Patent ID: 8127481

Claim:
A semiautomatic pistol thumb safety capable of being coupled to a receiver of a semiautomatic pistol, the thumb safety comprising: a selector adapted to be movably mounted to the receiver so that when mounted to the receiver the selector is movable relative to the receiver between battery and safe positions, the selector comprising: a receiver contact surface disposed to contact a first exterior surface of the receiver when the selector is in the battery position and a second exterior surface of the receiver when the selector is in the safe position, wherein the receiver contact surface is arranged so that at least one of the first and second exterior surfaces of the receiver is uncovered by the receiver contact surface when the selector is in or moved between battery and safe positions; and a masking section connected to the receiver contact surface and arranged to hide the at least one of the uncovered first and second exterior surfaces of the receiver substantially in their entirety regardless of position of the selector so that both of the uncovered first and second exterior surfaces are hidden.