Patent ID: 8539707

Claim:
A pistol having a device to prevent ejector over-rotation, comprising: (a) a frame comprising a handle portion for receipt of a magazine, a barrel portion for receipt of a barrel, and an upper rear portion for receipt of a firing mechanism, the upper rear portion having a left side wall and a right side wall; (b) an elongate ejector having a first end, a second end and a pivot point between the first end and the second end, the first end having a cam surface for ejection of a spent case, the second end for contacting an over-rotation stop, the ejector rotatably disposed in the frame between the left side wall and the right side wall at the pivot point; (c) a sear spring disposed adjacent to said upper rear portion, said sear spring having at least one cantilevered spring leg disposed adjacent to the second end of the ejector to rotably bias the ejector downward such that the first end of the ejector pivots in an upward direction; and (d) an over-rotation stop disposed between said left side wall and right side wall to engage the second end of the ejector to limit rotational travel of the ejector past the spring leg of the sear spring.