US3222809A
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Automatic safeties for guns
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-06-08
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Granted: 1965-12-14
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Expires: 1984-06-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harvard J Bryan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 12:48
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41A; F41A17/00; F41A17/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A GUN HAVING A TUBULAR BARREL AND FIRING ACTUATION MEANS WHICH MOVE GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID BARREL TO FIRE SAID GUN, AN AUTOMATIC SAFETY COMPRISING: (A) AN EXTERNAL FINGER ATTACHED TO SAID GUN, SAID FINGER BEING MOVABLE ALONG A PATH GENERALLY TRANSVERSE TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID BARREL FROM A NORMAL POSITION TO AN ARMED POSITION AND HAVING A FIRING ACTUATION MEANS ENGAGING PORTION, (B) SAID FIRING ACTUATION MEANS ENGAGING PORTION OF SAID FINGER BEING IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRING ACTUATION MEANS WHEN IN SAID NORMAL POSITION TO RESTRAIN ACTUATION THEREOF, (C) SAID FIRING ACTUATION MEANS ENGAGING PORTION OFF SAID FINGER BEING TRANSVERSELY DISPLACED TO POSITION IT OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRING ACTUATION MEANS WHEN IN AN ARMED POSITION, AND (D) BIASING MEANS URGING SAID FINGER INTO THE NORMAL POSITION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A GUN HAVING A TUBULAR BARREL AND FIRING ACTUATION MEANS WHICH MOVE GENERALLY PARALLEL TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID BARREL TO FIRE SAID GUN, AN AUTOMATIC SAFETY COMPRISING: (A) AN EXTERNAL FINGER ATTACHED TO SAID GUN, SAID FINGER BEING MOVABLE ALONG A PATH GENERALLY TRANSVERSE TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID BARREL FROM A NORMAL POSITION TO AN ARMED POSITION AND HAVING A FIRING ACTUATION MEANS ENGAGING PORTION, (B) SAID FIRING ACTUATION MEANS ENGAGING PORTION OF SAID FINGER BEING IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRING ACTUATION MEANS WHEN IN SAID NORMAL POSITION TO RESTRAIN ACTUATION THEREOF, (C) SAID FIRING ACTUATION MEANS ENGAGING PORTION OFF SAID FINGER BEING TRANSVERSELY DISPLACED TO POSITION IT OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRING ACTUATION MEANS WHEN IN AN ARMED POSITION, AND (D) BIASING MEANS URGING SAID FINGER INTO THE NORMAL POSITION.
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