Patent ID: 11965705
Assignee: SMITH & WESSON INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 17:
18. The firearm according to claim 14, further comprising an action lock mechanism mountable on said receiver for locking and unlocking said action of said firearm, said action lock mechanism comprising:
a locking body mounted on said receiver and movable between a locked position, wherein said locking body is engageable with said action to prevent movement thereof, and an unlocked position wherein said locking body cannot engage said action thereby permitting motion of said action;
a return spring acting between said locking body and said receiver, said return spring biasing said locking body into said locked position;
a disengagement spring movably mounted on said receiver, said disengagement spring having a first portion engaging said locking body and a second portion engageable by said nose of said elongate body; wherein
a force applied to said second portion of said disengagement spring by said nose is transmitted to said locking body for moving said locking body from said locked to said unlocked position.