Improvements in Devices for Locking and Releasing the Triggers or Hammers of Fire Arms.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 18th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 18th Apr., 1895-Accepted, 13th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Devices for Locking and Releasing the Triggers
or Hammers of Fire Arms.
We CHARLES EDWARD BATCOCK 3 Watcombe Terrace, High Street, Ponders
End, and JOSEPH WILLIAM BATCOCK 6 Eleanor Villas, Durrant Road, Ponders
End, Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to devices for locking and releasing the triggers or
hammers of fire arms and the same is carried out as follows.
We provide a sliding bolt which is controlled by a spring. One end of this
sliding bolt engages in the trigger plates or hammers. The trigger plates or
hammers bave notches or recesses cut in same to receive the locking end of the
said bolt.
The other end of said bolt is operated by a cranked or bent lever pivoted to a
suitable part of the gun in close proximity to the trigger guard so that when the
gun is grasped the fingers or hand presses upon said lever & so withdraws the
end of the spring bolt from the notches or recesses in the triggers or hammers &
the gun may then be fired. Owing to the action of the spring the triggers or
hammers are always locked except when the bent lever is operated as before
described.
Dated this 17th day of July 1894.
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicants.
Improvements in Devices for Locking and Releasing the Triggers
or Hammers of Fire Arms.
We, CHARLES EDWARD BATCOCK, 3 Watcombe Terrace High Street Ponders
End and JOSEPH WILLIAM BATCOCK, 6 Eleanor Villas Durrant Road Ponders
End, Engineers, 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:-
This invention relates to devices for locking and releasing the triggers or
hammers of fire arms & the same is carried out as follows.
We provide a sliding bolt, which is controlled by a spring. One end of this
sliding bolt engages in the trigger plates or hammers.
The trigger plates or
hammers have notches or recesses cut in same to receive the locking end of said
bolt.
The other end of said bolt is operated by a cranked or bent lever pivoted to a
suitable part of the gun, in close proximity to the trigger guard so that when
the gun is grasped, the fingers or hand press upon said lever & so withdraws the
end of the spring bolt from the notches or recesses in the triggers or hammers &
the gun may then be fired.
Owing to the action of the spring, the triggers or hammers are always locked,
except when the bent lever is operated as before described.

page_text: Referring to the annexed drawings
Figure 1 side elevation of my invention.
Figure 2 sectional elevation of same.
a is a bolt, controlled by spring b, which engages in slots c in the trigger plate d.
e is a bent lever pivoted at one end of which engages with the bolt a.
When it is desired to fire the gun, the bent lever e is moved by the fingers
or grasp of the hand, so as to release the triggers g. It will be seen that the
triggers g cannot be operated until the bolt a has been removed from engaging with
same.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is.
1. The combined construction & arrangement of a safety locking device for fire
arms, substantially as described.
2. In safety locking devices for fire arms, a bolt controlled by a spring, said bolt
engaging with the triggers & being operated by a pivoted bent lever, substantially
as described & illustrated.
Dated this 17th day of April 1895.
CHARLES EDWARD BATCOCK,
JOSEPH WILLIAM BATCOCK,
Applicants.