Adjustable trigger means for rifles and the like
First Claim
1. Adjustable trigger means for rifles and the like type firearms, comprising a trigger supporting means pivotably attached to the body of the rifle;
- a plurality of arresting notches longitudinally positioned in said trigger supporting means;
a spring loaded arresting element in said trigger means, longitudinally displaceable along said supporting means and selectively engageable with said arresting notches;
said arresting element being a snap fast pin having a stem guided through an opening transversely provided in said trigger means, a terminal head for selectively engaging with said arresting notches;
said arresting notches being positioned on a side surface of said trigger supporting means and parallel to a longitudinal trough in said supporting means;
said trigger having a protruding, dove-tailed upper surface for mating engagement with said trough;
said snap fast pin having a pair of peripheral throats within which alternately engages a spring-loaded pawl for the engagement with and disengagement from said arresting notches of said terminal head of said snap fast pin.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a trigger for rifles and similar firearms, which trigger is provided with an arresting element that permits the easy positioning of the trigger into the desired arresting notch of the trigger support provided in the body of the rifle. Three embodiments are presented of variants of the invention, in which essentially, a plurality of arresting notches are made in the trigger support, either beneath it or laterally thereto, and a spring-loaded arresting element with a manually operated tooth is forced into mating engagement with the notches for a constant contact of the two parts of the device.
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1. Adjustable trigger means for rifles and the like type firearms, comprising a trigger supporting means pivotably attached to the body of the rifle;
- a plurality of arresting notches longitudinally positioned in said trigger supporting means;
a spring loaded arresting element in said trigger means, longitudinally displaceable along said supporting means and selectively engageable with said arresting notches;
said arresting element being a snap fast pin having a stem guided through an opening transversely provided in said trigger means, a terminal head for selectively engaging with said arresting notches;
said arresting notches being positioned on a side surface of said trigger supporting means and parallel to a longitudinal trough in said supporting means;
said trigger having a protruding, dove-tailed upper surface for mating engagement with said trough;
said snap fast pin having a pair of peripheral throats within which alternately engages a spring-loaded pawl for the engagement with and disengagement from said arresting notches of said terminal head of said snap fast pin.
- a plurality of arresting notches longitudinally positioned in said trigger supporting means;
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