Patent ID: 6119387
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A safety mechanism for a gun comprising:a trigger assembly housing incorporating, in horizontal alignment, a trigger, a sear, and a pivotal hammer having a head and a first hook formed thereon, said sear having a notch engageable with said first hook formed on said head of said hammer for retaining said hammer in a cocked position;a connector assembly pivotably mounted on said trigger, said connector assembly including a right connector arm and a left connector arm, wherein said right connector arm abuts said sear and said left connector arm is positioned beside and spaced from said sear and said hammer; andsafety means slidably mounted in said trigger assembly housing and positioned in the space defined between said left connector arm and said sear and said hammer, said safety means preventing the release of said hammer to fire said gun in the absence of trigger actuation;wherein said safety means includes a sheet metal member having a front end and a rear end, a torsion spring mounted adjacent said trigger, said torsion spring having a leg attached to said rear end of said sheet metal member, said sheet metal member being biased toward said trigger; andwherein said sheet metal member has a curved portion adjacent said rear end thereof, and wherein said left connector arm forms an elbow which abuts said curved portion, whereby said elbow urges said sheet metal member in a direction away from said trigger upon actuation of said trigger.