Patent ID: 9618289
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: F41A

Claim:
1. A mode selector element for a trigger mechanism having a spring bias, the mode selector element comprising: a selector block defining a first detent recess, a second detent recess, and a ramped surface proximate the second detent recess on a side opposite from the first detent recess; and a selector lever extending from the selector block; wherein the selector block is rotatable by the selector lever among a first position in which the first detent recess is configured to receive the spring bias, a second position in which the second detent recess is configured to receive the spring bias, and a third position in which the ramped surface is configured to engage the spring bias such that the selector block is biased to automatically rotate from the third position to the second position; and wherein the first position corresponds to a safety mode of the trigger mechanism, the second position corresponds to a firing mode of the trigger mechanism, and the third position corresponds to an automatic firing mode of the trigger mechanism.