Patent ID: 6430860
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A method for assembling a firearm having a frame which houses a security apparatus for enabling generation of a firing signal by a firing apparatus to discharge a non-percussively fired ammunition cartridge along a firing axis, said method comprising the steps of:forming said frame to include a generally longitudinal section in alignment with said firing axis; forming a downwardly extending section integral with said longitudinal section, said downwardly extending section having a front handgrip section and including a magazine chamber for accommodating a selective insertable ammunition magazine therein; mating a backstrap module to said front handgrip section to form a firearm handgrip, said backstrap module forming a back handgrip section of said firearm handgrip; securing an electronic firing probe assembly within a slide assembly and affixing said slide assembly to a top portion of said longitudinal section, said firing probe assembly being concentrically aligned about said firing axis; inserting a battery into said ammunition magazine; mating said ammunition magazine within said ammunition chamber thereby placing said battery in electrical communication with said backstrap module, said security apparatus, said firing apparatus and said firing probe assembly; forming a ground bore in a rear portion of said slide assembly adjacent said backstrap module, inserting a grounding post through said ground bore, said grounding post being in electrical communication with said firing probe assembly when inserted into said ground bore; and attaching a ground terminal to said backstrap module to be in electrical communication with said grounding post when said slide assembly is in a position to fire said firearm, said grounding post moving out of contact with said ground terminal when said slide assembly moves in a rearward direction.