Patents
US 11609056 B2: Selector for firearms
- Granted
- 2023-03-21
- Filed
- 2021-06-15 application 17348300
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Firearm control mechanisms have a frame, a trigger element connected to the frame and movable with respect to the frame, a selector connected to the frame and pivotable with respect to the frame about a pivot axis, the selector including a first cam surface operably engaged to a follower portion of the trigger element, the selector having a detent portion having a detent surface opposing a spring biased detent follower connected to the frame and operable to reciprocate against the detent surface, the detent surface having a plurality of stable positions, each corresponding to an operating condition of the fire control mechanism, and the detent portion being a body lacking any concave surfaces. The detent surface may have a plurality of flat cam surfaces. At least two of the flat cam surfaces may be perpendicular to each other. A corner may join the plurality of flat cam surfaces.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230321.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN ARMORY HOLDINGS, INC. 27 patents | US company or organization | Minden, NV | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Vaughan | Carson City, NV | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F41A | Functional features or details common to both smallarms and ordnance, e.g. cannons; mountings for smallarms or ordnance | F41A19/46 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VAUGHAN, GRANT signed 2021-06-11 | FRANKLIN ARMORY HOLDINGS, INC. MINDEN, NV | 56551/553 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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