Patent ID: 9328985
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: F41A,F41C

Claim Text:
1. A single shot firearm, comprising: a barrel having a bore for receiving a bullet therethrough, a rear edge with a notch, and positional indicia thereon; a receiver comprising a hollow channel that is coaxial with said bore about a longitudinal axis, a travel channel extending from said hollow channel, and positional indicia on said receiver; fitting means for assembling said barrel and said receiver together such that said barrel and said receiver are rotatable relative to one another about said longitudinal axis; a firing assembly positioned within said hollow channel of said receiver and reciprocatingly moveable between a resting position and a firing position, said firing assembly comprising a body sized and shaped to fit and move within said hollow channel, a trigger which extends from said body and through said travel channel such that it is accessible by a user when in said resting position, said trigger having a leading edge sized and shaped to extend beyond a forward end of said receiver and be received within said notch of said barrel when said firing assembly is in its resting position; and a firing pin sized and shaped to impact and discharge a cartridge; wherein said leading edge of said trigger and said firing pin are sized and shaped so that when the leading edge of the trigger is prevented from extending beyond the forward edge of the receiver and into said notch on said barrel, the firing pin will also be prevented from extending far enough from the forward end of the receiver to strike and discharge a cartridge; a compression spring for discharging said firearm by driving said firing assembly from said firing position toward said barrel and causing said firing pin to strike and discharge a cartridge, said spring being positioned within said hollow channel, in abutting communication with a rear end of said hollow channel and with said firing assembly; wherein, when said notch of said barrel is out of alignment with said leading edge of said trigger and the firearm cannot be discharged, then said indicia on said barrel is aligned with said indicia on said receiver in a manner indicating that the firearm is in a safety position, and when said notch of said barrel is aligned with said leading edge of said trigger, then said indicia on said barrel is aligned with said indicia on said receiver in a manner indicating that the firearm is in a firing position and can be discharged.