Patent ID: 8333142

Claim:
A slide for a semi-automatic pistol having a frame, a slide mounted on the frame, a barrel mounted between the slide and the frame, the barrel having a chamber for receiving a cartridge, and a magazine for feeding cartridges into the chamber, the slide comprising: (a) a front portion for receiving the barrel having a breech face end and a front end; (b) a block comprising an elongate passage for receiving a firing pin mechanism therein; and (c) a cam surface extending from a lower surface of the block adjacent to the breech face end, the cam surface functioning as a feed ramp for feeding live cartridges from the magazine to the chamber, the cam surface being a truncated hemispherical shaped protuberance having a flat surface thereon, said flat surface extending at an angle from the breech face; whereby, positive separation of a spent cartridge casing and a topmost cartridge in the magazine is ensured when the spent cartridge casing is removed from the barrel during rearward movement of the slide, and positive contact between the breech face and a cartridge is ensured during forward movement of the slide for chambering of the cartridge.