Firearm magazine safety mechanism
First Claim
1. In a firearm having a frame including a magazine well, a magazine releasably retained in the well, a firing mechanism movable between cocked and released positions, a trigger mechanism for releasing the firing mechanism from a cocked position and including a trigger, means supporting the trigger for movement between forward and rearward positions respectively corresponding to cocked and released positions of the firing mechanism, and means for disabling the trigger mechanism to prevent it from releasing the firing mechanism from a cocked position when the magazine is removed from the well, the improvement comprising said trigger having an opening therethrough, said disabling means including a disabling member supported for movement within said opening and relative to said trigger and said frame between safety and off positions, said means for supporting said trigger comprising means for retaining said disabling member, said disabling member in its safety position preventing operation of said trigger mechanism to release said firing mechanism, said disabling member in its off position permitting operation of said trigger mechanism to release said firing mechanism, said disabling member being movable to its off position in response to insertion of a magazine into said magazine well.
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Abstract
A magazine loaded pistol has a safety mechanism for disabling its trigger when its magazine is removed. A disabling member supported for reciprocal sliding movement on the pistol frame extends through and moves within a passageway in the trigger and is retained by the trigger pivot pin. When the magazine is removed the disabling member is biased to a safety position wherein an abutment surface thereon is aligned with a stop surface on the trigger to block trigger movement.
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16 Claims
- 1. In a firearm having a frame including a magazine well, a magazine releasably retained in the well, a firing mechanism movable between cocked and released positions, a trigger mechanism for releasing the firing mechanism from a cocked position and including a trigger, means supporting the trigger for movement between forward and rearward positions respectively corresponding to cocked and released positions of the firing mechanism, and means for disabling the trigger mechanism to prevent it from releasing the firing mechanism from a cocked position when the magazine is removed from the well, the improvement comprising said trigger having an opening therethrough, said disabling means including a disabling member supported for movement within said opening and relative to said trigger and said frame between safety and off positions, said means for supporting said trigger comprising means for retaining said disabling member, said disabling member in its safety position preventing operation of said trigger mechanism to release said firing mechanism, said disabling member in its off position permitting operation of said trigger mechanism to release said firing mechanism, said disabling member being movable to its off position in response to insertion of a magazine into said magazine well.
- 12. A firearm comprising a frame including a magazine well, a magazine releasably retained in the well, a firing mechanism movable between cocked and released conditions, a trigger mechanism for releasing the firing mechanism from a cocked condition and including a trigger member, means supporting the trigger member for movement between forward and rearward positions respectively corresponding to cocked and released conditions of the firing mechanism, means for disabling the trigger mechanism to prevent it from releasing the firing mechanism from a cocked condition when the magazine is removed from the well and including a disabling member supported for movement between safety and off positions, said disabling member in its safety position preventing operation of said trigger mechanism to release said firing mechanism, said disabling member in its off position permitting operation of said trigger mechanism to release said firing mechanism, said disabling member being movable to its off position in response to insertion of a magazine into said magazine well, and a single means for supporting the members comprising said trigger member and said disabling member for movement between said positions.
- 15. In a firearm having a frame including a magazine well, a magazine releasably retained in the well, a firing mechanism movable between cocked and released positions, a trigger mechanism for releasing the firing mechanism from a cocked position and including a trigger, a pivot pin supporting the trigger for pivotal movement between forward and rearward positions respectively corresponding to cocked and released positions of the firing mechanism, and means for disabling the trigger mechanism to prevent it from releasing the firing mechanism from a cocked position when the magazine is removed from the well, the improvement comprising said trigger having a plurality of parts, one of said parts having a pair of spaced apart portions and another of said parts received between said spaced apart portions and cooperating with said one part to define a passageway through said trigger, said disabling means including a disabling member having a slot therein receiving said pivot pin therethrough and supported for reciprocal sliding movement within said passageway and relative to said trigger and said frame between safety and off positions, said disabling member in its safety position preventing operation of said trigger mechanism to release said firing mechanism, said disabling member in its off position permitting operation of said trigger mechanism to release said firing mechanism, said disabling member being movable to its off position in response to insertion of a magazine into said magazine well.
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