Patent ID: 9441897
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: F41A

Claim Text:
1. A firearm with safety mechanism, the firearm comprising: a receiver; a barrel coupled to the receiver and defining a longitudinal axis; a trigger housing detachably coupled to the receiver; a trigger-actuated firing mechanism mounted in the trigger housing and operable to discharge the firearm via pulling a trigger; a safety shaft extending transversely through the trigger housing and defining a first pivot axis, the safety shaft rotatable between a blocking position in which the safety shaft disables the firing mechanism and an unblocking position in which the shaft enables the firing mechanism to discharge the firearm; a safety selector comprising a control shaft extending transversely through the trigger housing and defining a second pivot axis, the safety selector mechanically coupled to the safety shaft such that rotation of the safety selector rotates the safety shaft, the safety selector rotatable between a safe position and a fire position; and a selector switch disposed on a first end of the control shaft for rotating the safety selector; wherein rotating the safety selector about the second pivot in a first direction from the safe position to the fire position rotates the safety shaft about the first pivot axis from the blocking position to the unblocking position; and wherein rotating the safety selector about the second pivot axis in a second direction from the fire position to the safe position rotates the safety shaft about the first pivot axis from the unblocking position to the blocking position.