Patent ID: 6286241
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A non-impact firing apparatus for a semi-automatic gun adapted to utilize ammunition cartridges each having a non-impact primer adjacent one end thereof, said gun including a frame, a movable slide assembly, a power source and a control module for selectively permitting a firing command signal to issue from said power source, said non-impact firing apparatus comprising:an ammunition chamber formed in said movable slide having a breech face adjacent one end thereof, said chamber being adapted to releasably house said ammunition cartridge so that said non-impact primer is oriented adjacent to said breech face when said cartridge is in a firing position;an electrically conductive ignition probe housed within said movable slide, said probe including a tip portion at a distal end thereof wherein said tip portion is constantly biased to protrude beyond an opening in said breech face a predetermined distance into said chamber;a trigger assembly mounted within said frame, wherein actuation of said trigger assembly enables electrical communication between said probe and said power source, thereby initiating detonation of said non-impact primer and subsequent firing of said cartridge; andwherein said trigger assembly comprises a pivotable trigger lever and a translatable trigger bar wherein operation of said trigger lever causes said trigger bar to contact a switching device, thereby initiating communication of said firing command signal to said probe.