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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Whg Properties, Llc, North Wales, PA (US);
Inventors:
Neal McKillips, Drexel Hill, PA (US);
William H. Geissele, Lower Gwynedd, PA (US);
Assignee:
WHG Properties, LLC, North Wales, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 19/10 (2006.01); F41A 19/14 (2006.01); F41A 19/12 (2006.01); F41A 17/46 (2006.01); F41A 19/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 19/10 (2013.01); F41A 17/46 (2013.01); F41A 19/12 (2013.01); F41A 19/14 (2013.01); F41A 19/45 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trigger mechanism for a firearm includes a hammer element pivotable between a ready position and a fired position, and a trigger element pivotable between a first position that retains the hammer element in the ready position, and a second position that releases the hammer element. The hammer element may include a hammer sear or a trigger sear having an initial sear surface and a terminal sear surface. The trigger element may include a trigger sear that at least partially engages a portion of the hammer sear when the hammer element is in the ready position.