Patent ID: 8601932

Claim:
A semi-automatic pistol having a frame, a slide having a first end and a second end and an arced cam surface extending longitudinally on an inner surface of the slide integral to a side edge of the slide, a barrel mounted between the frame and the slide, a firing pin mechanism mounted in the slide, the firing pin mechanism having a firing pin, a trigger mounted on the frame, a trigger bar, and a sear, the trigger bar comprising: (a) a first end and a second end with a planar surface extending from the second end toward the first end, said planar surface being perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the trigger; (b) the first end connected to the trigger; (c) the second end having a sear disconnect surface to engage and disengage a sear rotatably disposed on the frame that engages an end of the firing pin; and (d) a tab disposed at an angle to and non-coplanar with said planar surface, said tab having a central portion and two legs, each leg cantilevered and curved downwardly from the central portion in a direction away from the slide, said tab having a top curved surface defined by the central portion and the two legs, the top curved surface being adapted to slide along the arced cam surface of the slide as the slide moves from a battery position to a fully retracted position and back to the battery position.