Improvements in the Extracting or Ejecting Mechanism of Breech- loading Drop Down Small Arms
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Feb., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 24th Mar., 1894-Accepted, 28th Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Extracting or Ejecting Mechanism of Breech-
loading Drop Down Small Arms.
We, WILLIAM FORD of 23, Loveday Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Gun Maker and RICHARD HILL of 57 Burlington Street, Aston,
Birmingham aforesaid Gun-action Maker do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention consists of an extracting or ejecting sear, in the shape of a bell
crank lever and a bearing for cocking lever combined. We claim to place two
sears or checks in fore end in such a position that the short arms of ejector sears
or checks will form the bearing of cocking levers. When the gun is at cock the
short arm of ejecting sear is lowered, and the long arm of ejecting sear or checking
point is raised above the ejecting point of ejector kickers-and when the gun is
fired the short arm of cocking lever takes its bearing on the short arm of ejecting
sear, and so lowers the long arm or checking point of ejector sear to the checking
point of ejector kickers-when the breech action is opened the two studs projecting
from the joint of breech action come in contact with releasing point of ejector sears,
and so release the ejector kickers. The said ejecting sears may also be released
by a flat made in joint of breech action by taking its bearing on releasing point of
ejecting sears.
The above is applicable to single guns also.
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WILLIAM FORD.
RICHARD HILL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Extracting or Ejecting Mechanism of Breech-
loading Drop Down Small Arms.
We, WILLIAM FORD of 23 Loveday Street, Birmingham, in the County of
Warwick, Gun Maker, and RICHARD HILL of 57, Burlington Street, Aston,
Birmingham aforesaid Gun-action Maker do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our invention consists of an extracting or ejecting sear, in the shape of a bell-
crank lever and a bearing for cocking lever combined. We claim to place two
sears or checks in fore end in such a position that the short arms of ejector sears or
checks, will form the bearing of cocking levers. When the gun is at cock, the
short arm of ejecting sear is lowered and the long arm of ejecting sear or checking
point is raised above the ejecting point of ejecting kickers, and when the gun is
fired the short arm of cocking lever takes its bearing on the short arm of ejecting
sear, and so lowers the long arm or checking point of ejector sear to the checking
point of ejector kickers, when the breech action is opened the two studs projecting
from the joint of breech action come in contact with releasing point of ejector sears
and so release the ejector kickers. The said ejecting sears may also be released by
a flat made in joint of breech action by taking its bearing on releasing point of
ejecting sears.
The above is applicable to single guns also.

page_text: Our invention will be further understood by reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Fig. 1, shews a fire arm with our ejector mechanism, and the tumbler in the
discharged position.
Fig. 2, shews the same fire arm with the breech open ready for loading, and the
position of the ejector mechanism after the fired case has been ejected.
Fig. 3, shews a side view of ejector kicker, and Fig. 3A, shews the end view of
Same.
Fig. 4, shews the side view of ejector sear or check, and Fig. 44, shews the end
view of same.
Fig. 5, shews an end view of fore end with the ejector mechanism therein.
Fig. 6, shews the joint end of action with releasing studs.
In Fig. 1, letter shews d or ejector kicker in checked position, and in Fig. 2,
letter shews d or ejector kicker released.
The italics in drawings represent the following;
a the extractors, 6 the stud to carry ejector bears or checks, c the extractor hole,
d the extractor kicker, e the spiral spring, the ejector sear or check, g the rod for
spiral spring, the slot in ejector kicker to receive the long arm of ejector sear or
check in opening the gun as shewn in Fig. 2. i the cocking lever, the tumbler,
k the starting cam, the lock sear, m the releasing stud or studs, n the point of
ejector sear or check that the stud m comes in contact with when opening the gun
and so releasing the ejector kickers, o the lug for ejector rod to slide into, p the
spring for ejector sears or checks.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is;
1. Is shewn by Fig. 3, letter h-the slot in ejector kicker to receive the long
arm of ejector sear or check, in opening the gun.
2. Is shewn by Fig. 4, letter the ejector sear or check.
3. Is shewn by Fig. 6 letter m-the releasing stud or studs.
Dated this 20-1 2
1. 200
WILLIAM FORD.
RICHARD HILL.