Patent ID: 7927266

Claim:
A trigger finger strengthening apparatus, comprising: a substantially horizontal portion simulating the chamber and barrel of a gun; the horizontal portion having a rear end and a muzzle end; a substantially vertical portion simulating the grip of a gun, affixed to and depending from the horizontal portion; a trigger having an upper end, a pivot point, and a lower end; a substantially horizontal elongate rear port hollowed out of the rear end and extending toward the muzzle end; a spring disposed within the rear port having a first end and a second end; the first end being attached to the rear end, the second end being attached to the upper end and applying a bias thereto; the spring being helical with a plurality of spaces between flights; a substantially vertical plate mounted on the rear end, the plate having a hole therethrough communicating with the rear port; a screw having a forward end and a rearward end, the rearward end having a rotatable head extending rearwardly of the plate, the forward end extending into the rear port and having a sideward-projecting knob that protrudes from the screw into one of the plurality of spaces between flights; the screw increasing the bias when the head is rotated in one direction and decreasing the bias when the head is rotated in the opposite direction.