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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:
May. 11, 1999
Filed:
Dec. 13, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard P Oberlin, Phoenix, MD (US);
Assignee:
AAI Corporation, Cockeysville, MD (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
42 84 ; 89 2805 ; 89 2801 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for firing a firearm. A trigger is pulled which causes a hammer to rotate away from an electrical power source. After the hammer passes its maximum position, it is released by the trigger releases it, thereby causing the hammer to strike the electrical power source. The force from the hammer causes electrical energy to flow from the electrical power source to an electrically activated primer, thereby igniting the primer.