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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 1980
Filed:
Sep. 18, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Pier C Beretta, Gardone V.T., IT;
Assignee:
Fabrica d'Armi Pietro Beretta S.p.A., Gardone V.T., IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
42-7 ;
Abstract
A pistol is disclosed that may be used by either right or left handed individuals. A spring biased U-shaped latch is located in the pistol handle and may be reversed in position without any special skills or tools. In either position the latch temporarily blocks the removal of the magazine. A force exerted on the latch in opposition to the biasing force permits removal and reversal of the latch.