Patent ID: 6397508
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A firing probe assembly for communicating an electronic firing signal generated by a firing apparatus of a firearm thereby causing the detonation of an electrically fired ammunition cartridge, said firing probe assembly comprising:an electrically non-conductive housing having an approximately cylindrical firing probe cavity formed along its longitudinal length and concentrically aligned with a firing axis of said firearm, said housing having a rear end and a forward end; an elongated and electrically conductive firing probe disposed within said cavity including a firing probe tip section disposed on a distal end thereof, said tip section being concentrically aligned with said firing axis and extending through a tip bore formed in said forward end of said housing; an electrically non-conductive, outwardly extending contact protrusion formed adjacent said rear end of said housing and integral with said housing, said contact protrusion accommodating a contact assembly for enabling electrical communication between said firing apparatus and said firing probe; and wherein said contact protrusion includes a countersunk bore extending approximately orthogonal to said firing axis, said countersunk bore having a first portion open to said cavity and a second portion open to a lower face of said contact protrusion, said first portion having a larger cross sectional area than said second portion, thereby forming an annular seat in said countersunk bore.