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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Smith & Wesson Inc., Springfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Brett Curry, Monson, MA (US);
Gary Zukowski, Ludlow, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Wesson Inc., Springfield, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 17/36 (2006.01); F41A 17/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 17/36 (2013.01); F41A 17/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
A magazine safety for a semiautomatic firearm uses two levers connected via a floating pin. The first lever is pivotable into and out of the magazine well. The second lever is spring biased to position a spur extending therefrom into the path of a trigger bar. An end of the second lever is connected to the first lever via the floating pin. In the absence of the magazine from the magazine well the first lever will rotate into the magazine well, thereby permitting the second lever to rotate and position the spur in the path of the trigger bar to prevent discharge of the firearm.