Patent ID: 6425199
Filing Date: 2002-07-30
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A trigger assembly for a firearm having a firing apparatus for generating an electronic firing signal for communication to a non-percussively fired ammunition cartridge thereby discharging said cartridge, said trigger assembly comprising:a trigger member rotationally fixed to a frame of said firearm by a transverse pin; a trigger bar operatively fixed to said trigger member about a pivot joint, said trigger bar includes an upper camming surface having two cam portions for selective contact with an outwardly extending cam bar fixed to a frame of said firearm; a trigger magnet fixed to a distal end of said trigger bar, wherein manipulation of said trigger member causes said trigger member to rotate and induces an approximately linear movement of said trigger bar, thereby causing said trigger magnet to move adjacent a firing activation switch; and said cam bar is oriented approximately orthogonal to said cam portions, wherein actuation of said trigger bar causes said cam bar to selectively abut said cam portions in succession thereby issuing a tactile sensation to an operator of said firearm during manipulation of said trigger member.