Patent ID: 8984788
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A firearm comprising: a frame having at least one interior receptacle defined by opposed interior walls, said interior receptacle having opposed guide rails extending from said opposed interior walls; a slide mounted on said frame and reciprocably movable relatively thereto; at least one modular housing disposed in said at least one receptacle and accommodating at least one operational component of said firearm, said at least one modular component comprising a unitary sear housing block accommodating at least one sear mechanism component of said firearm, said modular housing being defined by opposed first and second generally parallel and spaced apart sidewalls, said at least one sear mechanism component of said firearm being located between said first and second sidewalls, said unitary sear housing block including a sear positioning hole configured to receive a pin for pivotally retaining said sear mechanism within said unitary sear housing block between said first and second sidewalls, said sear positioning hole being located so as to properly align a height of said sear mechanism to a striker mechanism of said firearm, said sidewalls being interconnected by at least one lateral cross member and having opposed guide channels formed in said opposed sidewalls, said guide channels being configured to selectively engage said guide rails to facilitate the aligning of said at least one modular housing with respect to said interior receptacle, said at least one modular housing comprising a body portion and slide rails attached to said body portion, said slide rails being configured for facilitating reciprocating movement of said slide, wherein a first one of said slide rails is attached to said first sidewall and a second one of said slide rails is attached to said second sidewall and wherein said body portion and said slide rails are integrally formed together; wherein said at least one operational component and said modular housing are pre-assembled together as an integrated unit for drop-in insertion into said receptacle during assembly of said firearm.