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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2017
Filed:
May. 05, 2016
Applicant:
Smith & Wesson Corp., Springfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Brett Curry, Monson, MA (US);
Sean O'Clair, Feeding Hills, MA (US);
Assignee:
Smith & Wesson Corp., Springfield, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 3/00 (2006.01); F41A 19/30 (2006.01); F41C 3/00 (2006.01); F41C 27/00 (2006.01); F41A 3/72 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 19/30 (2013.01); F41A 3/72 (2013.01); F41C 3/00 (2013.01); F41C 27/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
An end cap for a semiautomatic pistol is mounted at the breech end of a slide to maintain the striker assembly in place when subject to inertial loads. The end cap includes a body with a base and a cover. A metal plate is mounted between the base and cover to prevent striker blow-out in the event that a primer is pierced. Flexible, resilient projections extend from the base and engage the slide within a recess, the projections extending transversely to the firing axis to counter inertial forces that might otherwise dislodge the end cap and cause a stoppage.