Patent ID: 11971231
Assignee: KEL-TEC CNC INDUSTRIES, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 9:
10. A pistol comprising:
a frame;
a firing facility connected to the frame and operable to discharge the pistol;
a safety device connected to the frame and having a safe condition in which discharge is disabled and an operable condition in which discharge is enabled;
an actuator responsive to the presence of a safety-indicating element, and operably connected to the safety device to control the condition of the safety device such that the safety device is in the safe condition when the safety-indicating element is absent and in the operable condition when the safety-indicating element is present;
a selector connected to the frame and operably connected to the safety device;
the selector being moveable between an enabled position in which the safety device is operably responsive to the presence and absence of the safety-indicating element, and a disabled position in which the safety device remains in the operable condition irrespective of the presence and absence of the safety-indicating element;
wherein the selector is an elongated shaft having a cam operable to limit the position of the safety device; and
including a second safety device associated with a second actuator, and wherein the selector has at least two different cam profiles, each associated with a respective one of the safety devices.