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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 09, 1977
Paul J Sokolovsky, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A firearm and in particular a pistol is described in which there is provided a novel self-retracting trigger-actuated safety mechanism for preventing involuntary firing of the firearm, a trigger-actuated magazine-latching mechanism for latching and releasing a magazine, a trigger-actuated firing and trigger release mechanism and a slide assembly safety mechanism for preventing firing of the firearm if the slide assembly is not in its firing position. In the self-retracting trigger-actuated safety mechanism there is provided a safety trigger member and a ball point pen point extending and retracting type mechanism including a safety mechanism linkage member which is selectively positioned in and withdrawn from the path of travel of a sear in the firing mechanism with successive actuations of the safety trigger member. In the trigger-actuated magazine-latching mechanism there is provided a trigger member and a spring-loaded pivoted latching member having a detent for releasably engaging a notch provided therefor in a magazine inserted in the firearm. In the trigger-actuated firing and trigger-release mechanism there is provided a firing trigger member, a sear-actuating slide for actuating a sear in the firing mechanism, a trigger-release actuator and a trigger-release slide for decoupling the trigger member from the sear-actuating slide upon firing of the firearm. In the slide assembly safety mechanism there is provided a member extending from the sear in the firing mechanism and a member extending from the slide for engaging the sear member for preventing a firing movement of the sear until the slide assembly is fully seated in its firing position.