Firing control device for the trigger mechanism of repeating shotguns

Claim 1

A SAFETY FIRING CONTROL DEVICE FOR THE PRIMARY TRIGGER MECHANISM FOR REPEATING SHOTGUNS OF THE SLIDE ACTION TYPE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A SECONDARY TRIGGER MECHANISM MOUNTED ON THE TRIGGER GUARD BOW OF SAID REPEATING SHOTGUN, A MOUNTING PLATE RIGIDLY SECURED TO SAID GUARD BOW AT THE REAR END PORTION THEREOF AND A SECONDARY TRIGGER MECHANISM PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON INSIDE SURFACE OF THE MOUNTING PLATE AND HAVING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRIMARY TRIGGER WHEREBY SAID PRIMARY TRIGGER IS MANIPULATED TO DISCHARGE THE FIREARM, SPRING MEANS SECURED TO THE MOUNTING PLATE EXTENDING INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SECONDARY TRIGGER TO THUS POSITION THE SAME FOR SUCCEEDING RELEASE AFTER EACH ROUND OF AMMUNITION HAS BEEN DISCHARGED FROM SAID SHOTGUN AND STOP MEANS FORMED IN THE LOWERE DGE PORTION OF THE SECONDARY TRIGGER COOPERATING WITH A STOP PIN MOUNTED ON, AND EXTENDING INWARDLY OF THE MOUNTING PLATE IN REGISTER WITH SAID STOP MEANS ON THE SECONDARY TRIGGER TO THUS LIMIT THE PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID SECONDARY TRIGGER, ACTUATING MEANS RIGIDLY MOUNTED ON THE SECONDARY TRIGGER FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRIMARY TRIGGER WHEN THE SECONDARY TRIGGER IS PULLED, SAID ACTUATING MEANS HAVING ENGAGEMENT AT ITS REAR END PORTION WITH CAM MEANS IN THE FORM OF A RAMP WHEREBY SAID PRIMARY TRIGGER ACTUATING MEANS IS TRANSVERSELY MOVED OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID PRIMARY TRIGGER AT THE END OF THE REARWARD MOVEMENT OF THE PRIMARY TRIGGER TO THUS RELEASE THE SAME FROM ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SECONDARY TRIGGER FOR RETURN TO NORMAL RELEASED POSITION BY MEANS OF ITS ARM SPRING RETURN MEANS.