Patents
US 12181237 B2: Trigger return and safety mechanism
- Granted
- 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2023-01-26 application 18159717
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A trigger return and safety mechanism are mountable on a frame of a firearm. The trigger is mountable on the frame and pivotable about a trigger pivot axis. A strut is pivotably attached to the trigger at a strut pivot axis oriented parallel to and offset from the trigger pivot axis. The strut comprises a spring bearing surface and a safety bearing surface. A spring acts between the spring bearing surface and the frame for biasing the trigger into a reset position after the trigger has been pulled. A body is mountable on the frame, the body being movable between a first position wherein the body is not engageable with the safety bearing surface, thereby allowing pivoting motion of the trigger, and a second position wherein the body is engageable with the safety bearing surface thereby limiting pivoting motion of the trigger.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg241231.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith & Wesson Inc. 182 patents | US company or organization | Springfield, MA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon M. Muska | Enfield, CT | 26 | 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 | F41A19/10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MUSKA, SIMON M. signed 2023-02-27 | SMITH & WESSON INC. SPRINGFIELD, MA | 62828/537 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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