Patent ID: 8132349

Claim:
A trigger assembly comprising: a frame; a trigger pivotally connected to said frame at a trigger pivot; said trigger has a trigger top and a trigger bottom, and said trigger is pivotally connected to said frame adjacent said trigger top; a transfer bar pivotally connected to said frame, said transfer bar has a transfer bar top and a transfer bar bottom; and a sear pivotally connected to said frame, wherein: said trigger engages said transfer bar at a location below said trigger pivot, said transfer bar engages said sear to prevent said sear from dropping in a ready position, and said transfer bar ceases engagement with said sear to allow said sear to drop under operation of said trigger wherein said trigger contacts said transfer bar at one or more locations between said transfer bar point of pivotal connection and said transfer bar top, whereby said trigger causes said transfer bar to rotate opposite the direction of rotation of said trigger.