Patent ID: 7059075

Claim:
A cylinder retaining mechanism for a firearm, comprising: a frame having a firing bore; a cylinder having an outwardly extending ejector rod assembly, said cylinder including a longitudinal bore formed therein; a yoke having an ejector bore through which said ejector rod assembly is disposed, said yoke being operatively connected to said frame for selective pivoting between a first position and a second position wherein said cylinder is thereby selectively pivoted between said first position in which said longitudinal bore is aligned with said firing bore, and said second position in which said longitudinal bore is not aligned with said firing bore; a biasing mechanism disposed in said frame, said biasing mechanism having an engaging portion; and an engaging cavity formed in said yoke for selectively accommodating said engaging portion when said yoke is in said first position, wherein said engaging portion is not accommodated in said engaging cavity when said cylinder is in its second position.