Trigger mechanism for a firearm

• US 9,927,198 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2017
• Issued: 03/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
• Original Assignee: WHG Properties, LLC
• Inventors: Geissele, William H.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tillman, Jr., Reginald S
• Application Number:
  US15/461,912
• Publication Number:
  US 20170191778A1
• Time in Patent Office: 375 Days
• Field of Search: 42 6901, 42 6903, 42 6902, 89132, 89148
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 17/46 Trigger safeties, i.e. means for preventing trigger movement F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 19/10 Triggers; Trigger mountings
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 19/12 Sears; Sear mountings
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 19/14 Hammers, i.e. pivotably-mounted striker elements; Hammer mountings
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 19/16 Adjustable firing mechanisms; Trigger mechanisms with adjustable trigger pull F41A19/17 takes precedence

Abstract

A trigger mechanism for a firearm provides modified and/or adjustable trigger pull length, reduced sear pressure, reduced reset trigger slap, and/or improved engagement of the trigger safety.

Claims

1. A trigger mechanism for a firearm receiver, the trigger mechanism comprising:

a bow having a forward most position and rearward most position in the firearm receiver;

a hammer;

a trigger element having a receiver interface, wherein the receiver interface at least partially determines an angle between the forward most position of the bow and the rearward most position of the bow; and

a safety mechanism, wherein the trigger element further includes a cavity defined by a housing, and wherein the cavity is aligned with the safety mechanism;

wherein the safety mechanism includes a safety lever and a safety adjustor insert, wherein the cavity of the trigger element houses the safety adjustor insert, the safety adjustor insert extending above an upper limit of the cavity, and wherein the safety adjustor insert is configured to engage the safety lever.

2. The trigger mechanism of claim 1, wherein the safety adjustor insert is a pin or a screw.

3. The trigger mechanism of claim 1, wherein the distance by which the safety adjustor inset extends above the upper limit of the cavity is adjustable.

4. The trigger mechanism of claim 1, wherein the receiver interface of the trigger element is adjustable, and wherein adjusting the receiver interface changes the angle between the forward most position of the bow and the rearward most position of the bow.

5. The trigger mechanism of claim 4, wherein the receiver interface of the trigger element prevents the angle between the forward most position and the rearward most position of the bow from exceeding about at least one of 5 degrees and 10 degrees.

6. The trigger mechanism of claim 1, wherein the hammer includes a trigger sear engagement surface, and wherein the trigger element also includes a sear arm and a trigger sear extending from the sear arm, the trigger sear having a second hammer engagement surface and a second hammer engagement edge at the rear of the hammer engagement surface, wherein the second hammer engagement surface is configured to engage at least a portion of the trigger sear engagement surface of the hammer.

7. The trigger mechanism of claim 6, wherein the hammer is configured to slide off the second hammer engagement surface of the trigger sear to fire a firearm, and wherein a distance by which the hammer slides off the second hammer engagement surface to fire the firearm does not exceed about 1.5 mm.

8. A firearm comprising the trigger mechanism of claim 1.