Patent ID: 8650789
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A lockable safety selector switch configured to replace a manufacturer's original safety selector switch for a firearm having a selector detent pin, the lockable safety selector switch comprising: a. a body configured to selectively rotate about an axis in the firearm directly between a SAFE position that prevents the firearm from firing and a FIRE position that allows the firearm to fire, the body defining a groove in a surface of the body, the groove being configured and oriented to slidingly receive at least a portion of the selector detent pin when the body rotates between the SAFE and FIRE positions; b. a locking mechanism comprising a cam housed at least in part within the body, the cam engaging and selectively moving the selector detent pin between a first position in which the selector detent in does not prevent the rotation of the body and a second position in which at least a portion of the selector detent pin extends through the groove and into an opening in the body to prevent rotation of the body and thereby lock the body in the SAFE position; wherein the lockable safety selector switch is configured such that the firearm requires no modification in order for the lockable safety selector switch to replace the original safety selector switch and operate to lock and unlock the switch.