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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2016
Applicant:
Smith & Wesson Corp., Springfield, MA (US);
Inventor:
Gary Zukowski, Ludlow, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Wesson Corp., Springfield, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 3/00 (2006.01); F41A 3/86 (2006.01); F41C 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 3/86 (2013.01); F41C 3/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A captive recoil spring assembly includes a guide rod surrounded by a coil spring. The spring is captured between a base at one end of the guide rod, and a body at its opposite end. The body is shaped to engage the spring at one or more sectors, leaving one or more remaining sectors free to engage the slide. Use of such a body permits a round wire spring to be used without the need for close dimensional tolerances on the engaging parts.