Patent ID: 7207130

Claim:
A firearm apparatus, comprising: a receiver/stock portion; a barrel portion comprising at least one barrel operatively connected to the receiver/stock portion; a trigger assembly operatively connected to the barrel portion, the trigger assembly comprising a trigger, a striker, a firing pin, and a striker bias member operatively coupled to the striker to exert a bias force on the striker, the striker being moved toward a fore end of the firearm to overcome the bias force of the striker bias member when cocking the firearm, the striker providing an impact force toward an aft end of the firearm to actuate the firing pin and discharge the firearm; a rocker interposed between the striker and the firing pin, the rocker being responsive to the trigger to release the striker from a cocked position to allow the striker to provide the impact force, the rocker reversing the impact force of the striker and directing the impact force toward the fore end of the firearm toward the firing pin.