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Ander son [ 4 5 ] D ate of Patent: Au g . 2 7 , 1 9 9 6
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5 , 0 1 2 , 6 0 4 5 / 1 9 9 1 Rog er s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 / 6 9 . 0 1
[ 7 6 ] Inv entor : D av id B . Ander son, 4 0 7 2 5 B r ook 5 , 0 6 7 , 2 6 6 1 1 / 1 9 9 1 F indl ay -
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Ag u ? ng ? , Cal if - 9 2 5 3 6 F OREIGN PATEN TD OCUMEN TS
2 5 8 6 7 9 6 3 / 1 9 8 7 F r anc e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 / 6 6
[ 2 1 ] Appl ' N 0 3 3 7 9 3 '1 1 9 2 3 3 9 5 1 1 / 1 9 7 0 Ger m any . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 / 6 6
[ 2 2 ] ? l ed: N W 1 0 1 9 9 4 Pr im ar y Ex am iner Mic h ael J . Car one
[ 5 1 ] Int. Cl . 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F 4 1 A 1 9 / 0 6 Assistant Ex am iner Th er esa M- Wesson
[ 5 2 ] US. Cl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 / 6 6 ; 4 2 / 6 5 ; 4 2 / 6 9 . 0 1 A m m ey ' Ag ent, 0 * F i'7 " LY 8 Ly on
[ 5 8 ] F iel d of Sear c h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 / 4 1 , 6 5 , 6 6 , [ 5 7 ] AB STRACT
4 2 / 6 9 '0 1 A g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism th at h el ps pr ev ent ac c idental
[ 5 6 ] Ref er enc es Cited disc h ar g e of a g u n, inc l u ding a spr ing - l oaded h am m er
r etainab l e in a f u l l y - c oc ked position, f r om w h ic h it m ay b e
U- S- PATEN TD OCUMEN TS ? r ed, or a h al f - c oc ked position, at w h ic h it m ay b e l oaded
1 0 9 5 1 4 1 1 , 1 8 7 0 Hay _ and u nl oaded, b u t not ? r ed, b y eng ag em ent b etw een a
1 7 2 : 4 0 0 1 , 1 8 7 6 D u ? ie_ tr ig g er sear and a h am m er sear or a h al f - c oc ked notc h ,
5 6 6 , 3 9 3 8 / 1 8 9 6 F y r b er g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 / 6 6 r espec tiv el y , Pr ef er ab l y inc l u ding an inter l oc k, h idden
6 0 0 , 3 3 7 3 / 1 8 9 8 w ith in th e g u n s f r am e, a tr ig g er spr ing b iasing th e inter l oc k
7 9 3 , 6 9 2 7 / 1 9 0 5 tow ar ds a l oc ked position, w h er e it pr ov ides a b l oc king
9 3 5 , 1 0 2 9 / 1 9 0 9 inter f ac e b etw een th e h am m er and th e g u n s f r am e. A
9 4 5 , 3 2 0 "1 9 1 0 h am m er b l oc king ar m , on th e inter l oc k sw ing ing end, r ides
1 2 5 6 6 3 1 2 1 1 9 1 8 g ener al l y b etw een and ag ainst tw o f r am e sh ou l der s w h en th e
h am m er is near a ? r ing position and th e tr ig g er is. not b eing
3 : 7 7 3 : 3 8 4 1 2 / 1 9 7 3 Ru g er et al pu l l ed. Th e h am m er b l oc king ar m and th e sw 1 ng 1 ng end of
3 , 7 7 7 , 3 8 4 1 2 / 1 9 7 3 Ru g er et a1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 / 6 5 th e inter l oc k ar e m ov ed dow n and f or w ar d aw ay f r om th e
3 , 9 7 2 , 1 4 2 8 / 1 9 7 6 Kaw am u r a f r am e sh ou l der s w h en th e tr ig g er is pu l l ed. A h am m er
3 , 9 8 8 , 8 4 8 1 1 / 1 9 7 7 Ch atig ny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 / 6 6 sh ou l der m ou nted on a l ow er end of th e h am m er m u st m ov e
4 , 0 1 1 , 6 7 8 3 / 1 9 7 7 B r odb ec k et a1 . . tow ar d and b etw een th e f r am e sh ou l der s f or th e h am m er to
4 , 0 1 6 , 6 6 8 4 / 1 9 7 7 r eac h th e ? r ing position. Unl ess th e tr ig g er is pu l l ed, th e g u n
4 , 0 2 3 , 3 3 5 6 / 1 9 7 7 c annot b e ? r ed. As th e h am m er is b iased to an at- r est
4 , 1 2 8 , 9 5 7 1 7 1 1 9 7 8 _ _ position, aw ay f r om th e ? r ing position, th e inter l oc k is
1 1 5 1 ; 1 2 1 : 5 2 1 1 ' 4 2 , 6 5 b iased u pw ar d to its l oc king position. In its nor m al ,
4 : 2 8 2 : 7 9 5 3 / 1 9 8 1 B er etta _ """""""""""""""""" " u nc oc ked state, th e h am m er c annot b e ? r ed b y ac c idental
4 , 3 1 3 , 2 7 4 2 , 1 9 8 2 Lu dw ig et al _ b u m ping of th e h am m er . Al ter nativ el y , it is al so pr ef er ab l e
4 , 3 5 2 , 3 1 7 1 1 / 1 9 8 2 Wil h el m . th at r em ov al of th e h idden inter l oc k pr ev ents saf e and
4 , 8 4 1 , 8 4 0 6 / 1 9 8 9 Ag ner et a1 . . nor m al oper ation of th e tr ig g er .
4 , 8 5 4 , 0 6 5 8 / 1 9 8 9 F r enc h et a1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 / 6 5
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B ACKGROUN D
Th e pr esent inv ention r el ates to a g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism .
Mor e par tic u l ar l y , it pr ov ides a saf ety m ec h anism th at h el ps
pr ev ent ac c idental disc h ar g e w h en th e g u n is b eing h andl ed.
B ACKGROUN D OF THEIN V EN TION
As w ith oth er pr odu c ts, su c h as stam ps, c ar s and c h ina,
c ol l ec tor s f r eq u entl y seek w or king editions of or ig inal ,
h istor ic g u ns th at w er e onc e popu l ar . Unf or tu natel y , as w ith
th ese oth er pr odu c ts, or ig inal m odel s m ay b e in l im ited
su ppl y , or th eir c ondition m ay h av e deg ener ated su b stan
tial l y du e to ex tensiv e u sag e or passag e of tim e. To m eet th is
l im ited su ppl y , r epl ic as of or ig inal g u ns ar e of ten desir ed to
c l osel y du pl ic ate th e appear anc e of th e or ig inal pr odu c t. A
sig ni? c ant adv antag e of th e r epl ic as is th at, aided b y m oder n
tec h nol og y , th ey ar e m int~ c ondition r epl ic ations of th e or ig i
nal g u n m odel s.
D u r ing th eir or ig inal desig n, m any g u ns l ac ked th e adv an
tag e of pr esent tec h nol og y , and som e ar e r el ativ el y dang er
ou s to h andl e, as th ey l ac k adeq u ate saf ety m ec h anism s th at
ensu r e th at th e g u n w il l not b e ac c idental l y disc h ar g ed
du r ing h andl ing . Su c h saf ety m ec h anism s ty pic al l y c annot
b e added to th e or ig inal g u n or r epl ic a, b ec au se to b e
v al u ab l e, th e g u n m u st l ook and f eel ex ac tl y l ike th e or ig inal
pr odu c t. Retr o? tting th e or ig inal desig n of ten w il l c h ang e its
ex ter nal appear anc e, h enc e m ake th e g u n l ess v al u ab l e.
Histor ic al l y , m any g u ns w er e sing l e- ac tion, w h ic h is to
say th at in or der f or th e g u n to b e ? r ed, a h am m er on th e g u n
h ad to ? r st b e m anu al l y c oc ked, or r otated b ac k to a
spr ing - l oaded position, and th en su b seq u entl y r el eased b y
pu l l ing th e tr ig g er of th e g u n. Som e g u ns h ad a saf ety
m ec h anism to h el p ensu r e th at th e g u n w ou l d not b e ac c i
dental l y ? r ed. F or ex am pl e, in m any sing l e- ac tion r ev ol v er s,
th e g u n w ou l d b e h al f - c oc ked so th at it c ou l d b e l oaded, b u t
in th is position, th e h am m er c ou l d not b e r el eased b y pu l l ing
th e tr ig g er , a desig n f eatu r e intended to av oid ac c idental
disc h ar g e. _
Unf or tu natel y , w h eth er in th is par tial l y - c oc ked position,
or in a f u 1 l y c oc ked position, m any g u ns of th is desig n ar e
dang er ou s to h andl e, b ec au se dr opping or j ar r ing of th e g u n
c an c au se th e ac c idental r el ease of th e h am m er and c au se th e
g u n to b e disc h ar g ed. Th at is to say , th e tr ig g er and saf ety
m ec h anism s of th ese g u ns ar e not v er y r el iab l e, and c an b e
w or n b y u sag e, r ender ing th e oper ation of th e tr ig g er m ec h a
nism inc r easing l y u nr el iab l e w ith ag e. Th e dang er ou sness of
th ese m ec h anism s is ty pic al l y not l essened in pr esent day
u se of or ig inal s or au th entic r epr odu c tions, sinc e th e f oc u s
of th ese dev ic es is u pon th eir or ig inal c onstr u c tion and
appear anc e, and th ey tend to oper ate ex ac tl y l ike th e or ig i
nal s.
A ty pic al sing l e- ac tion r ev ol v er 1 1 is il l u str ated in F IG. 1 ,
w h ic h is an ex pl oded isom etr ic v iew of th e r ev ol v er in a
disassem b l ed state. A h am m er 1 3 is m ou nted to r otate ab ou t
a piv ot point 1 5 , f or m ed b y a pin 1 7 h el d b y a f r am e of th e
g u n. Th e f r am e ac tu al l y is m ade u p of sev er al par ts th at ar e
r ig idl y c onnec ted tog eth er , inc l u ding a c y l inder ~ h ou sing 1 9 ,
a g r ip 2 1 and a b ac kstr ap 2 2 . A h am m er spr ing 2 3 l ies
b etw een th e h am m er 1 3 and th e g r ip 2 1 to u r g e th e h am m er
to r otate ab ou t th e piv ot point 1 5 tow ar ds th e c y l inder
h ou sing 1 9 . Th e par tic u l ar ty pe of g u n seen in F IG. 1 is a
six - sh ooter , and it h as a c y l inder 2 5 th at c an b e r otated to
seq u ential l y al ig n six c h am b er s 2 9 w ith a g u n b ar r el 3 1 and
a ? r ing pin 2 7 , w h ic h is m ou nted on an end of th e h am m er
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f or ? r ing . Eac h tim e th e h am m er 1 3 is piv oted b ac k, th e
c y l inder 2 5 is r otated b y a paw l 3 0 to m ov e a su b seq u ent
c h am b er in- l ine w ith th e ? r ing pin 2 7 . As th e h am m er 1 3 is
f u r th er piv oted b ac k, th e c y l inder 2 5 is stopped f r om r otating
b y a c y l inder l atc h 3 3 w h ic h eng ag es one of six notc h es 3 4
in th e c ir c u l ar per iph er y of th e c y l inder , one notc h f or eac h
c h am b er 2 9 . At th is point, th e h am m er 1 3 is f u l l y - c oc ked, a
c h am b er al ig ned w ith b oth th e ? r ing pin 2 7 and th e g u n
b ar r el 3 1 , and th e h am m er is r eady to b e r el eased.
In th e r ev ol v er 1 1 il l u str ated in F IGS. 1 and 2 , th e h am m er
1 3 h as an ar c u ate b ottom edg e th at f or m s a c am 3 5 . Th is c am
3 5 h as an ? r ing position notc h 3 6 , a h al f - c oc ked notc h 3 7
and a h am m er sear 3 9 . Th is c onstr u c tion r espec tf u l l y de? nes
th r ee positions of th e h am m er 1 3 , inc l u ding : ( a) a ? r ing
position, w h er e th e h am m er l ies dir ec tl y in c ontac t w ith an
inner sh ou l der 2 6 of th e c y l inder - h ou sing and th e ? r ing pin
2 7 penetr ates th e c y l inder - h ou sing to j u st r eac h a c h am b er of
th e c y l inder 2 5 ; ( b ) a h al f - c oc ked position, in w h ic h th e
c y l inder is not l oc ked, and m ay b e r otated f or l oading or
u nl oading , b u t in w h ic h th e tr ig g er m ay not b e pu l l ed; and
( c ) a f u l l y - c oc ked position, in w h ic h th e g u n m ay b e ? r ed b y
pu l l ing a tr ig g er 4 5 .
As th e h am m er 1 3 is piv oted to m ov e th e ? r ing pin 2 7
aw ay f r om th e c y l inder - h ou sing 1 9 , a tr ig g er sear 4 3 , f or m ed
b y a top end of th e tr ig g er 4 5 , is u r g ed b y a l eaf - spr ing 4 7
ag ainst th e c am 3 5 . As th e h am m er 1 3 is m ov ed b ac k, i. e. ,
c oc ked th e tr ig g er sear 4 3 is u r g ed to eng ag e eac h of th e
h am m er s notc h es and sear 3 6 , 3 7 and 3 9 in tu r n. Th e
h al f - c oc ked notc h 3 7 , as seen b est in F IG. 2 , ac tu al l y f or m s
a r ec ess in th e h am m er th at c an b e u sed to r etain th e tr ig g er
sear 4 3 . Th e tr ig g er 4 5 is piv otal l y m ou nted, and th e
l eaf - spr ing 4 7 u r g es th e tr ig g er to r otate c ou nter c l oc kw ise to
th e m ax im u m ex tent per m itted b y th e c am 3 5 . Th is inc r eases
sl ig h tl y al ong th e c am , and th u s, as th e h am m er 1 3 is c oc ked,
th e tr ig g er 4 5 m ov es its ? ng er - por tion 4 6 f or w ar d u nder th e
in? u enc e of th e l eaf - spr ing 4 7 , as indic ated b y th e ar r ow 5 1
( seen in F IG. 2 ) . Th e tr ig g er sear 4 3 w il l sl ide ov er th e
h al f - c oc ked notc h 3 7 as th e g u n is b eing c oc ked, and if
desir ed, th e h am m er c an b e sl id b ac k into th is h al f - c oc ked
position, w h er e th e r ec ess of th e h am m er notc h and th e
tr ig g er eng ag e eac h oth er and l oc k th e tr ig g er sear to th e
h am m er , su c h th at th e tr ig g er 4 5 c annot b e pu l l ed. In th is
position, th e c y l inder 2 5 m ay b e r otated and th e g u n m ay b e
l oaded and u nl oaded.
As th e h am m er is f u r th er m ov ed to a f u l l y - c oc ked posi
tion, th e h am m er sear 3 9 eng ag es th e tr ig g er sear 4 3 to h ol d
th e h am m er in th is position. How ev er , sinc e th er e is no
r ec ess of th e h am m er sear 3 9 , pu l l ing of th e tr ig g er 4 5 c an
r eadil y diseng ag e th e h am m er 1 3 and th e tr ig g er sear 4 3 ,
c au sing th e h am m er to snap b ac k tow ar d th e c y l inder
h ou sing 1 9 u nder th e f or c e of th e spr ing 2 3 .
As is c l ear l y seen in F IG. 2 , b oth of th e h al f - c oc ked notc h
3 7 and th e h am m er sear 3 9 ar e f air l y nar r ow , and th u s, it is
possib l e f or som e j ar r ing m otion to c au se th e tr ig g er sear 4 3
and th e h am m er 1 3 to diseng ag e onc e th ey h av e eng ag ed in
th e h al f - c oc ked or f u l l y - c oc ked positions. Th is b ec om es
m or e l ikel y if th e g u n 1 1 h as b een h eav il y u sed, sinc e eac h
of th e h al f - c oc ked notc h 3 7 , th e h am m er sear 3 9 and th e
tr ig g er sear 4 3 c an b e w or n b y u se. F ail u r e of th ese m ec h a
nism s, or dr opping or j ar r ing th e g u n, c an c au se ac c idental
disc h ar g e, w h ic h of c ou r se is v er y dang er ou s. In addition,
w h en th e g u n is in its ? r ing position, th e ? r ing pin 2 7 is
dir ec tl y adj ac ent to th e c y l inder 2 5 and al ig ned w ith one of
its c h am b er s 2 9 . If th e b ac k of th e h am m er is str u c k
su f ? c ientl y h ar d, th is c an al so c au se ac c idental disc h ar g e,
ev en if th e g u n is not c oc ked.
In par t to addr ess th ese pr ob l em s, v ar iou s tr ig g er m ec h a
nism s h av e b een dev el oped to pr ev ent ac c idental disc h ar g e
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of th e g u n. One su c h appr oac h , of ten em pl oy ed in m oder n
r ev ol v er s, is to u se a tr ansf er b ar , w h ic h is a m etal b ar
c ou pl ed to th e piv oting tr ig g er of th e g u n. Th e tr ansf er b ar
ac tu al l y h as to b e str u c k b y th e h am m er , to tr ansf er f or c e
to th e ? r ing pin and ? r e th e g u n. Unl ess th e tr ig g er is pu l l ed,
th e tr ansf er b ar is not adv anc ed to l ie b etw een th e h ar r u ner
and th e ? r ing c h am b er , and th u s, ac c idental r el ease of th e
tr ig g er f r om a c oc ked position does not c au se th e g u n to ? r e.
A disadv antag e w ith th is ty pe of tr ig g er m ec h anism and
oth er saf ety m ec h anism s is th at, if it is u sed in an or ig inal
g u n or a r epl ic a, th e tr ansf er b ar or oth er m ec h anism is
v isib l e f r om th e ex ter ior of th e g u n, and th u s detr ac ts f r om
th e au th entic appear anc e of th e g u n. Su c h a m ec h anism c an
al so b e im pr ac tic al as par t of a kit f or r etr o? t of an ex isting
g u n, b ec au se su b stantial al ter ations to th e c y l inder ~ h ou sing
or g r ip of th e g u n m ay b e r eq u ir ed to inc or por ate th is ty pe
of tr ig g er m ec h anism . A tr ansf er b ar m ec h anism sim pl y is
not r eadil y instal l ed in m any or ig inal g u ns, b ec au se th e
g u ns desig n g ener al l y does not ac c om m odate additional
par ts needed to im pl em ent a tr ansf er b ar , or ex ter nal l y
oper ab l e saf ety m ec h anism .
Th u s, w h at is needed is a g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism th at
r el iab l y h el ps pr ev ent ac c idental disc h ar g e. Mor e par tic u
l ar l y , w h at is needed is a g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism th at c an b e
u sed in a g u n to b l oc k th e h am m er , u ntil and u nl ess th e
tr ig g er is ac tu al l y , c onc u r r entl y b eing pu l l ed b y a h u m an
oper ator . Pr ef er ab l y , su c h a dev ic e sh ou l d not r el y ex c l u
siv el y u pon eng ag em ent b etw een th e sear s of th e tr ig g er and
th e h am m er , or anoth er m ec h anism th at c an b e easil y w or n
b y ag e or u se. Additional l y , su c h a tr ig g er m ec h anism sh ou l d
b e adaptab l e to u se in sing l e- ac tion g u ns, dou b l e- ac tion
g u ns, l ong g u ns, sh otg u ns, der r ing er s and oth er g u ns. It
sh ou l d b est b e h idden f r om v iew , and th u s pr ov ide a saf ety
m ec h anism f or or ig inal g u ns and th eir r epl ic ations th at does
not detr ac t f r om th eir appear anc e, and h enc e th eir v al u e. Th e
pr esent inv ention f u l ? l l s th ese needs, and pr ov ides f u r th er ,
r el ated adv antag es.
SUMMARY OF THEIN V EN TION
Th e pr esent inv ention pr ov ides a g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism
th at r el iab l y pr ev ents th e h am m er f r om r eac h ing a ? r ing
position u ntil and u nl ess th e tr ig g er is b eing pu l l ed. Th u s, it
pr ov ides a saf ety m ec h anism th at su b stantial l y r edu c es th e
c h anc e of ac c idental disc h ar g e. In addition, h ow ev er , th e
g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism pr ov ided b y th e pr esent inv ention
u til iz es par ts w h ic h ar e entir el y c ontained w ith in th e stoc k or
h andl e and r ec eiv er or f r am e of th e g u n, keeping any
non- au th entic par ts h idden f r om v iew and th u s pr eser v ing
th e au th entic appear anc e of th e or ig inal g u n edition or
r epl ic a th er eof . Th e m ec h anism is inex pensiv e to m anu f ac
tu r e and c an b e easil y r etr o? tted to an or ig inal g u n edition
b y th e inc or por ation of a f ew par ts; h enc e its u se is pr ac tic al
and is not l im ited to r epr odu c tions onl y . Th e pr esent inv en
tion m ay b e im pl em ented in an ex isting g u n, if desir ed, b y
m eans of a kit th at assists in r etr o? tting th e ex isting g u n.
In ac c or danc e w ith th e pr esent inv ention, a g u n tr ig g er
m ec h anism inc l u des a g u n f r am e, a g u n tr ig g er and a
h am m er th at c an b e c oc ked b y piv oting it to a f u l l y - c oc ked
position. In th is position, it is r eady to b e ? r ed b y th er eaf ter
pu l l ing th e tr ig g er . In addition, th e m ec h anism inc l u des an
inter l oc k th at is m ov ed b etw een l oc ked and u nl oc ked states,
to sel ec tiv el y b l oc k m ov em ent of th e h am m er to th e ? r ing
position if th e h am m er is ac c idental l y r el eased. Pu l l ing th e
tr ig g er r em ov es th e inter l oc k f r om th e l oc ked state, h enc e
al l ow ing th e h am m er to m ov e to its ? r ing position, w h er e it
c an str ike a c ar tr idg e.
2 0
2 5
3 0
3 5
4 5
5 0
5 5
6 0
6 5
4
In one aspec t of th e inv ention, th e inter l oc k is r edu ndant
to a ? r ing m ec h anism , pr ov ided b y inter f ac e b etw een th e
tr ig g er and th e h am m er . Th is ? r ing m ec h anism inc l u des a
sear of th e tr ig g er and a sear of th e h am m er , w h ic h eng ag e
one anoth er to b oth sel ec tiv el y r etain th e h am m er in th e
f u l l y - c oc ked position and per m it its r el ease w h en th e tr ig g er
is pu l l ed.
In stil l anoth er aspec t of th e inv ention, th e inter l oc k is
u r g ed to l ie nex t to a sh ou l der of th e g u n f r am e, and th at it
ex tends into th e path of a h am m er sh ou l der and pr ov ides a
b l oc king m ec h anism sh ou l d th e tw o Sear s ac c idental l y
diseng ag e. Th u s, if th e g u n is dr opped or j ar r ed, or if th e
tr ig g er m ec h anism f ail s, th e inter l oc k w il l b l oc k th e h am
m er s m otion to th e ? r ing position to pr ev ent disc h ar g e. Th e
g u n c an inc l u de an at- r est position, w h ic h is not q u ite th e
? r ing position, and th e inter l oc k c an b e m ade to inter pose
itsel f b etw een th e f r am e and h am m er sh ou l der s at th is point.
Th u s, in c ooper ation w ith th e f r am e sh ou l der , th e inter l oc k
pr ov ides a r ig id b l oc k th at keeps th e ? r ing pin aw ay f r om a
l iv e c ar tr idg e u ntil and u nl ess th e tr ig g er is pu l l ed, to th er eb y
r em ov e th e b l oc king in? u enc e of th e inter l oc k. Th e h am m er
c an b e u r g ed aw ay f r om th e ? r ing position to th e at- r est
position b y m eans of a r esil ient dev ic e, f or ex am pl e, a
h am m er str u t.
In a dif f er ent aspec t of th e inv ention, th e g u n tr ig g er
m ec h anism c an inc l u de an inter l oc k th at h as a w ide ar m to
c ou pl e a tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing to th e tr ig g er . If th e inter l oc k
is r em ov ed f r om th e g u n, th e tr ig g er is not spr ing - b iased to
eng ag e th e h am m er and h ol d it in eith er a h al f - or f u l l y
c oc ked position. Pu r su ant to th is f or m of th e inv ention, th e
tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing c an b e r epl ac ed w ith a m odi? ed
spr ing , or th e tr ig g er r epl ac ed w ith a m odi? ed tr ig g er , su c h
th e tr ig g er is not b iased b y th e spr ing u nl ess th e inter l oc k is
instal l ed.
Th e inv ention m ay b e b etter u nder stood b y r ef er r ing to
th e f ol l ow ing detail ed desc r iption, w h ic h sh ou l d b e r ead in
c onj u nc tion w ith th e ac c om pany ing dr aw ing s. Th e detail ed
desc r iption of a par tic u l ar pr ef er r ed em b odim ent, set ou t
b el ow to enab l e one to b u il d and u se one par tic u l ar im pl e
m entation of th e inv ention, is not intended to l im it th e
enu m er ated c l aim s, b u t to ser v e as a par tic u l ar ex am pl e
th er eof .
B RIEF D ESCRIPTION OF THED RAWIN GS
F IG. 1 an isom etr ic , ex pl oded v iew of a pr ior ar t r ev ol v er ,
and il l u str ates th e v ar iou s par ts of a r ev ol v er .
F IG. 2 is a c u t- aw ay side v iew of th e pr ior ar t r ev ol v er of
F IG. 1 , w ith a c y l inder l atc h r em ov ed to h el p il l u str ate a
tr ig g er m ec h anism f ou nd in th e pr ior ar t.
F IG. 3 is a c r oss- sec tional side v iew of a sing l e- ac tion
r ev ol v er h av ing a pr ef er r ed g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism th at
im pl em ents th e pr esent inv ention; th e g u n is sh ow n in an
at- r est state.
F IG. 4 is anoth er v iew of th e r ev ol v er of F IG. 3 , b u t in
w h ic h th e h am m er h as b een m ov ed to a h al f - c oc ked posi
tion, in w h ic h th e r ev ol v er m ay b e l oaded and u nl oaded.
F IG. 5 is anoth er v iew of th e r ev ol v er of F IG. 3 , b u t in
w h ic h th e h am m er is b eing r el eased f r om a f u l l y - c oc ked
position ( ph antom ) and h as m ov ed past th e at- r est position
to th e ? r ing position. ~
F IG. 6 is a v iew of a l eaf - spr ing th at separ atel y b iases b oth
of th e tr ig g er and a c y l inder l atc h in th e r ev ol v er of F IG. 3 .
F IG. 7 is a c r oss- sec tional b ottom v iew of th e g u n tr ig g er
m ec h anism of F IG. 3 , taken al ong l ines 7 - 7 of F IG. 3 .
5 , 5 4 8 , 9 1 4
5
F IG. 8 is a v iew of a sh or tened l eaf - spr ing th at separ atel y
b iases b oth of th e tr ig g er and a c y l inder l atc h in an al ter
nativ e em b odim ent, w h er e th e tr ig g er w il l not f u nc tion in a
saf e, pr oper m anner if a m odi? ed inter l oc k is r em ov ed.
F IG. 9 is anoth er c r oss- sec tional b ottom v iew , sim il ar to
th at of F IG. 7 , ex c ept th at it sh ow s th e al ter nativ e g u n tr ig g er
m ec h anism th at c or r esponds to u se of th e spr ing of F IG. 8 .
F IG. 1 0 is a c r oss- sec tional side- v iew of th e al ter nativ e
g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism of F IG. 9 .
F IG. 1 1 is a c r oss- sec tional v iew of a g u n tr ig g er m ec h a
nism , sim il ar to F IG. 3 , ex c ept th at F IG. 1 1 sh ow s a g u n
tr ig g er m ec h anism im pl em ented u pon a g u n h av ing a stoc k,
su c h as a l ong g u n, r i? e or sh otg u n.
F IG. 1 2 is a top v iew of th e inter l oc k u sed in th e l ong g u n
em b odim ent of F IG. 1 1 .
D ETAILED D ESCRIPTION
Th e inv ention su m m ar iz ed ab ov e and de? ned b y th e
enu m er ated c l aim s m ay b e b etter u nder stood b y r ef er r ing to
th e f ol l ow ing detail ed desc r iption, w h ic h sh ou l d b e r ead in
c onj u nc tion w ith th e ac c om pany ing dr aw ing s. Th is detail ed
desc r iption of a par tic u l ar pr ef er r ed em b odim ent, set ou t
b el ow to enab l e one to b u il d and u se one par tic u l ar im pl e- v
m entation of th e inv ention, is not intended to l im it th e
enu m er ated c l aim s, b u t to ser v e as a par tic u l ar ex am pl e
th er eof . Th e par tic u l ar ex am pl e set ou t b el ow is th e pr e
f er r ed spec i? c im pl em entation of a g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism
f or a sing l e- ac tion r ev ol v er 1 0 1 . Th e pr inc ipl es of th e
inv ention, h ow ev er , ar e not l im ited to r ev ol v er s, and c an
appl y to oth er ty pes of g u ns as w el l , w h eth er th ose g u ns ar e
antiq u es or new er g u n m odel s.
I. Intr odu c tion To Th e Pr inc ipal Par ts.
Th e pr ef er r ed g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism w il l b e desc r ib ed
w ith r ef er enc e to ac c om pany ing F IGS. 3 7 , w h ic h il l u str ate
th e m ec h anism s u se and oper ation. F IGS. 8 1 0 , b y c ontr ast,
sh ow an al ter nativ e g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism th at does not
oper ate in its nor m al , pr oper m anner if a par tic u l ar saf ety
f eatu r e is r em ov ed f r om th e dev ic e. F inal l y , F IG. 1 1 sh ow s
im pl em entation of a g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism in a l ong g u n,
su c h as a r i? e, sh otg u n, m u sket, or oth er g u n.
Th e pr ef er r ed g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism m akes th e r ev ol v er
1 0 1 a saf er pr odu c t to h andl e at al l tim es. Unl ike som e oth er
g u ns, a h am m er 1 1 3 of th e g u n is h el d sl ig h tl y aw ay f r om th e
c ar tr idg e w h en th e h am m er is in an at- r est position, as seen
in F IG. 3 . In th is position, a ? r ing pin 1 1 4 of th e g u n is h el d
ou tside of a c y l inder w indow 1 1 1 w h er e a c ar tr idg e w ou l d b e
l oc ated f or ? r ing ; u nl ess th e c ar tr idg e is str u c k b y th e ? r ing
pin, th e g u n c annot b e ? r ed. In th is position, an inter l oc k 1 2 3
is piv oted to m ov e a h am m er ar m 1 6 5 u p b etw een f r am e
sh ou l der s 1 5 7 and a h am m er sh ou l der 1 5 9 ( th ese sh ou l der s
ar e seen in F IG. 7 , b u t f al l on eith er side of th e c r oss- sec tion
of F IGS. 3 5 , and so ar e not seen in th ose ? g u r es) . Th e
h am m er ar m 1 6 5 ex tends per pendic u l ar l y into an ou t of th e
c r oss- sec tion of F IG. 3 , and pr ov ides a b r idg e th at th e
h am m er sh ou l der 1 5 9 m u st m ov e th r ou g h in or der to b r ing
th e ? r ing pin 1 1 4 into th e c y l inder w indow 1 1 1 . Th is c annot
h appen w h en th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 is in th e l oc ked state, b ec au se
th e f r am e sh ou l der s 1 5 7 and th e h am m er ar m 1 6 5 c ooper ate
to f or m a r ig id stop and, ac c or ding l y , any h itting or b u m ping
th e b ac k end of th e h am m er 1 1 3 c annot c au se th e g u n to ? r e.
Th e h am m er 1 1 3 of th e r ev ol v er 1 0 1 c an b e m ov ed to a
par tial l y - c oc ked position ( F IG. 4 sh ow s a h al f - c oc ked posi
tion) or a f u l l y c oc ked position ( indic ated in ph antom in
F IG. 5 ) , f r om w h ic h th e g u n is intended to b e ? r ed u pon
pu l l ing th e tr ig g er . In th ese positions, as seen in F IGS. 4 and
2 0
2 5
3 5
4 5
5 0
5 5
6 5
6
5 , th e h am m er ar m 1 6 5 piv ots dow n and f or w ar d of th e
f r am e sh ou l der s 1 5 7 w h er e it appear s to not b l oc k m ov e
m ent of th e h am m er 1 1 3 . F IG. 5 in par tic u l ar , sh ow s th e
r ev ol v er 1 0 1 in th e pr oc ess of b eing ? r ed b y pu l l ing a tr ig g er
1 1 9 , and th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 is seen as b eing r etained ou t of its
l oc ked state. How ev er , it w il l b e u nder stood th at th e inter
l oc k 1 2 3 is piv oted b ac k u pw ar d into its l oc king position of
F IG. 3 as th e h am m er is r el eased and m ov es f or w ar d tow ar d
its ? r ing position, u nl ess th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 is c onc u r r entl y
b eing pu l l ed. Th u s, if th e h am m er 1 1 3 is r el eased b y m eans
oth er th an b y pu l l ing th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 , th e h am m er ar m 1 6 5
w il l m ov e b ac k u p and keep th e g u n f r om ? r ing .
F IG. 5 sh ow s in sol id l ines th e ? r ing position of th e g u n
w ith th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 b eing pu l l ed. In th is position, th e
h am m er 1 1 3 l ies in ab u tting c ontac t w ith a c y l inder - h ou sing
1 0 3 of th e r ev ol v er and th e ? r ing pin 1 1 4 pr otr u des into th e
c y l inder w indow 1 1 1 to str ike a c ar tr idg e. A r ig id h am m er
str u t 1 4 4 , in c ooper ation w ith a h am m er b iasing spr ing 1 3 7 ,
u r g es th e h am m er 1 1 3 ou t of th e ? r ing position of F IG. 5 and
b ac k to th e at- r est position, w h ic h is seen in F IG. 3 .
Th e pr ef er r ed r ev ol v er 1 0 1 h as a nu m b er of b asic el e
m ents, inc l u ding g ener al l y a g u n f r am e and a tr ig g er m ec h a
nism . Th e g u n f r am e ac tu al l y is m ade u p of sev er al par ts,
inc l u ding a b ac kstr ap 1 0 2 , a c y l inder - h ou sing 1 0 3 and a g r ip
1 0 4 . Th e b ac kstr ap 1 0 2 and th e g r ip 1 0 4 ar e c onnec ted
tog eth er b y m eans of sc r ew s ( not sh ow n) and ar e u sed to
f or m a h andl e of th e r ev ol v er 1 0 1 , b y w h ic h th e r ev ol v er 1 0 1
c an b e g r ipped and h el d b y a h u m an h and. Th e c y l inder
h ou sing 1 0 3 is c onnec ted to th is h andl e, b y sc r ew s w h ic h
af f ix it atop th e b ac kstr ap 1 0 2 and g r ip 1 0 4 .
Th e g u n f r am e m ou nts a tr ig g er m ec h anism 1 0 9 w h ic h is
u sed to ? r e th e r ev ol v er 1 0 1 . Th e h am m er 1 1 3 is ? r st pu l l ed
b ac k ag ainst a pow er f u l c oil spr ing 1 3 7 and th en su ddenl y
r el eased, to c au se it to snap b ac k tow ar d th e c y l inder
h ou sing 1 0 3 . Th e tr ig g er m ec h anism 1 0 9 is em pl oy ed to
keep th e h am m er in a c oc ked position in pr epar ation f or
? r ing , u ntil th e g u n is ac tu al l y to b e ? r ed. In ac c or danc e w ith
th e pr esent inv ention, th e tr ig g er m ec h anism 1 0 9 al so pr e
v ents ag ainst ac c idental r el ease of th e h am m er f r om ? r ing
th e g u n w h en th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 is not b eing pu l l ed.
An al ter nativ e tr ig g er m ec h anism 2 0 L is seen in F IGS.
8 1 0 . In th is em b odim ent, an al ter nativ e inter l oc k 2 0 3 is
u sed in c onnec tion w ith a sh or tened l eaf - spr ing 2 0 5 . As c an
b e seen b y c om par ing F IG. 6 ( spr ing of th e pr ef er r ed
em b odim ent) w ith F IG. 8 ( spr ing of th is al ter nativ e em b odi
m ent) , th e sh or tened l eaf ~ spr ing 2 0 5 is r edu c ed in l eng th b y
a distanc e D th at nor m al l y c au ses th e spr ing to f al l sh or t
of a nose 1 5 1 of th e tr ig g er . Th e al ter nativ e inter l oc k 2 0 3
oth er w ise f u nc tions in th e sam e m anner as does th e pr e
f er r ed em b odim ent, ex c ept th at r em ov al of th e al ter nativ e
inter l oc k pr ev ents nor m al and pr oper oper ation of th e tr ig g er
assem b l y .
D etail s of eac h of th ese tw o par tic u l ar em b odim ents ar e
el ab or ated u pon b el ow .
II. Th e Gu n F r am e And Th e Ham m er 1 1 3 .
F IG. 3 sh ow s a c r oss- sec tion of th e pr ef er r ed sing l e- ac tion
r ev ol v er 1 0 1 . As indic ated ab ov e, th e f r am e inc l u des a
b ac kstr ap 1 0 2 , a c y l inder - h ou sing 1 0 3 and a g r ip 1 0 4 th at ar e
f astened tog eth er to f or m a r ig id su ppor t f or th e g u n.
Th e c y l inder - h ou sing 1 0 3 de? nes a c y l inder w indow 1 1 1 ,
into w h ic h a c y l inder 1 0 5 is m ou nted to c ar r y am m u nition
( c ar tr idg es) f or ? r ing . Th e c y l inder 1 0 5 is a six - c h am b er
c y l inder th at is r otated eac h tim e th e h am m er 1 1 3 is c oc ked,
so as to th er eb y m ov e a new c ar tr idg e. into a ? r ing l ine 1 1 5 ,
w h er e th e ? r ing pin 1 1 4 of th e h am m er c an str ike it.
Adv anc em ent of th e c y l inder is ac c om pl ish ed b y a spr ing
b iased paw l , and it is stopped b y a c y l inder l atc h 1 2 5 f r om
5 , 5 4 8 , 9 1 4
7
f u r th er r otation w h en th e g u n is eith er c oc ked or is in an
at- r est position. Wh en th e h am m er 1 1 3 is h al f - c oc ked,
h ow ev er , as seen in F IG. 4 , th e c y l inder 1 0 5 m ay b e r otated
to l oad and u nl oad th e r ev ol v er 1 0 1 .
To ? r e th e r ev ol v er 1 0 1 , its h am m er 1 1 3 m u st ? r st b e
m ov ed f r om an at- r est position ( F IG. 3 ) tow ar d a f u l l y
c oc ked position, seen in ph antom in F IG. 5 . F r om th is
f u l l y - c oc ked position, th e h am m er m ay b e sel ec tiv el y
r el eased and, as its ? r ing pin 1 1 4 r eac h es a c ar tr idg e in th e
? r ing l ine 1 1 5 , th e h am m er possesses enou g h m om entu m to
c au se ? r ing . Sinc e th e pr ef er r ed r ev ol v er 1 0 1 is a sing l e
ac tion g u n, pu l l ing th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 is ineif ec tiv e to ? r e it
u nl ess th e h am m er 1 1 3 is ? r st c oc ked. A dou b l e- ac tion g u n,
b y c ontr ast, is ef f ec tiv e to au tom atic al l y b oth c oc k and
r el ease th e h am m er as th e tr ig g er is pu l l ed.
Th e h am m er 1 1 3 is piv otal l y m ou nted w ith in th e c y l inder
h ou sing 1 0 3 at a piv ot point 1 2 7 , and it is su ppor ted b y a
h am m er spr ing assem b l y , g ener al l y identi? ed b y th e r ef er
enc e nu m er al 1 1 7 in F IGS. 3 - 5 . Mor e par tic u l ar l y a h am m er
piv ot sc r ew or pin is r ig idl y m ou nted to th e c y l inder - h ou sing
1 0 3 at th is piv ot point 1 2 7 , and it per m its th e h am m er 1 1 3
to r otate ab ou t th e pin b etw een th e ? r ing and f u l l y - c oc ked
positions. Th e h am m er spr ing assem b l y 1 1 7 su ppor ts r ota
tion of th e h am m er 1 1 3 and pr ov ides a b ias to th e h am m er
1 1 3 to u r g e it b ac k tow ar d th e c y l inder - h ou sing w h en th e
h am m er h as b een c oc ked. Th e h am m er spr ing assem b l y 1 1 7
inc l u des a c oil spr ing 1 3 7 , w h ic h ex tends dow nw ar d f r om a
b ase 1 2 9 of th e h am m er tow ar d th e g r ip 1 0 4 , and a spr ing
g u ide 1 3 9 , w h ic h h as a b al l on its u pper end to inter f ac e w ith
th e h am m er 1 1 3 .
As seen in F IGS. 3 - 5 in ph antom , th is b al l penetr ates a
r ec eiv ing sl ot 1 3 8 in a r ear - por tion of th e b ase of th e
h am m er , w h ic h it r ides in. Th e r ec eiv ing sl ot 1 3 8 is e? ec tiv e
to r etain th e spr ing g u ide 1 3 9 in c ontac t w ith th e h am m er ,
and c ooper ates w ith th e b ac kstr ap 1 0 2 to r etain th e h am m er
spr ing assem b l y 1 1 7 w ith in th e h andl e por tion of th e g u n
du r ing ? r ing . As seen in F IG. 5 , as th e h am m er 1 1 3 is
r el eased f r om th e f u l l y - c oc ked position ( seen in ph antom
l ines) , th e str iking end 1 1 6 of th e h am m er w il l m ov e past th e
at- r est position and c au se th e ? r ing pin to penetr ate th e
c y l inder w indow 1 1 1 . Th is in tu r n f or c es th e b al l of th e
spr ing g u ide 1 3 9 ou t of th e r ec eiv ing sl ot 1 3 8 and ag ainst th e
b ac kstr ap 1 0 2 . Th e b ac kstr ap 1 0 2 c ontains th e spr ing g u ide
1 3 9 and f or c es it b ac k into th e sl ot af ter ? r ing .
J u st b el ow th e b ase 1 2 9 of th e h am m er , th e spr ing g u ide
1 3 9 nar r ow s to f or m a g u ide sh ou l der 1 4 1 , ag ainst w h ic h an
u pper end of th e c oil spr ing 1 3 7 r ests. At its l ow er end, th e
c oil spr ing 1 3 7 sits ag ainst a spr ing seat 1 4 3 , ag ainst w h ic h
th e spr ing is c om pr essed as th e h am m er 1 1 3 is c oc ked. Th e
spr ing g u ide 1 3 9 passes th r ou g h an aper tu r e in th e spr ing
seat 1 4 3 , and th u s ac ts as a pl u ng er th at is c oax ial to th e c oil
spr ing 1 3 7 , ser v ing to al w ay s r etain th e spr ing b etw een th e
g u ide sh ou l der 1 4 1 and th e spr ing seat 1 4 3 . Th e spr ing seat
1 4 3 is m ou nted atop a spr ing su ppor t ar m 1 3 3 , w h ic h is
r ig idl y af ? x ed to th e g r ip 1 0 4 b y a f astener 1 3 1 at a l ow er
end of th e spr ing su ppor t ar m . Th u s, th e spr ing seat is r ig idl y
r etained w ith r espec t to th e g r ip 1 0 4 , and th e spr ing oper a
tiv el y c ou pl es th e f r am e of th e g u n w ith th e piv oting
h am m er 1 1 3 , to al w ay s b ias it tow ar d th e c y l inder - h ou sing
1 0 3 .
In addition, th e h am m er spr ing assem b l y 1 1 7 inc l u des a
h am m er str u t 1 4 4 , w h ic h ex tends f or w ar d of th e g u ide 1 3 9
tow ar d a b ac k edg e 1 4 6 of th e h am m er . Th is str u t 1 4 4 is an
im por tant saf ety m ec h anism , b ec au se it h el ps u r g e th e
h am m er 1 1 3 aw ay f r om th e ? r ing position ( F IG. 5 ) and b ac k
tow ar d th e at- r est position ( F IG. 3 ) . In th is position, a g ap
1 1 8 is f or m ed b etw een th e h am m er 1 1 3 and th e c y l inder
l 0
1 5
2 0
2 5
3 0
3 5
4 0
4 5
5 5
6 0
6 5
8
h ou sing 1 0 3 , and th e ? r ing pin 1 1 4 is kept aw ay f r om any
c ar tr idg e in th e ? r ing l ine 1 1 5 . As seen b y noting th e
m ov em ent of th e h am m er g u ide 1 3 9 ou t of th e r ec eiv ing sl ot
1 3 8 , il l u str ated in F IG. 5 , r el ease of th e h am m er f r om th e
f u l l y - c oc ked position c r eates enou g h m om entu m to r oc k th e
h am m er 1 1 3 f or w ar d and disl odg e th e spr ing g u ide 1 3 8 to a
m ax im u m ex tent per m itted b y th e b ac kstr ap 1 0 2 . Af ter
str iking th e c y l inder - h ou sing 1 0 3 , th e h am m er 1 0 3 r oc ks
b ac k to th e at- r est position b y th e ac tion of th e h am m er str u t
1 4 4 and th e c oil spr ing 1 3 7 . In th is position, if th e tr ig g er is
r el eased, th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 w il l b e b iased u pw ar d and
pr ev ent any m ov em ent of th e h am m er 1 1 3 tow ar d th e ? r ing
position, as w il l b e desc r ib ed b el ow .
III. Th e Tr ig g er Mec h anism 1 0 9 .
Th e tr ig g er m ec h anism 1 0 9 inc l u des th e h am m er 1 1 3 , th e
tr ig g er 1 1 9 , th e l eaf - spr ing 1 2 1 , w h ic h b iases th e tr ig g er , th e
inter l oc k 1 2 3 and th e c y l inder l atc h 1 2 5 , as w el l as tw o sets
of sh ou l der s 1 5 7 and 1 5 9 .
Ref er r ing to F IG. 3 , th e h am m er 1 1 3 is piv oted b ac k
ag ainst th e in? u enc e of th e h am m er spr ing assem b l y 1 1 7 and
is eng ag ed and h el d th er e b y a tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 , w h ic h is
l oc ated at a top end of th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 . Th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 is
piv otal l y m ou nted b y th e c y l inder - h ou sing 1 0 3 ab ou t a piv ot
point 1 4 7 th at is j u st b el ow and f or w ar d of th e h am m er s
piv ot point 1 2 7 . Its r otation and b ias ar e im par ted to a tr ig g er
nose 1 5 1 w h ic h , w h ic h is u r g ed b y th e l eaf - spr ing 1 2 1
u pw ar d, to th er eb y b ias th e tr ig g er to r otate in a c ou nter
c l oc kw ise dir ec tion ( as seen in F IG. 3 ) . Th is u r g es th e
tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 ag ainst th e h am m er . Th is b ias ag ainst th e
tr ig g er nose 1 5 1 al so u r g es a ? ng er - por tion 1 4 8 of th e tr ig g er
f or w ar d, into a position w h er e it m ay th er eaf ter b e pu l l ed to
r el ease th e tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 and c au se th e g u n to ? r e.
Th e tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 eng ag es th e c am 1 4 9 f or m ed b y th e
b ottom edg e of th e h am m er 1 1 3 , and c annot r otate past th is
point. Sinc e th e c am 1 4 9 h as a sl ig h tl y l ar g er r adiu s w h er e
it c ontac ts th e tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 in th e at- r est position, th e
? ng er - por tion 1 4 8 of th e tr ig g er is al l ow ed to piv ot onl y
som ew h at f or w ar d ( c ou nter c l oc kw ise) , as seen in F IG. 3 . As
th e h am m er 1 1 3 is c oc ked, h ow ev er , th e r adiu s of th e c am
1 4 9 at th e h am m er / tr ig g er sear inter f ac e dec r eases sl ig h tl y ,
enab l ing th e l eaf - spr ing 1 2 1 to r otate th e ? ng er - por tion 1 4 8
of th e tr ig g er sl ig h tl y f or w ar d. Th is is indic ated b y r ef er enc e
nu m er al 1 5 3 in F IG. 4 . At eac h of tw o points al ong th e c am
1 4 9 , th e tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 m ay eng ag e th e h am m er and
pr ev ent its r etr og r ade r otation to m ov e th e ? r ing pin 1 1 4
b ac k tow ar d th e c y l inder - h ou sing 1 0 3 .
F ir st, a h al f - c oc ked notc h 1 5 4 in th e c am 1 4 9 f or m s a l ip
th at is adapted to r ec eiv e and sec u r el y r etain th e tr ig g er sear
1 4 5 du r ing c oc king . If th e, h am m er 1 1 3 is h al f - c oc ked, th e
l eaf - spr ing 1 2 1 w il l r otate th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 su c h th at m anu al
r el ease of th e h am m er w il l c au se th e tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 to
eng ag e th e l ip of th e h al f - c oc ked notc h 1 5 4 . Th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 ,
al th ou g h its ? ng er - por tion 1 4 8 is som ew h at ex tended f or
w ar d as seen in F IG. 4 , c annot b e pu l l ed b ec au se its tr ig g er
sear 1 4 5 c annot b e diseng ag ed f r om th e h al f - c oc ked notc h
1 5 4 ( F IG. 4 9 u nl ess th e h am m er is ? r st f u r th er c oc ked to
diseng ag e th e notc h f r om th e tr ig g er sear . In th is h al f - c oc ked
position, th e c y l inder l atc h 1 2 5 does not stop th e c y l inder
1 0 5 f r om r otating and th e g u n c an b e l oaded and u nl oaded.
Sec ond, as seen in F IGS. 3 - 5 , as th e h am m er 1 1 3 is
f u l l y - c oc ked, th e tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 w il l m ov e al ong th e c am
and ev entu al l y eng ag e a h am m er sear 1 5 5 . Th is h am m er sear
1 5 5 is u sed to h ol d th e h am m er in a ? r l l y - c oc ked- position
f r om w h ic h th e g u n c an b e ? r ed. Sinc e th er e is no l ip
assoc iated w ith th e h am m er sear 1 5 5 , as th er e w as w ith th e
h al f - c oc ked notc h 1 5 4 , th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 m ay b e pu l l ed w h en
th e h am m er 1 1 3 is in th is position, to sel ec tiv el y and
5 , 5 4 8 , 9 1 4
su ddenl y diseng ag e th e tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 and th e h am m er sear
1 5 5 . Under th e in? u enc e of th e pow er f u l c oil spr ing 1 3 7 , and
w ith th e tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 r etr ac ted f r om th e c am 1 4 9 , th e
h am m er 1 1 3 ac c el er ates f or w ar d to str ike th e c y l inder
h ou sing 1 0 3 , th er eb y enab l ing ? r ing of th e r ev ol v er 1 0 1 .
Th e tr ig g er m ec h anism 1 0 9 inc l u des a b l oc king m ec h a
nism th at sel ec tiv el y b l oc ks m otion of th e h am m er 1 1 3
tow ar d th e at- r est position. In th e pr ef er r ed em b odim ent, th is
m ec h anism inc l u des u se of a h am m er th at h as a spec ial l y
r nil l ed sh ou l der 1 5 9 at a r ear por tion of th e c am 1 4 9 . Th e
sh ou l der 1 5 9 is sel ec tiv el y eng ag ed b y a h am m er ar m 1 6 5 of
th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 , as w il l b e desc r ib ed b el ow , to r etar d th e
h am m er s r otation tow ar d th e c y l inder - h ou sing 1 0 3 , and
inh ib it ? r ing . If a par tic u l ar m odel of g u n does not h av e a
h am m er th at al r eady inc l u des su c h a sh ou l der , or anoth er
ob j ec t w h ic h c an b e em pl oy ed b y a tr ig g er m ec h anism to
im pede h am m er m otion, th en eith er th e h am m er c an b e
m il l ed to inc l u de th e sh ou l der , or a r epl ac em ent h am m er
h av ing a sh ou l der c an b e pr ov ided as par t of a tr ig g er
m ec h anism kit.
Th e c y l inder - h ou sing 1 0 3 al so h as tw o par al l el f r am e
sh ou l der s 1 5 7 w h ic h f ac e in g ener al l y a f or w ar d dir ec tion,
opposite th e h am m er sh ou l der 1 5 9 . Th is is indic ated b y th e
ph antom l ine 1 5 8 in eac h of F IGS. 3 5 and 1 0 , al th ou g h th e
f r am e sh ou l der s ar e b est seen in F IGS. 7 and 9 . A ph antom
l ine is u sed in F IGS. 3 5 b ec au se th ese ? g u r es sh ow a
c r oss- sec tion of th e r ev ol v er , and one f r am e sh ou l der 1 5 7
ex ists on eith er side of th at c r oss- sec tion, b u t ar e not pr esent
in it. As th e r ev ol v er is ? r ed, th e h am m er 1 1 3 piv ots q u ic kl y
f or w ar d su c h th at its sh ou l der 1 5 9 al so piv ots r ear w ar d
w ith in th e b ody of th e r ev ol v er 1 0 1 , g ener al l y tow ar d and
opposite th e static f r am e sh ou l der s 1 5 7 . If th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 is
not b eing pu l l ed, th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 is piv oted u pw ar d tow ar d
th e f r am e sh ou l der s 1 5 7 su c h th at, as seen in F IG. 7 , th e
inter l oc k s h am m er ar m 1 6 5 pr ov ides a b r idg e b etw een th e
tw o f r am e sh ou l der s 1 5 7 and b l oc ks m otion of th e h am m er
sh ou l der 1 5 9 , to pr ev ent th e h am m er f r om ev er r eac h ing th e
? r ing position.
Th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 is piv otal l y m ou nted b y th e g u n f r am e,
j u st l ater al l y aside th e h am m er 1 1 3 and th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 . In
f ac t, as seen in F IGS. 3 5 , th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 is piv otal l y
m ou nted b y th e sam e piv otal m ou nting as m ou nts th e
c y l inder l atc h 1 2 5 . Th u s, in a kit env ir onm ent, th e pr ef er r ed
em b odim ent per m its th e inter l oc k to b e easil y m ou nted u pon
ex isting par ts w ith in th e g u n.
Th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 pr ov ides a sec ond inter f ac e b etw een th e
h am m er 1 1 3 and g u n f r am e ( th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 b eing th e ? r st
inter f ac e) , and a b ac ku p, sh ou l d th e tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 ac c i
dental l y sl ip. In f ac t, th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 w il l pr ov ide a
h am m er b l oc k at al l tim es, u ntil and u nl ess th e tr ig g er is
pu l l ed. F or ex am pl e, th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 w il l b e piv oted to its
l oc king position sh ou l d th e h am m er ac c idental l y sl ip f r om a
h u m an s th u m b th at is c oc king th e h am m er , or sh ou l d th e
tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 diseng ag e one of th e h al f - c oc ked notc h 1 5 4
and th e h am m er sear 1 5 5 , su c h as m ig h t h appen if th e g u n
is dr opped. As anoth er , pr ev iou sl y - m entioned ex am pl e, th e
inter l oc k 1 2 3 is inter posed in its l oc king position w h en th e
g u n is at- r est, pr ev enting b u m ping or str iking of th e h am m er
1 1 3 f r om ac c idental l y ? r ing th e g u n w h en it is at- r est.
As seen in F IG. 3 , th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 h as an assoc iated
piv ot point 1 6 3 th at is l oc atedsom ew h at f or w ar d of th e piv ot
point 1 4 7 of th e tr ig g er . Th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 ex tends dow n
w ar d f r om th is piv ot point, and th en r ear w ar d, tow ar d th e
b ac k end 1 2 9 of th e h am m er , w h er e it ter m inates in th e
h am m er ar m 1 6 5 . F u r th er f or w ar d, near its piv ot point 1 6 3 ,
th e h am m er al so h as a tr ig g er ar m 1 6 1 th at eng ag es eac h of
th e nose 1 5 1 of th e tr ig g er and th e l eaf - spr ing 1 2 1 . Th u s, as
1 5
2 5
3 5
4 5
5 5
6 5
1 0
c an b e b est seen in F IG. 7 , th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 l ies l ater al l y
aside th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 and th e h am m er 1 1 3 , inter f ac ing w ith
eac h u sing l ater al l y - pr oj ec ting ar m s 1 6 1 and 1 6 5 th at
r espec tiv el y eng ag e th em .
At th e tr ig g er ar m 1 6 1 of th e inter l oc k, w h ic h is l oc ated
b etw een th e piv ot points 1 4 7 and 1 6 3 of th e tr ig g er and
inter l oc k r espec tiv el y , th e l eaf - spr ing 1 2 1 u r g es th e tr ig g er
ar m 1 6 1 to m ov e u pw ar d b etw een th ese piv ot points. Th is
u r g es th e tr ig g er to piv ot c ou nter c l oc kw ise and th e inter l oc k
to piv ot c l oc kw ise ( f r om th e per spec tiv e of F IGS, 3 5 ) . A
sw ing ing end of th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 is th u s b iased u pw ar ds b y
th e l eaf - spr ing 1 2 1 and into* c ontac t w ith th e h am m er , as
seen in F IGS. 3 and 4 . To sel ec tiv el y r estr ain th e h am m er
1 1 3 , th e h am m er ar m 1 6 5 is spec ial l y adapted to c ontinu al l y
eng ag e th e sh ou l der 1 5 9 , u ntil and u nl ess th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 is
pu l l ed.
As seen in F IG. 5 , pu l l ing of th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 f or c es th e
tr ig g er ar m 1 6 1 dow n, th er eb y piv oting th e inter l oc k c ou n
ter c l oc kw ise and pu l l ing its h am m er ar m 1 6 5 ou t of c ontac t
w ith th e h am m er sh ou l der 1 5 9 and into an u nl oc ked state ( as
indic ated b y th e ar r ow 1 6 7 of F IG. 5 ) . At th is tim e al so, th e
tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 is r otated aw ay f r om th e h am m er sear 1 5 5 ,
and th e h am m er 1 1 3 al l ow ed to ac t u nder th e in? u enc e of th e
h am m er spr ing assem b l y 1 1 7 . As indic ated b y th e ar r ow 1 6 8
in F IG. 5 , th e str iking end 1 1 6 of th e h am m er sw ing s tow ar d
th e c y l inder - h ou sing 1 0 3 w ith enou g h m om entu m th at it w il l
c ontac t th e c y l inder - h ou sing , notw ith standing par tial sh oc k
ab sor ption of th e im pac t b y th e h am m er str u t 1 4 4 . Th e
h am m er str u t 1 4 4 tem por ar il y displ ac es th e spr ing g u ide
1 3 9 , as indic ated b y th e r ef er enc e nu m er al 1 7 0 in F IG. 5 .
Wh en th e tr ig g er is r el eased, th e l eaf - spr ing 1 2 1 w il l ag ain
u r g e th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 b ac k into th e l oc ked state, as seen in
F IG. 3 .
Th e pr ef er r ed l eaf - spr ing 1 2 1 is b est il l u str ated in F IG. 6 .
Th e spr ing 1 2 1 is r ig idl y sec u r ed at one end to th e c y l inder
h ou sing 1 0 3 b y a f astener 1 7 1 , w h il e it h as a ? r st ? ng er end
1 7 5 th at eng ag es th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 ( not seen in F IG. 6 ) . A
sec ond ? ng er end 1 7 3 of th e l eaf - spr ing is u sed to eng ag e th e
c y l inder l atc h 1 2 5 and th er eb y l oc k th e c y l inder 1 0 5 ag ainst
r otation w h en th e r ev ol v er 1 0 1 is in th e at- r est or f u l l y
c oc ked positions.
It c an th u s b e seen, w ith r ef er enc e to F IG. 3 , th at in
im pl em enting th e pr ef er r ed tr ig g er m ec h anism ac c or ding to
th e pr esent inv ention, th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 m ay b e easil y
r etr o? tted to an ex isting r ev ol v er 1 0 1 or oth er g u n, and does
not nec essar il y r eq u ir e spec ial m odi? c ation of th e g u n s
tr ig g er m ec h anism , u nl ess a sh ou l der 1 5 9 needs to b e
inc or por ated into th e h am m er . Th e ex isting tr ig g er and
tr ig g er spr ing of th e g u n m ay b e u til iz ed w ith ou t r epl ac e
m ent or m odi? c ation.
B y pr ov iding a h am m er b l oc king m ec h anism , th e
r ev ol v er 1 0 1 pr ef er ab l y pr ov ides a m ec h anism r edu ndant to
th e nor m al tr ig g er m ec h anism f or pr ov iding ag ainst ac c i
dental r el ease of th e h am m er 1 1 3 w h en it is c oc ked. F u r
th er m or e, th is m ec h anism is c ar r ied entir el y w ith in . th e
r ev ol v er , su c h th at it is not v isib l e ex ter nal l y , and th u s
pr ov ides a saf ety dev ic e th at c an b e adv antag eou sl y u sed in
au th entic , or ig inal edition g u ns or th eir r epl ic as.
IV . Th e Al ter nativ e Inter l oc k 2 0 3 And Leaf - Spr ing 2 0 5 .
As indic ated ab ov e, th e pr ef er r ed em b odim ent u ses an
inter l oc k 1 2 3 th at oper ates as par t of an additional saf ety
m ec h anism , in b ac ku p of th e h al f - c oc ked notc h 1 5 4 and th e
h am m er sear 1 5 5 , sh ou l d th e tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 ac c idental l y
diseng ag e eith er of th em . How ev er , if th e inter l oc k 1 2 3 is
r em ov ed f r om th e r ev ol v er 1 0 1 , it w il l oper ate pr ec isel y as
w ou l d th e or ig inal , u nm odi? ed g u n.
To addr ess th is situ ation, a c ontem pl ated al ter nativ e
em b odim ent 2 0 1 is pr esented in F IGS. 8 1 0 . A m odi? ed
5 , 5 4 8 , 9 1 4
1 1
inter l oc k 2 0 3 is u til iz ed instead of th e pr ef er r ed inter l oc k
1 2 3 , and its pr esenc e is ac c om panied b y r epl ac em ent of th e
nor m al l eaf - spr ing 1 2 1 ( F IG. 6 ) w ith a sh or tened l eaf - spr ing
2 0 5 ( il l u str ated in F IG. 8 ) . Using th ese par ts, th e r ev ol v er
1 0 1 c annot b e c oc ked or m ov ed in a nor m al pr oper m anner
to a saf ety position u nl ess th e m odi? ed inter l oc k 2 0 3 is
pr oper l y instal l ed. Th is is b ec au se th e sh or tened l eaf - spr ing
2 0 5 pr ev ents spr ing - b iased oper ation of th e tr ig g er assem b l y
1 0 9 if th e m odi? ed inter l oc k 2 0 3 is r em ov ed.
As b est seen in F IG. 1 0 , th e inter l oc k 2 0 3 inc l u des an
espec ial l y - w ide tr ig g er ar m 2 0 7 th at, as w ith th e pr ef er r ed
em b odim ent, eng ag es th e l eaf spr ing on one side of th e ar m
and th e nose 1 5 1 of th e tr ig g er on th e oth er side of th e ar m .
How ev er , u nl ike th e pr ef er r ed em b odim ent, th e sh or tened
l eaf - spr ing 2 0 5 does not eng ag e th e nose 1 5 1 of th e tr ig g er
u nl ess th e inter l oc k 2 0 3 is pr esent. Rem ov al of th e m odi? ed
inter l oc k 2 0 3 pr ev ents th e b ias of th e sh or tened l eaf - spr ing
2 0 5 f r om b iasing th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 . Henc e, if th e h am m er 1 1 3
is m anu al l y c oc ked w ith ou t pr oper instal l ation of th e m odi
? ed inter l oc k 2 0 3 , th e tr ig g er sear 1 4 5 of th e tr ig g er w il l not
b e spr ing - b iased tow ar d th e h am m er and w il l not r eadil y
eng ag e and r etain th e h am m er in eith er of th e h al f - or
f u l l y - c oc ked positions. Sinc e th e h am m er 1 1 3 w il l not
nor m al l y b e h el d b y th e tr ig g er 1 1 9 in one of th ese positions,
th e r isk of u nintended disc h ar g e w h en th e h am m er is saf el y
h el d in th e par tial l y - or f u l l y - c oc ked positions is ag ain
f u r th er r edu c ed.
V . Im pl em entation In A Long Gu n.
F IG. 1 1 sh ow s a g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism ac c or ding to th e
pr esent inv ention w h ic h h as b een appl ied to a l ong g u n 3 0 1 ,
w h ic h c an b e a r i? e, sh otg u n, or oth er l ong g u n. Th e g u n
tr ig g er m ec h anism is dif f er ent f r om th e im pl em entations
r ef er r ed to ab ov e, sinc e a stoc k 3 0 3 of th e l ong g u n r etains
a h am m er spr ing assem b l y 3 0 5 th at is u sed to m otiv ate th e
h am m er 3 0 7 . Th e h am m er spr ing assem b l y 3 0 5 ex tends
g ener al l y b ac kw ar d f r om th e h am m er , instead of dow nw ar d
and aw ay in th e m anner pr ev iou sl y desc r ib ed f or th e
r ev ol v er 1 0 1 .
Th e h am m er 3 0 7 inc l u des a spec ial l y - m il l ed h am m er
sh ou l der 3 0 9 in its r ear l ow er end 3 1 0 th at is eng ag ed b y a
h am m er ar m 3 1 1 of an inter l oc k 3 1 3 . In th is im pl em entation,
th e inter l oc k 3 1 3 h as tw o l ater al sides 3 1 5 w h ic h ar e
ar r ang ed on eith er side of th e h am m er . Th e h am m er 3 0 7 is
m il l ed to h av e r edu c ed l ater al sides 3 1 7 at its l ow er end 3 1 0 .
Th is is al so seen in F IG. 1 2 , w h ic h is a top v iew of th e
inter l oc k 3 1 3 . Th at is to say , th e l ow er end 3 1 0 of th e
h am m er r ides w ith in th e inter l oc k 3 1 3 w h ic h sw ing s ar ou nd
th e h am m er . A sw ing ing end 3 1 9 of th e inter l oc k m ou nts th e
h am m er ar m 3 1 1 and is c ou pl ed to a piv otal l y m ou nted m ain
por tion 3 2 1 . As seen in F IG. 1 1 , as th e h am m er 3 0 7 is
c oc ked, a tr ig g er sear 3 2 3 of th e tr ig g er eng ag es a h am m er
sear 3 2 5 of th e h am m er to r etain th e h am m er in th e f u l l y
c oc ked position. If th e h am m er is r el eased f r om th is position
w h en th e tr ig g er 3 2 7 is not pu l l ed, th e h am m er ar m 3 1 1 w il l
b e piv oted u pw ar d and eng ag e th e h am m er sh ou l der 3 0 9
b ef or e a str iking end 3 2 9 of th e h am m er m ov es to th e ? r ing
position. As w ith th e oth er em b odim ents al r eady disc l osed,
th e h am m er ar m 3 1 1 c ooper ates w ith a f r am e sh ou l der 3 3 1
of th e stoc k 3 0 3 to f or m a r ig id stop to keep th e h am m er
3 0 7 l ou t of th e ? r ing position u nl ess th e tr ig g er is c onc u r
r entl y b eing pu l l ed. Th e h am m er spr ing assem b l y 3 0 5 al so
inc l u des a h am m er str u t 3 3 3 and a spr ing g u ide 3 3 5 th at
m ou nts a displ ac eab l e b al l por tion 3 3 7 th at r ides w ith in a
r ec eiv ing sl ot of th e h am m er .
Hav ing th u s desc r ib ed sev er al ex em pl ar y em b odim ents of
th e inv ention, it w il l b e appar ent th at f u r th er al ter ations,
m odi? c ations, and im pr ov em ents w il l al so oc c u r to th ose
1 0
1 5
2 5
3 0
3 5
4 0
4 5
5 0
5 5
6 5
1 2
skil l ed in th e ar t. Su c h al ter ations, m odi? c ations, and
im pr ov em ents, th ou g h not ex pr essl y desc r ib ed or m entioned
ab ov e, ar e noneth el ess intended and im pl ied to b e w ith in th e
spir it and sc ope of th e inv ention. F or ex am pl e, th e inv ention
is not l im ited to a r ev ol v er im pl em entation of th e tr ig g er
m ec h anism , b u t it m ay inc l u de oth er ty pes of g u ns. Sim i
l ar l y , th e g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism of th e pr esent inv ention
m ay b e appl ied to dou b l e- ac tion g u ns, or oth er g u ns, w ith ou t
depar ting f r om th e spir it of th e inv ention. Ac c or ding l y , th e
f or eg oing disc u ssion is intended to b e il l u str ativ e onl y ; th e
inv ention is l im ited and de? ned onl y b y th e f ol l ow ing c l aim s
and eq u iv al ents th er eto.
I c l aim :
1 . A r ev ol v er g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism c om pr ising
a g u n f r am e,
a tr ig g er m ou nted on th e f r am e, th e tr ig g er b eing pu l l ed
to ? r e th e g u n,
a g u n h am m er m ov ab l e b etw een a f u l l y - c oc ked position,
f r om w h ic h th e g u n is intended to b e ? r ed b y r el ease of
th e g u n h am m er , and a ? r ing position, th e g u n h am m er
b eing b iased f r om th e f u l l y - c oc ked position tow ar d th e
? r ing position,
an inter l oc k m ou nted on th e g u n f r am e, th e inter l oc k
b eing m ov ab l e b etw een
a l oc ked state in w h ic h it ac ts to b l oc k m ov em ent of th e
g u n h am m er tow ar d th e ? r ing position, and
an u nl oc ked state in w h ic h it does not ac t to b l oc k th e
m ov em ent of g u n h am m er tow ar d th e ? r ing position,
w h er ein th e inter l oc k is b iased tow ar d its l oc ked state and
is c ou pl ed to th e tr ig g er , su c h th at th e inter l oc k b l oc ks
th e g u n h am m er w h en it is r el eased f r om r eac h ing th e
? r ing position, u nl ess th e tr ig g er is c onc u r r entl y pu l l ed,
a m eans f or r ev ol v ing a c y l inder to th er eb y adv anc e a
su b seq u ent c h am b er , and
a c y l inder l atc h th at l oc ks a c y l inder of th e g u n and
pr ev ents it f r om r otating , at l east w h en th e g u n h am m er
is in th e f u l l y - c oc ked position, th e c y l inder l atc h b eing
piv otal l y m ou nted on th e f r am e u pon a piv ot pin, and
th e inter l oc k is piv otal l y m ou nted on th e f r am e u pon
th e sam e piv ot pin as th e c y l inder l atc h is piv otal l y
m ou nted u pon.
2 . A g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism c om pr ising
a g u n f r am e,
a tr ig g er m ou nted on th e f r am e, th e tr ig g er b eing pu l l ed
to ? r e th e g u n,
a g u n h am m er m ov ab l e b etw een a f u l l y - c oc ked position,
f r om w h ic h th e g u n is intended to b e ? r ed b y r el ease of
th e g u n h am m er , and a ? r ing position, th e g u n h am m er
b eing b iased f r om th e f u l l y - c oc ked position tow ar d th e
? r ing position,
an inter l oc k m ou nted on th e g u n f r am e, th e inter l oc k
b eing m ov ab l e b etw een
a l oc ked state in w h ic h it ac ts to b l oc k m ov em ent of th e
g u n h am m er tow ar d th e ? r ing position, and
an u nl oc ked state in w h ic h it does not ac t to b l oc k th e
m ov em ent of g u n h am m er tow ar d th e ? r ing position,
w h er ein th e inter l oc k is b iased tow ar d its l oc ked state and
is c ou pl ed to th e tr ig g er , su c h th at th e inter l oc k b l oc ks
th e g u n h am m er w h en it is r el eased f r om r eac h ing th e
? r ing position, u nl ess th e tr ig g er is c onc u r r entl y pu l l ed,
a m eans f or r ev ol v ing a c y l inder to th er eb y adv anc e a
su b seq u ent c h am b er ,
a c y l inder l atc h th at l oc ks a c y l inder of th e g u n and
pr ev ents it f r om r otating , at l east w h en th e g u n h am m er
is in th e f u l l y - c oc ked position, th e c y l inder l atc h b eing
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piv otal l y m ou nted on th e f r am e u pon a piv ot pin, and
th e inter l oc k is piv otal l y m ou nted on th e f r am e u pon
th e sam e piv ot pin as th e c y l inder l atc h is piv otal l y
m ou nted u pon,
th e inter l oc k is piv otal l y m ou nted on th e g u n f r am e and is
b iased to r otate in a ? r st r otational dir ec tion, and
th e inter l oc k m ou nts a tr ig g er ar m per pendic u l ar to th e
pl ane of th e inter l oc k, th e tr ig g er ar m adapted to eng ag e
th e tr ig g er , and
a tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing m ou nted to th e g u n f r am e, th e
tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing eng ag ing th e tr ig g er ar m and
th er eb y b iasing th e inter l oc k tow ar d th e l oc ked state,
th e tr ig g er is piv otal l y m ou nted b y a piv ot pin on th e g u n
f r am e,
th e tr ig g er inc l u des a nose th at is adapted to eng ag e th e
tr ig g er ar m of th e inter l oc k on a ? r st side of th e tr ig g er
ar m , th e ? r st side is opposite a sec ond side of th e tr ig g er
ar m th at is eng ag ed b y th e tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing ,
th e tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing b iases th e tr ig g er ar m , to u r g e
th e inter l oc k to piv ot in a ? r st r otational dir ec tion, and
th e tr ig g er ar m tr ansf er s b ias to th e nose of th e tr ig g er ,
w h ic h is th er eb y u r g ed to piv ot in a sec ond r otational
dir ec tion, opposite th e ? r st,
th e tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing is a l eaf - spr ing th at is m ou nted
on th e g u n f r am e at a ? r st end and is f r ee at a sec ond
end,
th e tr ig g er piv ots ab ou t th e piv ot pin w ith ou t th e nose
eng ag ing th e f r ee end of th e l eaf - spr ing ,
th e tr ig g er ar m ab ov e th e inter l oc k eng ag es b oth of th e
f r ee end of th e l eaf spr ing and th e nose of th e tr ig g er ,
and
th e ar m is u r g ed into eng ag em ent w ith th e nose b y th e
l eaf - spr ing .
3 . A g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism c om pr ising
a g u n f r am e,
a tr ig g er m ou nted on said g u n f r am e,
a g u n h am m er m ou nted on said g u n f r am e and m ov ab l e
tow ar d a ? r ing position, and
an inter l oc k m ou nted on said g u n f r am e, said inter l oc k
b eing c ontinu ou sl y b iased tow ar d a l oc ked state to
b l oc k m ov em ent of said g u n h am m er tow ar d th e ? r ing
position, said inter l oc k b eing m ov ab l e ag ainst th e b ias
aw ay f r om th e l oc ked state w h en said tr ig g er is pu l l ed.
4 . Th e g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism of c l aim 3 , w h er ein said
g u n h ar r r r ner is m ov ab l e b etw een a f u l l y - c oc ked position and
th e ? r ing position.
5 . Th e g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism of c l aim 4 , w h er ein said
g u n h am m er is b iased tow ar d an at- r est position b etw een th e
? r ing position and th e f u l l y - c oc ked position.
6 . Th e g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism of c l aim 5 , f u r th er c om
pr ising a h am m er str u t oper ab l y c onnec ted to said g u n
h am m er to b ias said g u n h am m er tow ar ds th e at- r est posi
tion, th e b ias of said h am m er str u t b eing ov er c om e b y th e
m om entu m of said g u n h am m er w h en said g u n h am m er is
r el eased f r om th e f u l l y - c oc ked position u nder th e in? u enc e
of th e b ias of said h am m er - b iasing spr ing .
pr ising a h am m er - b iasing spr ing oper ab l y c onnec ted to said
g u n h am m er to u r g e said g u n h am m er tow ar ds th e ? r ing
position.
pr ising
a c y l inder r otatab l y m ou nted on said f r am e, said c y l inder
h av ing a pl u r al ity of c h am b er s l oc ated th er ein,
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an adv anc ing m em b er oper ab l y c onnec ted to said c y l inder
to r ev ol v e said c y l inder and adv anc e it to a su b seq u ent
c h am b er , and
a c y l inder l atc h oper ab l y c onnec ted to said c y l inder to
pr ev ent said c y l inder f r om r otating w h en said g u n
h am m er is in a f u l l y - c oc ked position, said c y l inder
l atc h and said inter l oc k b eing piv otal l y m ou nted on
said f r am e u pon a piv ot pin.
pr ising
a ? r st piv ot u pon w h ic h said g u n h am m er is m ou nted to
said g u n f r am e,
a h am m er sear f or m ed in said g u n h am m er ,
a h am m er - b iasing spr ing oper ab l y c ou pl ed to said g u n
f r am e and said g u n h am m er , said h am m er ~ b iasing
spr ing b eing c apab l e of u r g ing said g u n h am m er to
piv otal l y r otate tow ar d th e ? r ing position,
a sec ond piv ot u pon w h ic h said tr ig g er is piv otal l y
m ou nted to said g u n f r am e,
a tr ig g er sear f or m ed in said tr ig g er , said tr ig g er sear b eing
adapted to eng ag e said h am m er sear to r etain said
h am m er in a f u l l y - c oc ked position, said tr ig g er sear
b eing diseng ag eab l e f r om said h am m er sear w h en said
tr ig g er is pu l l ed to th er eb y r el eases said g u n h am m er ,
enab l ing said g u n h am m er to b e u r g ed u nder th e
in? u enc e of said h am m er - b iasing spr ing tow ar d th e
? r ing position, and
a tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing oper ab l y c onnec ted to said tr ig
g er , said tr ig g er b iasing spr ing b iasing said tr ig g er in a
dir ec tion opposite th e dir ec tion said tr ig g er is pu l l ed to
w ith dr aw said tr ig g er sear f r om eng ag em ent w ith said
h am m er sear .
1 0 . Th e g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism of c l aim 3 , w h er ein said
g u n h am m er f u r th er c om pr ises a par tial l y c oc ked position
inter posed b etw een th e f u l l y - c oc ked and ? r ing positions,
said tr ig g er b eing inc apab l e of b eing pu l l ed w h en said g u n
h am m er is in th e par tial l y - c oc ked position.
1 1 . Th e g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism of c l aim 3 , f u r th er c om
pr ising a tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing eng ag ing said inter l oc k to
b ias said inter l oc k tow ar d its l oc ked state, said inter l oc k
eng ag es said tr ig g er and tr ansf er s said b ias of said tr ig g er
b iasing spr ing to said tr ig g er .
1 2 . Th e g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism of c l aim 1 1 , w h er ein said
tr ig g er b iasing spr ing ter m inates at a position in spac ed
r el ation w ith said tr ig g er .
1 3 . Th e g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism of c l aim 1 2 , f u r th er
c om pr ising
a ? r st piv ot u pon w h ic h said g u n h am m er is m ou nted to
a h am m er - b iasing spr ing oper ab l y c ou pl ed to said g u n
f r am e and said g u n h am m er , said h am m er - b iasing
spr ing b eing c apab l e of u r g ing said g u n h am m er to
piv otal l y r otate tow ar d th e ? r ing position,
a sec ond piv ot u pon w h ic h said tr ig g er is piv otal l y
m ou nted to said g u n f r am e,
adapted to eng ag e said h am m er sear to r etain said
h am m er in a f u l l y - c oc ked position, said tr ig g er sear
b eing diseng ag eab l e f r om said h am m er sear w h en said
tr ig g er is pu l l ed to th er eb y r el eases said g u n h am m er ,
enab l ing said g u n h am m er to b e u r g ed u nder th e
in? u enc e of said h am m er - b iasing spr ing tow ar d th e
? r ing position, and
a tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing oper ab l y c onnec ted to said tr ig
g er , said tr ig g er b iasing spr ing b iasing said tr ig g er in a
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dir ec tion opposite th e dir ec tion said tr ig g er is pu l l ed to
w ith dr aw said tr ig g er sear f r om eng ag em ent w ith said
h am m er sear .
pr ising
a ? r st and sec ond piv ot pin u pon w h ic h said tr ig g er and
said inter l oc k, r espec tiv el y , ar e piv otal l y m ou nted on
a tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing m ou nted on said g u n f r am e, said
tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing b iasing said inter l oc k tow ar d its
l oc ked state, and b iasing said tr ig g er tow ar d a dir ec tion
th at is opposite th e dir ec tion it m ay b e pu l l ed to ? r e a
g u n, and
said tr ig g er b eing c ou pl ed to said inter l oc k c au sing said
inter l oc k to r otate in a dir ec tion ag ainst th e b ias of said
tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing aw ay f r om said inter l oc k s
l oc ked state w h en said tr ig g er is pu l l ed.
1 5 . Th e g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism of c l aim 3 , f u r th er c om ~
pr ising
a tr ig g er ar m ex tending per pendic u l ar l y f r om said inter
l oc k, said tr ig g er ar m b eing adapted to eng ag e said
tr ig g er , and
a tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing m ou nted to said g u n f r am e, said
tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing eng ag ing said tr ig g er ar m and
b iasing said inter l oc k tow ar d its l oc ked state.
c om pr ising
a nose f or m ed in said tr ig g er and adapted to eng ag e said
tr ig g er ar m of said inter l oc k on a ? r st side of said
tr ig g er ar m , and
said tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing adapted to eng ag e a sec ond
side of said tr ig g er ar m , said sec ond side b eing opposite
said ? r st side of said tr ig g er ar m , said tr ig g er ar m
tr ansf er s th e b ias f r om said tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing to
said nose of said tr ig g er .
tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing ter m inates at a position in spac ed
r el ation w ith said tr ig g er .
tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing is a l eaf spr ing m ou nted on said g u n
f r am e at a ? r st end, a sec ond end of said l eaf spr ing eng ag es
said tr ig g er ar m of said inter l oc k and u r g es said tr ig g er ar m
of said inter l oc k into eng ag em ent w ith said nose of said
tr ig g er .
pr ising
a f r am e sh ou l der f or m ed in said g u n f r am e l ater al l y
adj ac ent to said g u n h am m er , and
a h am m er ar m ex tending f r om said inter l oc k per pendic u
l ar to said g u n h am m er , said inter l oc k b eing inter posed
b etw een said f r am e sh ou l der and said g u n h am m er
f or m ing a stop to b l oc k th e r otation of said g u n h am m er
tow ar d th e ? r ing position w h en said inter l oc k r eac h es
its l oc ked state.
pr ising
a h am m er - b iasing spr ing oper ab l y c ou pl ed b etw een said
g u n f r am e and said g u n h am m er , said h am m er - b iasing
spr ing u r g ing said g u n h am m er in a ? r st dir ec tion
tow ar d th e ? r ing position,
a r eb ou nd dev ic e oper ab l y c onnec ted to said g u n h am m er ,
said r eb ou nd dev ic e b iasing said g u n h am m er in a
sec ond dir ec tion, opposite th e ? r st dir ec tion, aw ay f r om
th e ? r ing position tow ar d an at- r est position, and
a ? r ing pin m ou nted on said g u n h am m er , said ? r ing pin
b eing h el d in spac e r el ation f r om a c ar tr idg e w h en said
g u n h am m er is at th e at- r est position.
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r eb ou nd dev ic e is a h am m er str u t.
2 2 . A g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism c om pr ising
a g u n f r am e,
a tr ig g er m ou nted on said g u n f r am e and b iased tow ar d a
position at w h ic h it m ay b e pu l l ed ag ainst th e b ias b y
a ? ng er of a g u n oper ator ,
at g u n h am m er m ov ab l e b etw een a f u l l y - c oc ked position
and a ? r ing position, said g u n h am m er b eing b iased
tow ar d an at- r est position inter posing th e f u l l y - c ooked
and ? r ing positions,
u r g ed b y th e b ias on said tr ig g er to eng ag e said h am m er
sear w h en said g u n h am m er is in th e f u l l y - c oc ked
position, and
a b l oc king dev ic e b iased at al l tim es to b l oc k m ov em ent
of said g u n h am m er f r om th e f u l l y - c oc ked position, th e
at- r est position or any position th er eb etw een, past th e
at- r est position to pr ev ent said g u n h am m er f r om
r eac h ing th e ? r ing position u nl ess said tr ig g er is b eing
c onc u r r entl y pu l l ed.
c om pr ising
a spr ing th at b iases said tr ig g er in a dir ec tion opposite th e
dir ec tion said tr ig g er is pu l l ed to ? r e th e g u n, said
spr ing ter m inating at a position in spac e r el ation w ith
said tr ig g er , and
an eng ag ing m em b er on said b l oc king dev ic e, said eng ag
ing m em b er eng ag ing b oth said spr ing and said tr ig g er
th er eb y tr ansf er r ing th e b ias of said spr ing to said
tr ig g er .
a g u n f r am e h av ing a f r am e sh ou l der ,
a g u n h am m er m ov ab l e b etw een a f u l l y - c oc ked position
and a ? r ing position and b eing piv otal l y m ou nted onv
a h am m er sh ou l der f or m ed in said g u n h am m er , said
h am m er sh ou l der m ov ab l e tow ar d said f r am e sh ou l der
w h en said g u n h ar r r r ner m ov es tow ar d th e ? r ing posi
tion, said h am m er sh ou l der opposing said f r am e sh ou l - v
der , and
an inter l oc k m ov ab l e b etw een a l oc ked state at w h ic h it
c ooper ates w ith said f r am e sh ou l der f or m ing a stop th at
b l oc ks m ov em ent of said h am m er sh ou l der th er eb y
pr ev enting said g u n h am m er f r om m ov ing tow ar d said
? r ing position, and an u nl oc ked state at w h ic h it does
not b l oc k said h am m er f r om m ov ing tow ar d said ? r ing
position, said inter l oc k b eing c ontinu ou sl y b iased
tow ar d th e l oc ked state and b eing c ou pl ed to a tr ig g er
and m ov ab l e b y said tr ig g er ag ainst th e b ias and
tow ar ds th e u nl oc ked state w h en th e tr ig g er is pu l l ed.
2 5 . Th e g u n tr ig g er m ec h anism c om pr ising a g u n f r am e,
a g u n h am m er piv otal l y m ou nted on said g u n f r am e and
m ov ab l e b etw een a f u l l y - c oc ked position and a ? r ing
position, said g u n h am m er b eing b iased f r om th e f u l l y
c oc ked position tow ar d th e ? r ing position,
a tr ig g er oper ab l y c onnec ted to said g u n h am m er ,
a r eb ou nd dev ic e oper ab l y c onnec ted to said h am m er to
u r g e said h am m er aw ay f r om th e ? r ing position
tow ar ds an at- r est position, and
an inter l oc k m ou nted on said f r am e and c ontinu ou sl y
b iased tow ar d a l oc ked state at w h ic h it b l oc ks m ov e
m ent of said g u n h am m er past th e at- r est position w h en
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said g u n h am m er is m ov ed f r om th e f u l l y - c oc ked
position, th e at- r est position or any , position th er eb e
tw een, tow ar ds th e ? r ing position u nl ess th e tr ig g er is
b eing c onc u r r entl y pu l l ed.
2 6 . A ? r ing inter l oc k f or a g u n c om pr ising
a b ody h av ing a ? r st end and a sec ond end, said b ody
b eing adapted to m ou nt on a f r am e of a g u n adj ac ent a
tr ig g er and a h am m er of th e g u n,
a piv ot f or m ed in said b ody adj ac ent said ? r st end,
a h am m er ar m ex tending f r om said b ody adj ac ent said
sec ond end, said h am m er ar m b eing adapted to inter
pose th e f r am e and th e h am m er of th e g u n w h en b iased
to a l oc ked state, and
a tr ig g er ar m ex tending f r om said b ody inter posed
b etw een said piv ot and said h am m er ar m , said tr ig g er
ar m b eing adapted to eng ag e a tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing
and th e tr ig g er of th e g u n, and tr ansf er th e b ias of said
tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing to th e tr ig g er .
a g u n f r am e,
tow ar d a ? r ing position,
b eing b iased tow ar d a l oc ked state to b l oc k m ov em ent
of said g u n h am m er tow ar d th e ? r ing position, said
inter l oc k b eing m ov ab l e ag ainst th e b ias aw ay f r om th e
l oc ked state w h en said tr ig g er is pu l l ed, and
a tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing eng ag ing said inter l oc k to b ias
said inter l oc k tow ar d its l oc ked state, said inter l oc k
eng ag es said tr ig g er and tr ansf er s said b ias of said
tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing to said tr ig g er , said tr ig g er b ias
ing spr ing ter m inates at a position in spac ed r el ation
w ith said tr ig g er .
a g u n f r am e,
l oc ked state w h en said tr ig g er is pu l l ed,
tr ig g er , and
b iasing said inter l oc k tow ar d its l oc ked state, and said
tr ig g er ar m tr ansf er r ing th e b ias of said tr ig g er - b iasing
spr ing to th e tr ig g er .
a g u n f r am e,
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l oc ked state w h en said tr ig g er is pu l l ed,
tr ig g er ,
b iasing said inter l oc k tow ar d its l oc ked state,
a nose f or m ed in said tr ig g er and adapted to eng ag e said
tr ig g er ar m of said inter l oc k on a ? r st side of said
tr ig g er ar m , and
said tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing adapted to eng ag e a sec ond
side of said tr ig g er ar m , said sec ond side b eing opposite
said ? r st side of said tr ig g er ar m , said tr ig g er ar m
tr ansf er s th e b ias f r om said tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing to
said nose of said tr ig g er .
tr ig g er - b iasing spr ing ter m inates at a position in spac ed
r el ation w ith said tr ig g er . ,
tr ig g er b iasing spr ing is a l eaf spr ing m ou nted on said g u n
f r am e at a ? r st end, a sec ond end of said l eaf spr ing eng ag es
said tr ig g er ar m of said inter l oc k and u r g es said tr ig g er ar m
of said inter l oc k into eng ag em ent w ith said nose of said
tr ig g er .
a g u n f r am e,
a tr ig g er m ou nted on said g u n f r am e and b iased tow ar d a
position at w h ic h it m ay b e pu l l ed ag ainst th e b ias b y
a ? ng er of a g u n oper ator ,
a g u n h am m er m ov ab l e b etw een a f u l l y - c oc ked position
and a ? r ing position, said g u n h am m er b eing b iased
tow ar d an at- r est position inter posing th e f u l l y c oc ked
and ? r ing positions,
u r g ed b y th e b ias on said tr ig g er to eng ag e said h am m er
sear w h en said g u n h am m er is in th e f u l l y - c oc ked
position,
a b l oc king dev ic e b iased to b l oc k m ov em ent of said g u n
h am m er past th e at- r est position to pr ev ent said g u n
h am m er f r om r eac h ing th e ? r ing position u nl ess said
tr ig g er is b eing c onc u r r entl y pu l l ed,
a spr ing th at b iases said tr ig g er in a dir ec tion opposite th e
dir ec tion said tr ig g er is pu l l ed to ? r e th e g u n, said
spr ing ter m inating at a position in spac e r el ation w ith
said tr ig g er , and
an eng ag ing m em b er on said b l oc king dev ic e, said eng ag
ing m em b er eng ag ing b oth said spr ing and said tr ig g er
th er eb y tr ansf er r ing th e b ias of said spr ing to said
tr ig g er .
UN ITED STATES PATEN TAN D TRAD EMARK OF F ICE
CERTIF ICATEOF CORRECTION
PATEN TN O. : 5 , 5 4 8 , 9 1 4 Pag e 1 of 2
D ATED I Au g u st 2 7 , 1 9 9 6
IN V EN TOR( S) : D av id B . Ander son
It is c er ti? ed th at er r or appear s in th e ab ov e- indenti? ed patent and th at said Letter s Patent is h er eb y
c or r ec tedassh ow n b el ow :
Col u m n 2 , l ine 1 2 , del ete "an" and su b stitu te - a - th er ef or .
Col u m n 2 , l ine 3 0 , af ter "r ec ess" inser t 4 9 - - ; af ter "h am m er "
inser t - - 1 3 - - .
Col u m n 4 , l ine 1 1 , c h ang e "Sear s" to - - sear s - .
Col u m n 5 , l ine 5 5 , c h ang e "an" to - and- - .
Col u m n 6 , l ine 4 1 , c h ang e "2 0 L" to - - 2 0 1 - - .
Col u m n , l ine 3 , c h ang e "h am m er " to - - spr ing - - .
Col u m n l ine 6 , c h ang e "1 3 8 " to - 1 3 9 - .
Col u m n l ine 8 , af ter "h am m er " c h ang e "1 0 3 " to - - 1 1 3 - .
Col u m n
8
8
8
8 l ine 2 6 , del ete th e f ir st oc c u r r enc e of "w h ic h , ".
Col u m n 8
8
9
9
l ine 4 9 , af ter "if " c h ang e "th e, " to - - th e- - .
l ine 5 6 , c h ang e "4 9 " to - - 4 ) ___
0
Col u m n
u
Col u m n l ine 5 4 , af ter "diseng ag e" del ete "one of ". U
Col u m n , l ine 6 6 , c h ang e "h am m er " to - - inter l oc k 1 2 3 .
Col u m n 1 0 , l ine 1 2 , af ter "into. " del ete th e aster isk.
Col u m n 1 0 , l ine 4 9 , c h ang e "tr ig g er " to - l eaf - - - _
Col u m n 1 1 , l ine 6 0 , c h ang e "3 0 7 1 " to - 3 0 7 - - .
Col u m n 1 4 , l ine 2 4 , c h ang e "r el eases" to - - r el ease- - .
Col u m n 1 4 , l ine 6 1 , c h ang e "r el eases" to - r el ease - .
Col u m n 1 6 , l ine 2 7 , c h ang e "spac e" to - - spac ed- .
Col u m n 1 6 , l ine 5 5 , c h ang e "Th e" to - - A- - ; af ter th e w or d "c om pr ising ",
b eg in a new su b par ag r aph w ith "a g u n f r am e".
UN ITED STATES PATEN TAN D TRAD EMARK OF F ICE
CERTIF ICATEOF CORRECTION
PATEN TN O. : 5 , 5 4 8 , 9 1 4 Pag e 2 of 2
D ATED I Au g u st 2 7 , 1 9 9 6
IN V EN TOR( S) : D av id B . Ander son
It is c er ti? ed th at er r or appear s in th e ab ov e- indenti? ed patent and th at said Letter s Patent is h er eb y
c or r ec ted as sh ow n b el ow :
Col u m n 1 7 , l ine 2 , c h ang e "any , " to - - - any - .
Sig ned and Seal ed th is
Tw enty - ? ? h D ay of F eb r u ar y , 1 9 9 7
B RUCELEHMAN
Ar r esting O? ic er Com m issioner of Par ent: and Tr adem ar k:

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