Patent ID: 7819051
Filing Date: 2010-10-26
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A firearm for firing electrically ignitable cartridges, the firearm comprising: an electric circuit; a breech block; a firing pin held in the breech block, wherein the firing pin includes an ignition tip; and a contact lever, wherein movement of the contact lever is coupled to movement of the breech block, wherein the contact lever is couplable to at least one of the electric circuit or the firing pin, wherein the contact lever interrupts electrical contact between the electric circuit and the firing pin when the breech block is open, wherein the firing pin is axially movable opposite the breech block between a first position and a second position, wherein in the first position the firing pin protrudes from a face of the breech block, wherein in the second position, the firing pin does not protrude from the face of the breech block, wherein a firing pin spring pre-stresses the firing pin into the first position, and wherein the contact lever is pre-stressed by a contact lever spring into engagement with the firing pin when the breech block is closed, and wherein the elastic force of the contact lever spring is greater than the elastic force of the firing pin spring.