r d b y
th e w edg e s u r f a c e 2 4 2 o f th e g u ide 2 4 1 o n th e s l ide 2
a nd th e inc l ined s u r f a c e 2 3 8 o f th e tr ig g er s l ide 2 2 5 a nd
th e c o ntr o l s u r f a c e 2 3 7 o f th e l ea f s p r ing 2 3 5 dis eng a g e
ea c h o th er . As a r es u l t, th e s p r ing 2 2 8 c a n p iv o t th e
tr ig g er s l ide 2 2 5 u p s o th a t th e p r o j ec tio n 2 3 3 c o m es to
l ie in th e l o w er r eg io n 2 4 6 o f th e r ec es s 2 3 2 o f th e p l a te
2 3 0 . Mea nw h il e th e end o f th e tr ig g er s l ide 2 2 5 h a s
l a ter a l l y r u n p a s t th e edg e 2 3 6 s o th a t th e s u r f a c es 2 3 7
a nd 2 3 8 a r e o u t o f a l ig nm ent w ith ea c h o th er a nd th er e
f o r e w ith o u t m u tu a l ef f ec t. In th is p o s itio n, th e a b u t
m ent 2 3 1 m o v es into th e p a th o f th e no s e 1 0 1 o f th e
? r ing p in 2 6 s o th a t, a s th e s l ide 2 is m o v ed f o r w a r d, th e
no s e 1 0 1 eng a g es th e a b u tm ent 2 3 1 a nd m o v es th e tr ig
g er s l ide 2 2 5 f o r w a r d u ntil th e p r o j ec tio n 2 3 3 a s s u m es
th e p o s itio n in th e r ec es s 2 3 2 s h o w n in F IG . 2 7 . Th e
p is to l is no w c o c k ed.
On p u l l ing th e tr ig g er a t ? r s t th e s l ide 2 2 5 is g u ided
b y th e p r o j ec tio n 2 3 3 a nd th e s p r ing 2 2 8 a g a ins t th e
f o r c e o f th e b o l t s p r ing 3 0 , w h ic h is h er eb y l o a ded, a nd
s l ides b a c k u ntil th e s u r f a c es 2 3 7 a nd 2 3 8 eng a g e ea c h
o th er . In th is p o s itio n, th e p r o j ec tio n 2 3 3 h a s r ea c h ed
th e b r o a d p a r t o f th e r ec es s 2 3 2 s o th a t th e tr ig g er s l ide
2 2 5 c a n s w ing do w n a s th e inc l ined s u r f a c e 2 3 8 s l ides o n
th e c o ntr o l s u r f a c e 2 3 7 . Th e a b u tm ent 2 3 1 th en f r ees th e
no s e 1 0 1 o f th e ? r ing p in 2 6 a nd th e s h o t is ? r ed.
On b a c k w a r d dis p l a c em ent o f th e s l ide a s a r es u l t o f
th e r ec o il , th e w edg e s u r f a c e 2 4 2 m o v es th e c o ntr o l
edg e 2 4 0 inw a r d s o th a t th e a b o v e- des c r ib ed inter a c tio n
c a n r ep ea t its el f . Th e p o s itio n o f th e c o ntr o l r idg e 2 4 1
ens u r es th a t th e w edg e s u r f a c e 2 4 2 o f th e c o ntr o l edg e
2 4 0 is o nl y f r eed w h en th e b a r r el 4 a nd b r eec h b l o c k 5
a r e l o c k ed to g eth er . If f o r a ny r ea s o n th e s l ide 2 h a s no t
m o v ed f u l l y f o r w a r d, th e r idg e 2 4 1 h o l ds th e l ea f s p r ing
2 3 5 in its inw a r dl y b ent p o s itio n in w h ic h p u l l ing o f th e
tr ig g er 6 3 is inef f ec tiv e b ec a u s e th e inc l ined s u r f a c e 2 3 8
c a nno t eng a g e th e c o ntr o l s u r f a c e 2 3 7 s o th a t th e tr ig
g er s l ide 2 2 5 do es no t s w ing do w n a nd th e a b u tm ent 2 3 1
c a nno t f r ee th e ? r ing - b o l t no s e 1 0 1 .
A dev ic e c a n a l s o b e p r o v ided to ens u r e q u ic k p r ep a
r a tio n to ? r e o n c h a ng ing th e c a r tr idg e c l ip , w h o s e
c o ns tr u c tio n is des c r ib ed in deta il b el o w w ith r ef er enc e
to F IG S . 3 2 - 3 5 . To th is end, a l ev er s h o w n g ener a l l y a t
3 0 1 is p r o v ided w h ic h is p iv o ted o n th e a x l e p in 2 1 2 o f
th e tr ig g er 6 3 a nd r ec eiv ed in a l a ter a l l y o p en r ec es s 3 0 2
o f th e tr ig g er 6 3 . Th e l ev er 3 0 1 is p r o v ided o n its u nder
s ide w ith a h o o k 3 0 3 in w h ic h is h o o k ed th e end o f a
h a ir p in s p r ing 3 0 4 w h ic h s u r r o u nds th e p in 2 1 2 p a r tia l l y
a nd is c a u g h t in a g r o o v e o f th e w eb 2 1 0 . Th is s p r ing
3 0 4 tr ies to p iv o t th e l ev er 3 0 1 into a l o w er end p o s itio n
in w h ic h a h a ndl e 3 0 5 l ies in a r ec es s o f th e f r a m e 1 . In
a dditio n th e l ev er 3 0 1 h a s o n its u p p er s ide a no s e 3 0 7
w h ic h eng a g es in th e p a th o f a s l ide th a t is b a c k ed u p b y
a s p r ing in th e c l ip , a s w il l b e des c r ib ed b el o w a nd
w h ic h u r g es th e c a r tr idg e u p w a r d. Wh en th e l a s t c a r
tr idg e o f th e c l ip is ins er ted into th e b a r r el 4 , th e s l ide o f
th e c l ip eng a g es th e no s e 3 0 7 o f th e l ev er a nd tr ies to
p iv o t s a m e u p . S u c h p iv o ting o f th e l ev er 3 0 1 is p r e
v ented b y th e l o w er edg e o f th e s l ide 2 . Af ter ? r ing th e
c a r tr idg e, th e l ev er 3 0 1 enter s into a r ec es s 3 0 8 ( F IG .
2 9 ) o n th e l o w er edg e o f th e s l ide 2 w h en th is is in its
end p o s itio n. Th e l ev er 3 0 1 l a tc h es th e s l ide 2 a g a ins t
m o v ing f o r w a r d. S w ing ing o f th e l ev er 3 0 1 o n th e p in
2 0
2 5
3 5
4 0
4 5
6 5
1 4
2 1 2 ( F IG . 2 4 ) m a inta ins th is l a tc h ing ev en w h en th e c l ip
is r em o v ed a nd r ep l a c ed w ith a new c l ip . As s o o n a s th e
h a ndl e 3 0 5 o f th e l ev er 3 0 1 is s w u ng do w n, th e s l ide 2 is
m o v ed b y th e f o r c e o f th e r ec o il s p r ing 1 4 f o r w a r d a nd
p u s h es th e ? r s t c a r tr idg e o f th e new c l ip into th e b a r r el
4 . Th u s it is no l o ng er nec es s a r y to p u l l b a c k th e s l ide
a f ter c h a ng ing th e c a r tr idg e c l ip .
With th e k no w n p is to l s a nd c enter - ? r e c a r tr idg es it is
p o s s ib l e to b r ea k o f f o r da m a g e th e ? r ing p in tip o n th e
? r ing p in w h en th is p in do es no t p u l l b a c k into th e end
o f th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 q u ic k l y eno u g h . As s h o w n in
F IG S . 3 0 a nd 3 1 , a c c o r ding to th e inv entio n, th e ? r ing
p in tip 2 7 ' is p o inted a nd l a nc e- s h a p ed, th a t is it is no t o f
c y l indr ic a l s h a p e a s is s ta nda r d, b u t is o f r ec ta ng u l a r
s ec tio n w ith a s u b s ta ntia l l y g r ea ter v er tic a l dim ens io n
in th e p is to l p l a ne th a n tr a ns v er s e dim ens io n. Th e p in
tip 2 7 ' c a n eng a g e th r o u g h a n el o ng a ted c u to u t l y ing o n
th e l o ng itu dina l m iddl e p l a ne o f th e p is to l a t th e b r eec h
end. Wh en a s p ent s h el l is ej ec ted o r a new c a r tr idg e is
c h a m b er ed, b ef o r e th e p in tip 2 7 ' eng a g es f u l l y in th e
c u to u t in th e end o f th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 , th e ? r ing p in is
no t da m a g ed b u t is p u s h ed b a c k b y th e s h el l o r c a r
tr idg e. B y m ea ns o f th e el o ng a ted s h a p e o f th e c u to u t
a c c o r ding to th is inv entio n p is to l s w ith dr o p b a r r el s do
no t dev el o p th e o th er w is e no r m a l b r a s s - c h ip dep o s its .
La nc e- s h a p ed a c c o r ding to th is inv entio n m ea ns a ny
s h a p e w h ic h v a r ies f r o m th e r o u nd s ec tio n a nd c y l indr i
c a l s h a p e o f th e k no w n ? r ing p ins a nd w h ic h h a s a
g ener a l l y ? a t s h a p e. Pr ef er r ed is a tr ia ng u l a r s h a p e
w h ic h is o b ta ined, f o r ex a m p l e, f r o m a p y r a m id w ith
s p h er ic a l l y r o u nded p o ints th a t is f o r m ed o n o p p o s ite
s ides w ith s y m m etr ic a l s h o u l der s s o th a t th e r em a ining
p a r a b o l ic ? a nk s c a n b e m a de p l a na r , s l ig h tl y c o nv ex , o r
c o nc a v e.
Th e c a r tr idg e c l ip s h o w n in F IG S . 3 2 to 3 5 h a s a n
el o ng a ted a nd g ener a l l y p a r a l l ep ip eda l s y nth etic - r es in
b o dy 4 0 1 , a b a s e 4 0 2 inc l ined o b l iq u el y to th e b o dy 4 0 1 ,
a nd a m eta l ins er t 4 0 3 ins ide th e b o dy 4 0 1 . Th e m eta l
ins er t 4 0 3 h a s h o l es 4 1 6 th a t f l a r e inw a r d s o th a t th e
ins er t c a n b e w el l a nc h o r ed in th e s y nth etic - r es in b o dy
4 0 1 o f th e c l ip . Th e b a s e 4 0 2 h a s g r o o v es 4 0 4 th a t ? t o n
r idg es 4 0 5 o n th e l o w er end o f th e c l ip b o dy 4 0 1 , w ith
a l a tc h 4 0 6 b l o c k ing u nintentio na l s l iding - o f f o f th e b a s e
4 0 2 . A s p r ing 4 0 7 is b r a c ed a t o ne end o n th e b a s e 4 0 2
a nd a t th e o th er end o n a f o l l o w er s l ide 4 0 8 s o a s to u r g e
s a r ne u p w a r d. S h o u l der s 4 0 9 a t o ne end o f th e f o l l o w er
4 0 8 s u p p o r t th e c a r tr idg es 4 1 0 in th e l o w er p o r tio n o f
th e b o dy 4 0 1 w ith th eir a x es p er p endic u l a r to a f r o nt
w a l l 4 1 1 a nd a r ea r w a l l 4 1 2 o f th e b o dy 4 0 1 , in th e
u p p er p o r tio n o f th e b o dy 4 0 1 th e ins er t 4 0 3 f o r m s , in
th e r eg io n o f th e s l u g s , g u ides 4 1 3 th a t na r r o w c o ns ider
a b l y u p w a r d a nd th a t p u s h th e tip s o f th e c a r tr idg es 4 1 0
to g eth er to w a r d th e c entr a l p l a ne o f th e c l ip , w h ic h
c o inc ides w ith th a t o f th e p is to l w h en th e c l ip is in p l a c e
in th e w el l 4 3 th er eo f , s o th a t th e c a r tr idg es 4 1 0 a l ig n
a nd ? na l l y a s s u m e a p o s itio n g ener a l l y p a r a l l el to th e
c l ip b a s e 4 0 2 . Po r tio ns 4 1 4 o f th e m eta l ins er t 4 0 3 a t th e
b a c k o f th e c a r tr idg es 4 1 0 c o nv er g e ? r s t to w a r d th e end
o f th e c l ip s o th a t a s s h o w n in F IG . 3 3 th e b a c k s o f th e
c a r tr idg es 4 1 0 r em a in l o ng er in th eir o r ig ina l s ta g g er ed
p o s itio ns . Th is c a n b e s een b y a c o m p a r is o n o f th e do t
da s h z ig - z a g l ines o f F IG S . 3 3 a nd 3 4 .
As a r es u l t o f th e c o ns tr u c tio n a c c o r ding to th e in
v entio n, tw o c o ns ider a b l e a dv a nta g es a r e o b ta ined. Th e
p o s itio n o f th e c a r tr idg e b a c k s ens u r es a s o l id c o nta c t
b etw een th em a nd th e b a c k w a l l 4 1 2 o f th e c l ip s o th a t
f r ic tio n is r edu c ed a s is th e r es is ta nc e to dis p l a c em ent.
Ca tc h ing o n th e. b a c k w a l l is im p o s s ib l e. Th e s ec o nd
4 , 8 2 5 , 7 4 4
1 5
a dv a nta g e is th a t th e c o nta c t b etw een th e c a r tr idg es 4 1 0
a s th ey a r e a l ig ned in th e u p p er s ec tio n o f th e c l ip
c h a ng es . It m o v es f r o m l ine c o nta c t to p o int c o nta c t s o
th a t in th e u p p er p a r t o f th e c l ip th er e is no w edg ing
to g eth er o f th e c a r tr idg es 4 1 0 .
Th e f r o nt end 4 1 5 o f th e s h o u l der 4 0 9 o f th e s l ide 4 0 8
c a n c o a c t w ith th e l ev er 3 0 1 o f F IG . 2 8 s o th a t th is p a r t
c o m es to l ie o n th e p r o j ec tio n 3 0 7 w h en th e l a s t c a r
tr idg e 4 1 0 is c h a m b er ed.
F IG S . 3 6 to 3 9 s h o w a v a r ia nt o f th e ? r ing m ec h a
nis m o f F IG S . 2 7 to 2 9 , in w h ic h th e g u ide is no t in th e
tr ig g er s l ide b u t in th e f r a m e 1 o r in a b l o c k 5 2 1 s et into
th e f r a m e 1 . Th e b l o c k 5 2 1 is o f a s y nth etic r es in a nd h a s
a l ea f s p r ing 2 3 5 w h o s e end 2 3 6 f o r m s a c o ntr o l s u r f a c e
2 3 7 w h ic h c o a c ts w ith a n inc l ined s u r f a c e 5 3 8 o f th e
tr ig g er s l ide 5 2 5 . S im il a r l y th e c o ntr o l edg e 2 4 0 c o a c ts
w ith th e r idg e 2 4 1 o f th e s l ide 2 . Th e tr ig g er s l ide 5 2 5
h a s a w eb 5 2 9 w h ic h c a r r ies o n o ne s ide th e a b u tm ent
5 3 1 a nd o n th e o th er s ide th e b ent- o v er p a r t 5 2 6 . In
a dditio n it is p r o v ided w ith a w ing - l ik e p r o j ec tio n 5 4 4
a nd h a s a c o ntr o l edg e 5 4 5 .
A r ec es s 5 4 6 o n o ne s ide a nd o n th e o th er s ide a r ec es s
5 4 7 s er v e a s a g u ide in th e b l o c k 5 2 1 in w h ic h th e w ing
5 4 4 eng a g es . Th e u nder s ide o f th e b r eec h 5 is p r o v ided
w ith a s im p l e p iv o ta l l ev er 5 4 8 w h ic h h a s a p r o j ec tio n
5 4 9 ex tending into th e p a th o f th e ? r ing - p in no s e 1 0 1 .
Th is l ev er 5 4 8 is b r a c ed a g a ins t a l ea f s p r ing 5 5 0 w h ic h
is b r a c ed w ith its f r ee end 5 5 1 o n th e b r eec h b l o c k 5 a nd
w h ic h l ies u nder nea th th e r idg e 2 4 1 s o a s to p iv o t th e
l ev er 5 4 8 s u c h th a t th e p r o j ec tio n 5 4 9 is in th e p a th o f
th e ? r ing - p in no s e 1 0 1 .
Th e o p er a tio n o f th is ? r ing m ec h a nis m c o r r es p o nds
m a inl y w ith th a t o f th e m ec h a nis m s h o w n in F IG S . 2 7
to 2 9 . Th e a b u tm ent s p r ing 2 2 8 dr a w s th e tr ig g er s l ide
5 2 5 b a c k s o th a t its inc l ined s u r f a c e 5 3 8 s l ides do w n
a l o ng th e c o ntr o l s u r f a c e 5 3 8 a nd th e w eb 5 2 9 enter s th e
r ec es s 5 4 6 a nd th e w ing 5 4 4 enter s th e l o w er r eg io n 5 5 2
o f th e h o l e 5 4 7 . In th is p o s itio n, th e a b u tm ent 5 3 1 is
b el o w a nd o u t o f th e p a th o f th e ? r ing - p in no s e 1 0 1 .
Mea nw h il e th e c o ntr o l edg e 5 4 5 is b el o w th e l ev er 5 4 8
s o th a t it ta k es th e p o s itio n o f F IG . 3 9 in w h ic h th e
? r ing p in is l o c k ed.
Wh en th e s l ide 2 is m o v ed b a c k , th e r idg e 2 4 1 p u s h es
th e s p r ing 2 3 5 to w a r d th e c enter s o th a t th e c o ntr o l
s u r f a c e 2 3 7 is g u ided b y th e inc l ined s u r f a c e 5 3 8 a nd th e
tr ig g er s l ide 5 2 5 is f r eed. Th e a b u tm ent s p r ing 2 2 8
dr a w s th is s l ide 5 2 5 u p a nd b a c k w h il e th e a b u tm ent 5 3 1
a nd th e c o ntr o l edg e 5 4 5 a r e dr a w n into th e p a th o f th e
? r ing - p in no s e 1 0 1 .
Wh en th e s l ide 2 is m o v ed f o r w a r d, th e ? r ing - b o l t
no s e 1 0 1 entr a ins th e a b u tm ent 5 3 1 a nd th e s l ide 5 2 5 a s
w el l a s th e tr ig g er 6 3 . Mea nw h il e th e w eb 5 2 9 m o v es
o u t o f th e r ec es s 5 4 6 a nd th e w ing 5 4 4 eng a g es in th e
na r r o w r eg io n 5 5 3 o f th e r ec es s 5 4 7 . As s o o n a s th e
w ing 5 4 4 g ets to th e end o f th e r ec es s 5 4 7 , th e a b u tm ent
5 3 1 is h el d s o l idl y b y th e ? r ing - p in no s e 1 0 1 . Th e na r
r o w s ec tio n 5 5 3 o f th e h o l e 5 4 7 h o l ds th e a b u tm ent 5 3 1
tig h tl y .
Pu l l ing th e tr ig g er m o v es th e s l ide 5 2 5 b a c k a nd th e
a b u tm ent 5 3 1 p u s h es b a c k th e p in- b o l t no s e 1 0 1 w h il e
f u r th er c o m p r es s ing th e ? r ing - p in s p r ing 3 0 . As s o o n a s
th e inc l ined s u r f a c e 5 3 8 eng a g es th e c o ntr o l s u r f a c e 2 3 7 ,
f u r th er m o v em ent o f th e s l ide 5 2 5 p u s h es it do w n s o t
h a t th e w eb 5 2 9 eng a g es in th e r ec es s 5 4 6 a nd th e w ing
5 4 4 in th e w ide r eg io n o f th e p in 5 4 7 . As a r es u l t th e
a b u tm ent 5 3 1 r el ea s es th e ? r ing - p in no s e 1 0 1 a nd th e
s h o t is ? r ed.
4 5
5 0
5 5
6 5
1 6
Mo v ing th e s l ide 5 2 5 m o v es th e c o ntr o l edg e 5 4 5
b a c k into th e r eg io n o f th e p r o j ec tio n 5 4 9 a nd p u s h es
th e l ev er 5 4 8 to th e s ide s o th a t th e p r o j ec tio n 5 4 9
m o v es o u t o f th e p a th o f th e ? r ing - p in no s e 1 0 1 a nd
do es no t im p ede f o r w a r d tr a v el o f th e ? r ing p in.
S inc e th e a dditio na l s a f ety c a tc h 5 4 8 , 5 4 9 is o n th e
b r eec h b l o c k 5 , j a r r ing a nd iner tia l f o r c es c a nno t o p en
it. To ? r e it is th er ef o r e nec es s a r y to a c tu a te th e tr ig g er
6 3 .
Th e inv entio n is no t l im ited to th e des c r ib ed a nd
s h o w n em b o dim ents . Its p a r ts c a n b e c o m b ined in o th er
th a n th e s h o w n m a nner . It is c o m m o n to th e des c r ib ed
em b o dim ents th a t th e a b u tm ent f o r th e ? r ing p in o r
h a m m er m o v es in tw o dir ec tio ns th a t a r e no t p a r a l l el to
ea c h o th er . It is th er ef o r e p o s s ib l e to u s e th e a b u tm ent
f o r s ec u r ing a s w el l a s f o r r el ea s ing th e ? r ing p in w h ic h
no t o nl y r edu c es th e s tr o k e o f th e tr ig g er b u t a l s o s u b
s ta ntia l l y r edu c es th e nu m b er o f p a r ts . Th is do u b l e
m o v em ent c a n a l s o b e s p l it u p b etw een th e a b u tm ent
a nd ? r ing b o l t o r h a m m er .
Th e p r o v is io n o f s to p s p r ing w h o s e ef f ec t is o p p o s ite
to th a t o f th e ? r ing - p in s p r ing m ea ns th a t o nl y th e dif
f er enc e b etw een th es e f o r c es need b e o v er c o m e b y th e
f o r c e o n th e tr ig g er to s h o o t.
In a dditio n to th es e b a s ic a dv a nta g es th e p is to l a c
c o r ding to th is inv entio n h a s s ev er a l a dv a nta g es . Th e
r es t p o s itio n, f o r ex a m p l e, o f th e tr ig g er is es ta b l is h ed
b y a b u tm ents 6 7 a nd 2 3 3 in th e g u ide 4 5 o r b l o c k 2 2 1 ,
r es p ec tiv el y , s o th a t no p a r tic u l a r s to p s f o r th e tr ig g er
a r e needed. Th is el im ina tes ex p ens iv e a dj u s tm ent p r o c e
du r es . S inc e th e p a r ts nec es s a r y f o r th e r el ea s e a nd
l a tc h ing o f th e ? r ing b o l t c a n ? t in a l im ited s p a c e, it is
p o s s ib l e m a k e th e g u ide 4 5 o r th e b l o c k 2 2 1 r el a tiv el y
s m a l l . Th is l ea v es r o o m in th e f r a m e 1 b eh ind th e h o l e
f o r th e c a r tr idg e c l ip . As a r es u l t, it is p o s s ib l e to h a v e
th e g r ip nea r th e a x is A o f th e b a r r el 4 s o th a t o n ? r ing
th er e is l ittl e to r s io n o n th e h a nd. Th e p is to l k ic k s u p
l es s s o it s h o o ts m o r e a c c u r a tel y .
With th e new p is to l it is p o s s ib l e to f o r m th e s p a c es
f o r m o u nting th e tr ig g er , tr ig g er s l ide, a nd g u ides in th e
f r a m e 1 b y m o l ding in s u c h a m a nner th a t th e f r a m e 1 is
ea s il y dem o l ded. Th e s a m e a p p l ies f o r th e c l ip h o l e a nd
th e p a s s a g e f o r th e c l ip - s a f ety s l ide. As a r es u l t, th e
f r a m e 1 c a n b e m a de in o ne p iec e.
Th e g u ides f o r th e s l ide in th e f r a m e 1 a r e m a de o f
m eta l . To do th is it is s u f ? c ient to m o u nt tw o g u ide r a il s
w h ic h a r e im b edded in th e f r a m e 1 in th e r es in. Th ey
h a v e th e to ng u e a nd g r o o v e c o ns tr u c tio n o f F IG . 2 .
Pa r tic u l a r ities o f th e des c r ib ed f ea tu r es c a n b e u s ed
indep endentl y o f ea c h o th er in p is to l s o f k no w n c o n
s tr u c tio n w ith o u t l o s ing th e des c r ib ed a dv a nta g es .
I c l a im :
1 . In a p is to l , inc l u ding
a f r a m e h a v ing a l o ng itu dina l a x is a nd a b a r r el
m o u nted in th e f r a m e;
a s l ide m o u nted o n th e f r a m e s o a s to b e s l ida b l e
f o r w a r dl y to w a r d th e b a r r el into a c l o s ed p o s itio n
in w h ic h th e f r a m e is in c o nta c t w ith th e b a r r el a nd
r ea r w a r dl y o u t o f a c l o s ed p o s itio n, a r ec o il s p r ing
f o r b ia s ing th e s l ide into th e c l o s ed p o s itio n;
th e s l ide inc l u ding a b r eec h b l o c k , th e b r eec h b l o c k
c l o s ing o f f a c a r tr idg e c h a m b er in th e c l o s ed p o s i
tio n o f th e s l ide;
a ? r ing p in b eing m o u nted l o ng itu dina l l y m o v a b l e in
th e b r eec h b l o c k a nd h a v ing a no s e p r o j ec ting
to w a r d th e f r a m e, a ? r ing p in s p r ing f o r b ia s ing th e
? r ing p in, th e tens io n o f th e ? r ing p in s p r ing b eing
r el ea s a b l e in a dir ec tio n to w a r d th e b a r r el ;
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th e f r a m e f u r th er inc l u ding a tr ig g er m ec h a nis m w ith
a tr ig g er m ea ns a nd a n a b u tm ent, th e a b u tm ent
b eing m o v a b l e b y th e tr ig g er m ea ns f r o m a n initia l
p o s itio n initia l l y p a r a l l el to th e ? r ing p in s o th a t th e
? r ing p in no s e eng a g es th e a b u tm ent a nd is m o v ed
a nd th e ? r ing p in s p r ing is tens io ned, th e a b u tm ent
b eing f u r th er m o v a b l e in r el ea s e dir ec tio n u ntil th e
a b u tm ent a nd th e no s e a r e dis eng a g ed;
th e s l ide de? ning c o ntr o l m ea ns w h ic h du r ing ? r ing
c a u s e th e a b u tm ent to b e m o v ed f r o m th e r el ea s ed
p o s itio n into th e p a th o f m o v em ent o f th e no s e;
th e im p r o v em ent c o m p r is ing ,
a s to p s p r ing h a v ing ? r s t a nd s ec o nd ends , th e ? r s t
end a c ting o n th e f r a m e a nd th e s ec o nd end a c ting
o n th e tr ig g er m ea ns , w h er ein th e s to p s p r ing a c ts
o n th e tr ig g er m ea ns in a dir ec tio n w h ic h is o p p o
s ite th e dir ec tio n o f a c tio n o f th e ? r ing p in s p r ing
b y th e no s e o f th e ? r ing p in o n th e a b u tm ent, th e
tens io n o f th e ? r ing p in s p r ing b eing g r ea ter th a n
th e tens io n o f th e s to p s p r ing .
2 . Th e p is to l a c c o r ding to c l a im 1 ,
w h er ein th e f r a m e f u r th er c o m p r is es p o s itiv e g u ide
m ea ns s er v ing f o r m a inta ining th e a b u tm ent in th e
p a th o f m o tio n o f th e no s e o f th e ? r ing p in a t l ea s t
in a p o r tio n o f th e initia l m o v em ent o f th e a b u tm ent
p a r a l l el to th e ? r ing p in.
3 . Th e p is to l a c c o r ding to c l a im 1 ,
w h er ein th e f r a m e c o m p r is es a b u tm ent g u ide m ea ns
f o r ef f ec ting th e m o v em ent o f th e a b u tm ent in th e
r el ea s e dir ec tio n, a nd
w h er ein th e c o ntr o l m ea ns de? ne a p a th , a g u ide edg e
o f th e a b u tm ent g u ide m ea ns p r o j ec ting into th e
p a th o f th e c o ntr o l m ea ns o f th e s l ide w h er eb y ,
du r ing th e r ec o il o f th e s l ide, th e c o ntr o l m ea ns
dis l o dg es th e g u ide edg e a nd th er eb y f r ees th e
a b u tm ent f r o m th e g u ide m ea ns f o r m o v em ent b a c k
into eng a g em ent w ith th e ? r ing p in no s e.
4 . Th e p is to l a c c o r ding to c l a im 1 ,
w h er ein th e a b u tm ent is a p r o j ec tio n o n a n a b u tm ent
s l eev e w h ic h is s l ida b l e in a l o ng itu dina l dir ec tio n
p a r a l l el to th e ? r ing p in a nd r o ta ta b l e in a b o r e
de? ned in th e f r a m e a nd is b ia s ed in a dir ec tio n
o p p o s ite th e dir ec tio n o f b ia s ing th e ? r ing p in
s p r ing b y th e s to p s p r ing ;
a n a r m b eing a tta c h ed to th e a b u tm ent s l eev e;
th e tr ig g er m ea ns b eing p r o v ided w ith a w edg e s u r
f a c e eng a g ea b l e w ith th e a r m ;
th e tr ig g er m ea ns b eing b ia s ed b y a s p r ing in th e
dir ec tio n o f th e a b u tm ent;
th e s l ide h a v ing l o ng itu dina l m edia n p l a ne; th e c o n
tr o l m ea ns inc l u ding a f o r w a r d g u ide r idg e; th e
s ide f u r th er inc l u ding a r ea r w a r d g u ide r idg e;
a g u ide edg e a r r a ng ed o n th e tr ig g er m ea ns eng a g e
a b l e w ith th e r ea r w a r d g u ide r idg e l y ing o u ts ide o f
a nd a dj a c ent th e g u ide edg e w h en th e s l ide is in th e
c l o s ed p o s itio n;
th e dis ta nc e b etw een th e o u ter s u r f a c e o f th e f o r w a r d
g u ide r idg e a nd th e l o ng itu dina l m edia n p l a ne o f
th e s l ide b eing g r ea ter th a n th e dis ta nc e b etw een
th e r a dia l end o f th e a r m a nd th e l o ng itu dina l m e
dia n p l a ne o f th e s l ide;
a nd a g a p b etw een th e f o r w a r d g u ide r idg e a nd th e
- r ea r w a r d g u ide r idg e, th e g a p b eing w ider th a n th e
l eng th o f th e g u ide edg e.
5 . Th e p is to l a c c o r ding to c l a im 1 ,
w h er ein th e tr ig g er m ea ns c o m p r is es a l ev er h a v ing a
s l o t ex tending in l o ng itu dina l dir ec tio n th er eo f , a
p iv o t p in a tta c h ed to th e f r a m e ex tending th r o u g h
O
2 0
2 5
3 0
4 5
6 5
1 8
th e s l o t, th e l ev er b eing b ia s ed b y a n a dditio na l
s p r ing to w a r d th e s l ide;
th e l ev er f o r m ing th e a b u tm ent, th e s to p s p r ing a c ting
o n th e l ev er ;
th e l ev er h a v ing a s h o u l der a nd th e f r a m e b eing p r o
v ided w ith a c o u nter s h o u l der , th e c o u nter s h o u l
der s u p p o r ting th e s h o u l der a t l ea s t in th e initia l
p o s itio n o f th e l ev er to p r ev ent m o v em ent o f th e
l ev er a w a y f r o m th e s l ide;
th e tr ig g er m ea ns h a v ing a n end w ith a w edg e s u r
f a c e;
a l ea f s p r ing a tta c h ed to th e f r a m e, th e l ea f s p r ing
b eing dis p l a c ea b l e tr a ns v er s el y o f th e tr ig g er
m ea ns a nd h a v ing a g u ide edg e eng a g ea b l e b y th e
c o ntr o l m ea ns o f th e s l ide;
a l ev er g u ide a tta c h ed to th e l ea f s p r ing a nd eng a g e
a b l e b y th e w edg e s u r f a c e o f th e tr ig g er m ea ns ;
th e s l ide h a v ing a l o ng itu dina l m edia n p l a ne, w h er ein
th e dis ta nc e in a dir ec tio n p er p endic u l a r to th e
m edia n p l a ne b etw een th e c o ntr o l m ea ns a nd th e
inner s u r f a c e o f th e l ea f s p r ing is a t l ea s t eq u a l to
th e dis ta nc e b etw een th e o u ter s u r f a c e o f th e tr ig
g er m ea ns a nd th e inw a r dl y f a c ing edg e o f th e
l ev er g u ide w h en th e s l ide is in th e c l o s ed p o s itio n.
6 . Th e p is to l a c c o r ding to c l a im 1 ,
th e a b u tm ent b eing r ig idl y a tta c h ed to th e tr ig g er
m ea ns ;
th e tr ig g er m ea ns h a v ing a r ec es s , a p r o j ec tio n a t
ta c h ed to th e f r a m e p r o j ec ting into th e r ec es s ;
th e r ec es s h a v ing a na r r o w p o r tio n f o r ef f ec ting th e
m o v em ent o f th e a b u tm ent p a r a l l el to th e ? r ing p in
a nd a w ide p o r tio n f o r p er m itting th e m o v em ent o f
th e a b u tm ent in r el ea s e dir ec tio n;
a l ea f s p r ing a tta c h ed to th e f r a m e, th e l ea f s p r ing
b eing dis p l a c ea b l e tr a ns v er s el y o f th e tr ig g er
m ea ns a nd h a v ing a g u ide edg e;
th e l ea f s p r ing f u r th er h a v ing a w edg e s u r f a c e, th e
tr ig g er m ea ns h a v ing a n inc l ined end s u r f a c e en
g a g ea b l e b y th e w edg e s u r f a c e o f th e l ea f s p r ing ;
th e s to p s p r ing b eing inc l ined r el a tiv e to th e l o ng itu
dina l a x is , s o th a t th e tr ig g er m ea ns is b ia s ed b y th e
s to p s p r ing to w a r d th e s l ide;
th e g u ide edg e eng a g ea b l e b y th e c o ntr o l m ea ns o f
th e s l ide.
7 . Th e p is to l a c c o r ding to c l a im 1 ,
th e a b u tm ent b eing r ig idl y a tta c h ed to th e tr ig g er
m ea ns ;
th e f r a m e h a v ing a r ec es s , a p r o j ec tio n a tta c h ed to th e
tr ig g er m ea ns p r o j ec ting into th e r ec es s ;
th e r ec es s h a v ing a na r r o w p o r tio n f o r ef f ec ting th e
m o v em ent o f th e a b u tm ent p a r a l l el to th e ? r ing in
a nd a w ide p o r tio n f o r p er m itting th e m o v em ent o f
th e a b u tm ent in r el ea s e dir ec tio n;
a l ea f s p r ing a tta c h ed to th e f r a m e, th e l ea f s p r ing
b eing dis p l a c ea b l e tr a ns v er s el y o f th e tr ig g er
m ea ns a nd h a v ing a g u ide edg e;
th e l ea f s p r ing f u r th er h a v ing w edg e s u r f a c e, th e
tr ig g er m ea ns h a v ing a n inc l ined end s u r f a c e en
g a g ea b l e b y th e w edg e s u r f a c e o f th e l ea f s p r ing ;
th e s to p s p r ing b eing inc l ined r el a tiv e to th e l o ng itu
dina l a x is , s o th a t th e tr ig g er m ea ns is b ia s ed b y th e
s to p s p r ing to w a r d th e s l ide;
th e g u ide edg e eng a g ea b l e b y th e c o ntr o l m ea ns o f
th e s l ide.
8 . Th e p is to l a c c o r ding to c l a im 1 , w h er ein
th e s l ide h a s a b o r e ex tending p a r a l l el to th e l o ng itu
dina l a x is ,
a ? r s t s to p m ea ns in th e b o r e;
4 , 8 2 5 , 7 4 4
1 9
th e b o r e r ec eiv ing th e ? r ing tp in, th e ? r ing p in h a v ing
a s ec o nd s tep m ea ns ;
a s p r ing r es t m o u nted s l ida b l y o n th e ? r ing p in;
th e ? r ing p in s p r ing h a v ing ? r s t a nd s ec o nd ends , th e
? r s t end r es ting a g a ins t th e s l ide, a nd th e s ec o nd
end r es ting a g a ins t th e s p r ing r es t;
5
1 5
2 0
2 5
3 0
3 5
4 5
5 5
6 0
6 5
2 0
th e ? r s t s to p m ea ns s er v ing to l im it th e f o r w a r d
m o v em ent o f th e s p r ing r es t;
th e s ec o nd s to p m ea ns s er v ing to m o v e th e s p r ing r es t
in th e r ea r w a r d dir ec tio n.
th e ? r s t s to p m ea ns a nd th e s p r ing r es t a r e s p a c ed
f r o m ea c h o th er w h en th e a b u tm ent is in th e initia l
p o s itio n.
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