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Trigger safety for bolt action rifle

Assignee: SAVAGE INDUSTRIES Inc A CORP OF MASS
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Filing: 1961-05-12
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Granted: 1964-06-30
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Expires: 1981-05-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Margaret W Brewer

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 13:22
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41A; F41A15/00; F41A15/12; F41A13/00; F41A15/16; F41A17/00; F41A17/30; F41A17/32; F41A17/46; F41A17/52; F41A19/00; F41A19/06; F41A19/16; F41A3/00; F41A3/12; F41A3/14; F41A3/16; F41A3/18; F41A3/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 268 words
IN A RIFLE OR THE LIKE COMPRISING A RECEIVER HAVING A LENGTHWISE BORE, A BOLT SLIDABLE THEREIN, SAID RECEIVER HAVING A TANG EXTENDING REAWARDLY THEREOF WITH A SLOT FORMED ADJACENT ITS REAR END, A U-SHAPED TRIGGER MOUNTING BRACKET HAVING ITS BRIDGE VERTICALLY DISPOSED AND ALIGNED WITH THE REAR END OF SAID TANG SLOT WITH ITS ARMS EXTENDING FORWARDLY THEREOF, THE BRIDGE OF SAID BRACKET HAVING A TAB EXTENDING UPWARDLY THROUGH SAID TANG SLOT AND REARWARDLY TO ENGAGE AN UPPER SURFACE OF SAID TANG, SAID BRACKET BEING SECURED TO SAID RECEIVER BY A SINGLE RETAINING PIN EXTENDING THROUGH THE FORWARD ENDS OF THE BRACKET ARMS AND A PORTION OF SAID RECEIVER, A TRIGGER PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON A PIN EXTENDING BETWEEN THE ARMS OF SAID MOUNTED BRACKET, SAID TRIGGER HAVING A SEAR ENGAGING PORTION AND A HORIZONTAL REARWARDLY EXTENDING LEG, A SAFETY MEMBER SLIDABLY MOUNTED BETWEEN THE ARMS OF SAID BRACKET AND GUIDED FOR HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN A REAWARD SAFE POSITION AND A FORWARD FIRING POSITION, A SPRING LOADED PLUNGER SLIDABLY MOUNTED IN A VERTICAL HOLE FORMED IN SAID SAFETY MEMBER, A COMPRESSION SPRING BEARING AGAINST SAID PLUNGER AND URGING IT DOWNWARDLY INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID TRIGGER LEG, SAID SPRING BEING CONFINED AT ITS UPPER END BY A SCREW THREADED INTO SAID VERTICAL HOLE, FRONT AND REAR NOTCHES FORMED IN SAID TRIGGER LEG AND SPACED APART A DISTANCE APPROXIMATING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID SAFETY MEMBER BETWEEN SAID SAFE AND FIRING POSITIONS TO SERVE AS DETENT MEANS FOR SAID SAFETY MEMBER AND WITH SAID SPRING LOADED PLUNGER TO PROVIDE THE MEANS FOR URGING SAID TRIGGER INTO LATCHING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID SEAR.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1967-06-30 1967-12-30 1968-06-30 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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