Patent ID: 9057574
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A semiautomatic pistol thumb safety coupled to a frame of a semiautomatic pistol adjacent a slide of the pistol, the thumb safety comprising: a safety body movably mounted to the frame of the pistol so that the safety body is movable between a fire position and a safe position, wherein actuation of the pistol is prevented, the safety body comprising an outer facing surface, an inner facing surface, a top portion, and a projection formed along the top portion of the safety body and including a sloping forward surface; wherein the slide of the pistol includes a length, with a lower edge extending along the length of the slide; and wherein the forward surface of the projection is moved substantially into alignment with the lower edge of the slide of the pistol when the safety body is moved to the safe position such that the slide is movable along the forward surface of the projection sufficient to clear a chamber of the pistol while engagement of the lower edge of the slide with the forward surface of the projection of the safety body maintains the safety body in the safe position such that the safety body cannot be moved from the safe position to the fire position unless the slide of the pistol is in battery.