Patent ID: 6141896
Filing Date: 2000-11-07
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A safety assembly for a firearm having a barrel comprising:a trigger activatable for discharging said firearm;bore means for defining a bore disposed generally transversely relative to said barrel;a bolt mounted in said bore and axially displaceable therein between a safety position and a fire position, said bolt having axially spaced first and second surfaces respectively configured to prevent said trigger from discharging said firearm in said safety position and allowing said trigger to discharge said firearm in said fire position, said bolt defining a lock recess and a keyway axially extending through an end of said bolt; anda pin assembly comprising a pin projectable into said lock recess of said bolt, so that when said bolt is positioned in said safety position said bolt is rotatable to an angular position wherein said pin projects into said lock recess to prevent said safety bolt from being displaced to said fire position.