Patent ID: 6519888
Filing Date: 2003-02-18
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
In a firearm having a longitudinal axis, a safety assembly comprising:recess means for defining a recess disposed generally transversely relative to said longitudinal axis; a combination dial defining a central aperture and rotatably mounted within said recess; and a cross bolt mounted within said aperture, the cross bolt having opposing ends accessible to a user and being axially displaceable between a safe position and a fire position by manual manipulation of the ends, said cross bolt having axially spaced first and second surfaces respectively configured to prevent said firearm from discharging in said safe position and allowing said firearm to discharge in said fire position, said cross bolt cooperating with said dial so that said cross bolt is displaceable from the safe position to the fire position only when the dial is in a single rotational position, said dial comprises spaced first and second sides and defines a circular recess coaxial with said aperture and extending from said first side into said dial a first transverse distance to define a substantially circular inner face and a connecting recess radially extending from said aperture and transversely extending from said inner face toward said second face; and said cross bolt has a pin intermediate said ends, and said connecting recess cooperates with said pin at a single angular position to allow said cross bolt to be displaced from said safe position to said fire position, and said connecting recess defines a shoulder spaced from said inner face, said pin and said shoulder cooperating to prevent said pin from being displaced through said second side.