Internal firing mechanism lock

A firearm which alloys center fire cartridges, rim fire cartridges of different sizes and types, as well as, black powder loads of different sizes to be fired from the same firearm. The aforestated is accomplished by the present invention entailing three firing pins which are selectively controlled by setting the triple mode selector located on the hammer to the desired setting. The aforementioned firearm has an internal firing mechanism lock which locks the internal firing mechanism and renders the firing mechanism inoperative. The internal firing mechanism lock is actuated by a key which can easily be carried on one's person.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
(a) Field of the Invention 
The present invention relates to fire arms and in particular, the present 
invention relates go firearms capable of firing cartridges of different 
sizes from the same firearm. The present invention has an internal firing 
mechanism lock. 
(b) Description of the Prior Art 
The fire arms industry has long accepted, as a state of the art, the 
changing of barrels, to fire different size cartridges or loads. No 
attempt to alter that basic principle is involved with the present 
invention. There is not now, nor ever has been, a fire arm that can fire 
either, rim fire, center fire, or black powder loads, in a choice of 
cartridges or load sizes from the same fire arm without major adaptation. 
However, several attempts have been make to accomplish a combination of 
cartridge and black powder firing guns and fire arms. Such as: (a) U.S. 
Pat. No. 173,476 Ladd 1876, with this invention one is limited to the 
caliber of the fire arm and no other, the plug is also costly to 
manufacture; (b) U.S. Pat. No. 4,437,249 Brown and Sirous March 1984 again 
this limits one to one caliber, that of the gun, this plug is also costly 
to manufacture. (c) U.S. Pat. No. 4,644,930 Mainhardt this invention, will 
allow a couple of different calibers including center fire and rim fire, 
as well an insert for firing rockets; (d) U.S. Pat. No. 4,232,468 Chapin 
November 1980 this invention incorporates the costly plus and again limits 
one to one caliber, that of the firearm itself; (e) U.S. Pat. No. 
4,912,868 Thompson April 1990, this invention requires the most mechining, 
and requires the making of new parts to accept the black powder parts. 
Again one is limited to one caliber and that is that of the firearm. 
OBJECTS AND ADVANTAGES 
Accordingly, besides the objects and advantages of previous fire arms my 
invention's objects and advantages are: 
A. To provide a very versitile weapon for any occasion. 
B. To provide a weapon for home defense. 
C. To provide a weapon for use on the target range. 
D. To provide a weapon that can be used in any type of hunting in the 
world. 
E. To provide a weapon that fires rim fire cartridges. 
F. To provide a weapon also that will fire center fire cartridges. 
G. To provide a weapon that will fire black powder loads as well. 
H. To provide a weapon that has an internal firing mechanism that can be 
locked in and of itself without the aid of an external apparatus, thus 
rendering the weapon harmless unless the internal firing mechanism is 
unlocked. 
I. To provide a weapon with an easy handling: in the home, on the range, 
and in the hunting field. 
J. To provide a weapon while hunting in the field of one's choice, if 
instructions are followed, can be silently cocked without disturbing the 
game one is hunting. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
One of the principal objects of the present invention is to provide a fire 
arm capable of firing rimfire, and center fire as well as black powder 
loads all from the same fire arm without no adaptation. Previous inventors 
have tried to accomplish this, which requires substantial amounts of 
revisions, alterations, adaptation and effort which requires a shop 
atmosphere to accomplish the same. In certain instances different stocks 
and frame works was required for mounting and firing cartridges or black 
powder loads. It is also an object of the present invention to provide a 
fire arm which can be changes in the field from rim fire caliber of .22, 
to center fire caliber of .50, to black powder of .22 to .50 calibers. 
Second principal object of the present invention is an internal firing 
mechanism lock, which renders the fire arm totally inoperative, and 
incapable of firing in and of itself. 
(1) Triple mode firing selector, FIG. 6 A hammer made as a allow ease of 
movement to the triple mode firing selector to rim fire, center fire or 
black powder loads to be fired, FIG. 6 will be installed into FIG.5. 
(2) Special firing pins, FIG. 2 thru FIG. 4. Note: That FIG. 4 will be 
assembled inside of FIG. 3. FIG. 4 is that of the center fire firing pin. 
FIG. 3 is that of the black powder firing pin, and FIG. 2 is that of the 
rim fire firing pin all of which will be placed into the receiver frame 
for proper operation. 
(3) An all new internal firing mechanism lock FIG. 8. FIG. 7 is the 
internal firing mechanism lock cover, and FIG. 9 is the key which locks 
and unlocks the internal firing mechanism lock that is located within the 
receiver frame. 
(4) Further claim that this gun can handle rim fire, center fire, and black 
powder loads off of the same receiver frame by the changing of barrels, 
and the changing of the triple mode firing selector.

DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
Triple Mode Selector Means 32, Triple mode selector, drawing (FIG. 5), is 
housed in means 35, drawing (FIG. 6). 
Mean 32, triple mode selector, has a triple (three) function mode. In mode 
1 means 32 is set in rimfire firing mode, drawing (FIG. 14), and strikes 
means 28, drawing (FIG. 2), when means 35, drawing (FIG. 6), is activated 
from a fully cocked position when trigger means 6, drawing (FIG. 13, 14, 
15), is depressed. In mode 2 means 32 is set for centerfire firing mode, 
drawing (FIG. 13,) and will strike means 29b, drawing (FIG. 4), when means 
35, drawing (FIG. 6) is in a fully cocked position when trigger means 6, 
drawing (FIGS. 13, 14, 15) is depressed. In mode 3 means 32 is set for 
black-powder firing mode, drawing (FIG. 15), and will strike means 29a, 
drawing (FIG. 3) when means 35, drawing (FIG. 6), is activated from a 
fully cocked position when means 6, drawing (FIGS. 13, 14, 15), is 
depressed. Means 35, drawing (FIG. 6), is activated by a spring means 38, 
drawing (FIG. 1), and a rod means 37, drawing (FIG. 1), and released into 
motion when means 6 drawing (FIGS. 13, 14, 15) is depressed, thus firing 
the weapon. 
Triple Mode firing pins. Means 1, receiver frame, drawing (FIG. 1), houses 
means 28, 29a, and 29b, in a position as to allow means 32, triple mode 
firing pin drawing (FIG. 5), to strike means 28, 29a, and 29b when means 
35 (drawing FIG. 6), is activated and means 32 is positioned in the 
desired mode. 
A. Means 28 rimfire firing pin, drawing (FIG. 2), will operate 
independently of means 29a, drawing (FIG. 3), and means 29b drawing (FIG. 
4). 
B. Means 29b, drawing (FIG. 4), the center firefiring pin will operate 
independently if means 28, drawing (FIG. 2), and means 29a, drawing (FIG. 
3), when struck by means 32, drawing (FIG. 5), as means 35, is activated 
C. Means 29a, drawing (FIG. 3), the black powder firing pin houses within 
itself means 28, drawing (FIG. 2). Both means 28 and means 29a operate 
together when struck by means 32, drawing (FIG. 5). 
D. When means 32 is positioned in black powder firing mode on means 35, 
drawing (FIG. 6), and means 35 is activated by pulling on means 6 trigger, 
drawing (FIG. 1), which starts the forward pushing of means 38, hammer 
push spring, drawing (FIG. 1), guided by means 37, hammer activating rod, 
drawing (FIG. 1), which pushes means 35, drawing (FIGS. 1, and 6), in a 
forward motion until means 32 drawing (FIGS. 1 and 5) strikes the pin in 
which mode means 32 is set to strike. All of the above takes place after 
the means 35, the hammer, is pulled back to fully cocked position and 
means 6, trigger is pulled to start the activating swing of means 35. 
Firing Mechanism Lock 
Tab A on means 47, drawing (FIG. 9), firing mechanism lock key is to be 
inserted into recess b on means 46, firing mechanism lock, drawing (FIG. 
8), as shown on drawings (FIGS. 13, 14, 15) in which the means 46 firing 
mechanism lock is shown in unlocked position and turned or rotated 
clockwise until means 46, firing mechanism lock, stops rotating. Means 46, 
firing mechanism lock, stops the activating swing of means 35, drawing 
(FIG. 6) as shown on drawing (FIG. 16) and will not allow means 35 hammer, 
drawing (FIG. 6), to strike means 28, 29a, or 29b, means 28, rimfire 
firing pin, means 29a black powder firing pin, means 29b center fire 
firing pin as shown on drawings 2, 3, and 4. Thus locking the firing 
mechanism which in turn stops the weapon from being fired. 
Capability of firing, rimfire, center fire, and black powder barrels from 
the same receiver frame. 
Means 1, receiver frame, drawing (FIG. 1), is capable of firing means 3a, 
drawing (FIG. 10), centerfire barrel means 3b, drawing (FIG. 11), rimfire 
barrel, and means 3c, drawing (FIG. 12), black powder barrel from the same 
receiver frame, drawing (FIG. 1). 
Means 3a, drawing (FIG. 10), is a center fire barrel for center fire 
calibers. Means 3b, drawing (FIG.11), is a rimfire barrel for rimfire 
calibers. Means 3c, drawing (FIG. 12), is a black powder barrel for black 
powder calibers. As stated above in this application, the changing of 
barrels has long since been established, and it is not an attempt of this 
application to attempt to show the changing of barrels. It is, however, as 
is disclosed herein an object of this patent application to present an 
invention capable of firing several types and styles of ammunition from 
the same receiver frame, namely, rim fire calibers, center fire calibers, 
and black powder calibers. This is achieved by removing means 12, drawing 
(FIG. 1), barrel pivot pin from receiver frame at point C then removing 
the existing barrel from the receiver frame and replacing the removed 
barrel with the barrel of choice into the receiver frame and reinserting 
means 12 into means 1 at point C Therefore, it is possible for this 
invention to fire center fire calibers, rimfire calibers and black powder 
calibers from the same receiver frame. 
A. When means 3a, drawing (FIG. 10), center fire barrel is installed into 
means 1, drawing (FIG. 1), then means 32, drawing (FIG. 5),must must be 
adjusted for center fire firing mode, drawing (FIG. 13), so that means 32, 
drawing (FIG. 5), strikes means 29b, drawing (FIG. 4), center fire firing 
pin to fire the gun when means 35, drawing (FIG. 6), is released by the 
pulling of means 6, drawing (FIG. 1), the trigger. 
B. When means 3b, drawing (FIG. 11), rim fire barrel is installed into 
means 1, drawing (FIG. 1), then means 32, drawing (FIG. 5), must be 
adjusted to rim fire firing mode, drawing (FIG. 14), so that means 32, 
drawing (FIG. 5), strikes means 28, drawing (FIG. 2), rim fire firing pin 
to fire the gun when means 35, drawing (FIG. 6), is released by the 
pulling of means 6, drawing (FIG. 1), the trigger. 
C. When means 3c, drawing (FIG. 12) , black powder barrel is installed into 
means 1, drawing (FIG. 1), then means 32, drawing (FIG. 5), must be 
adjusted for black powder firing mode, drawing (FIG. 15) so that means 32, 
drawing (FIG. 5), will strike means 29a, drawing (FIG. 3), black powder 
firing pin to fire the gun when means 35, drawing (FIG. 6), is released by 
the pulling of means 6, drawing (FIG. 1), the trigger. 
The following is a list of the various reference numerals and parts 
designated thereby as illustrated in the drawings hereof: 
1. Receiver ffame 
2. Trigger guard 
3. Barrel a. center fire; b. rimfire; c. black powder 
4. Butt plate strap 
5. Grips 
6. Trigger 
7. Barrel catch release 
8. Butt plate strap screws 
9. Trigger guard screws 
10. Trigger return spring 
11. Barrel catch release retainer screw 
12. Barrel pivot pin 
13. Trigger pivot pin 
14. Hammer pivot pin 
15. Barrel catch release return spring 
16. Front sight 
17. Front sight screw 
18. Rear sight elevation adjusting screw 
19. Rear sight windage adjusting screw 
20. Moveable section of rear sight 
21. Fixed section of rear sight 
22. Rear sight mounting screws 
23. Rear sight elevation spring 
24. Ejector spring 
25. Ejector 
26. Ejector cover plate 
27. Firing pin return spring 
28. Rimfire firing pin 
29. Black powder and center fire firing pins 
30. Firing pins cover plate 
31. Firing pins cover plate screws 
32. Triple mode firing selector 
33. Triple mode firing selector stop 
34. Triple mode firing selector stop screw 
35. Hammer 
36. Hammer actuation pivot pin 
37. Hammer actuator 
38. Hammer actuating spring 
39. Triple mode firing selector retaining balls (steel) 
40. Triple mode firing selector retain ball spring 
41. Ejector plate cover screws 
42. Internal firing mechanism lock cover plate screw 
43. Internal firing mechanism lock cover plate 
44. Internal firing mechanism lock retaining ball (steel) 
45. Internal firing mechanism lock retaining ball spring 
46. Internal firing mechanism lock 
47. Internal firing mechanism lock actuating key