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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2019
David Foster, Seymour, IN (US);
David Foster, Seymour, IN (US);
Other;
Abstract
Provided is an apparatus, system, and method for improved control of trigger systems for semiautomatic firearms, which may include a timed locking mechanism incorporated in the trigger system that locks the trigger in the rearward or pulled position after the trigger is pulled and the action of the firearm is cycling or otherwise out-of-battery. Such a mechanism ensures that the necessary steps occur in the proper sequence in the trigger mechanism, preventing unexpected fires, misfires, and jams. Such trigger locking mechanisms have applicability to dual-mode trigger systems as well as semiautomatic firearms generally, and tend to prevent the ability to bump-fire the firearm. Such trigger locking mechanisms may also provide a tactile signal through the user's trigger finger indicating that the firearm is empty by locking the trigger in the rearward position after the firearm fires its last round and the carrier moves and remains in a rearward position.