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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 1995
Filed:
Feb. 23, 1994
Lee M Lenkarski, Ware, MA (US);
Pardip K Vaid, Hatfield, MA (US);
Smith & Wesson Corp., Springfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A two-piece safety trigger for a handgun or pistol fabricated from high impact polymer is provided in which a lower portion comprising approximately the entire lower half of the trigger face is pivotable relative to the upper portion. The lower trigger portion includes a rearwardly extending latch portion which, when the lower trigger portion is in its forward position, serves to engage the frame of the gun to prevent firing movement of the trigger in the event the gun is dropped or otherwise impacted. The lower trigger portion is biased to its forward position by a flexible spring finger disposed within the upper portion and is adapted to be overcome when the user squeezes the trigger in a conventional manner.