Patents Assigned to S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG
  • Patent number: 7963062
    Abstract: The invention concerns an insertion magazine (2) for a small arm, in particular, a repeating rifle. The insertion magazine (2) is characterized in that a trigger unit (3) with a trigger guard (7) and a trigger (9) is mounted on its underside in such a manner that the trigger unit (3) is removable together with the insertion magazine (2) from the small arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG
    Inventors: Jürgen Rothärmel, Christian Scherpf, Meinrad Zeh
  • Patent number: 7526889
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a trigger mechanism for handguns, particularly pistols, with a striking lever (2), a first striking spring (3) that is assigned to the striking lever (2) and serves for acting upon the striking lever (2) in the firing direction, a trigger (12) and a trigger rod (13) that is connected to the trigger (12) and releases the striking lever (2) in a tensioned position in order to fire a shot. In order to generate a constant firing energy with variable trigger resistances and trigger paths, the striking lever (2) is acted upon in the firing direction by a second striking spring (5) that is arranged parallel to the first striking spring (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG
    Inventors: Thomas Metzger, Stefan Höfs, Adrian Thomele
  • Publication number: 20070234627
    Abstract: A sighting device for a firearm exhibits a display device, which is a component of a measuring device for the distance to the target and which displays this target in the field of vision of the marksman. Of the other components of the measuring device, at least one part is not arranged in or on the sighting device. The sighting device exhibits an interface, through which the components of the measuring device arranged in or on the sighting device may be connected to components of the measuring device arranged in or on the firearm in an assembly in accordance with the intended use of the sighting device on the firearm, in such a way that, as a result, collectively a measuring device in working order arises. To this end, the firearm also exhibits a corresponding interface as well, as one of the components of the measuring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2005
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Applicant: S. A. T. SWISS ARMS TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventor: Christian Scherpf
  • Patent number: 7263796
    Abstract: The invention relates to a trigger system for hand firearms with a hammer, a catch allocated to the hammer, a trigger, and a trigger arm interacting with this trigger, wherein the hammer has a first stop for holding the hammer in a completely cocked position and the trigger arm has a first trigger arm stop edge for engaging with an associated first hammer stop of the hammer. In order to allow pulling of the trigger with lower trigger weight even in the double-action mode, the hammer contains a second stop for holding the hammer in a partially pre-cocked position and the trigger arm has a second trigger arm stop edge for engaging an associated second hammer stop of the hammer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG
    Inventors: Harald Kellermann, Jens-Peter Bremer
  • Patent number: 7243452
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a firing mechanism for a small arm, particularly a rifle, with a trigger (2) that can be pivoted about a trigger axis (12), with a trigger rod (4) that is displaceably arranged within a housing (1) and serves for respectively retaining and releasing a prestressed firing pin (6), and with an articulated lever (3) that is arranged within the housing (1) such that it can be pivoted about a pivot axis (20) and is connected in an articulated fashion to the trigger rod (4), with said articulated lever being connected to the trigger (2) via the trigger rod (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG
    Inventor: Meinrad Zeh
  • Patent number: 7228780
    Abstract: A handgun, particularly an automatic pistol, with a grip piece, a breech that can be longitudinally displaced relative to the grip piece, and a breechblock mechanism that can be actuated on both sides and serves for holding the breech in its open position. The breechblock mechanism has a breechblock lever that is realized in the form of a one-piece punched and bent part and has two lateral parts that are integrally connected to one another by a crosspiece, as well as operating parts that are integrally connected to the respective lateral parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG
    Inventor: Adrian Thomele
  • Patent number: 7213358
    Abstract: The invention relates to a trigger system for small arms, said system including a hammer, a catch associated with the hammer, a trigger, and a trigger bar which cooperates with the trigger and has a first locking edge for engaging with a first fire locking element of the hammer. The aim of the invention is to create a trigger system which has a low trigger resistance and remains operable even in the event of firing failure. To this end, the trigger bar has a second locking edge for engaging with a second fire locking element of the hammer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2007
    Assignee: S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG
    Inventor: Harald Kellerman
  • Patent number: 7204051
    Abstract: A safety for a hand firearm with a firing lever, a firing pin, a safety element allocated to the firing pin, a trigger rod that can be activated by a trigger, and a transmission element, which is coupled to the trigger rod and through which the safety element can be moved from a safety position for blocking the firing pin into a released position for releasing the firing pin. To guarantee a high degree of safety against undesired firing of a shot even for a small trigger path and low trigger weight, the transmission element contains a control element, through which the transmission element can be activated in a predetermined trigger position of the trigger by means of the firing lever for moving the safety element into the released position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG
    Inventors: Adrian Thomele, Thomas Metzger
  • Patent number: 7185454
    Abstract: A breech of a repeater weapon has a bolt assembly, which is guided so that it can rotate about its longitudinal axis in a chamber sleeve and can move in the axial direction in the longitudinal direction of the weapon, and which contains a sleeve. A percussion piece is arranged so that it can move in the axial direction in the sleeve. A tensioning device is provided for tensioning and relaxing a percussion piece spring exerting force on the percussion piece. To enable a fast and simple exchange of the locking head, the bolt assembly contains an exchangeable locking head and a locking mechanism that can be relaxed by the tensioning device for holding the locking head on the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG
    Inventor: Sergej Popikow
  • Patent number: 7165350
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a gunlock system for a multiple-barrel gun, with at least two hammers that are arranged in displaceable fashion on a basquill lock part, one respective hammer holder assigned to each hammer, and a trigger device that comprises sears assigned to the firing pins, a trigger and a selector mechanism, wherein the selector mechanism contains a selector element that can be displaced on the basquill lock part, and wherein a rocker that can be actuated by the trigger is movably arranged on the selector element. A pendulum mass arranged on the selector element is connected to the rocker in such a way that the distance between the rocker and the sears is increased during an excursion of the pendulum mass from a predetermined starting position under the influence the acceleration or deceleration of the selector element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG
    Inventor: Sergej Popikow
  • Patent number: 7096620
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for mounting a telescopic sight onto a weapon. The device is equipped with two mounting feet, which are positioned at a distance from one another and provided with mounting elements for engaging in corresponding receiving openings on the weapon. The aim of the invention is to enable the sight to be positioned accurately without the need for a complex adjustment and fitting process. To achieve this, the mounting elements are configured by clamping bolts, which comprise laterally protruding lugs, are contained in the corresponding mounting feet and can be rotated through a release and locking position. The lugs can be inserted into recesses between inward-facing projecting shoulders of the receiving openings in the release position of the clamping bolts and engage with the underside of the projecting shoulders in the locked position of the bolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG
    Inventor: Meinrad Zeh
  • Publication number: 20060174532
    Abstract: The invention concerns an adjustable recoil pad for a small arm, in particular, a rifle, with a base plate that can be adjustably affixed to a stock part of the small arm, a bottom plate which is adjustably mounted on the base plate, and at least one end part that can be affixed to the bottom plate. A simplified adjustment with a large number of adjustment possibilities is made possible in that the bottom plate is arranged so it can swivel about a transverse axis on a connecting piece, which is displaceably guided via guide elements on the base plate, and can be affixed in a desired position by at least one retaining screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2006
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: S.A.T. SWISS ARMS TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventor: Sergej Popikow
  • Publication number: 20060156608
    Abstract: The invention concerns a pistol with a housing (1), breech part (4) movable relative to housing (1), a barrel (5) arranged within breech part (4) and a trigger system (14, 15 16). The housing (1) according to the invention contains a receiver (2) and an upper housing part (3) designed in one part with it, which encloses the breech part (4) with the barrel (5) arranged in it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Applicant: S.A.T. SWISS ARMS TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Harald Kellermann, Adrian Thomele
  • Publication number: 20060123685
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a firing mechanism for a small arm, particularly a rifle, with a trigger (2) that can be pivoted about a trigger axis (12), with a trigger rod (4) that is displaceably arranged within a housing (1) and serves for respectively retaining and releasing a prestressed firing pin (6), and with an articulated lever (3) that is arranged within the housing (1) such that it can be pivoted about a pivot axis (20) and is connected in an articulated fashion to the trigger rod (4), with said articulated lever being connected to the trigger (2) via the trigger rod (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG
    Inventor: Meinrad Zeh
  • Patent number: 7051638
    Abstract: A trigger mechanism for small firearms with a striking hammer, a trigger, and a trigger rail, which interacts with the trigger and which can be moved by a control element from an engagement position for cocking the striking hammer into a release position for releasing the cocked striking hammer. The control element is a control slide, which can be moved by the movement of an action during repetition of the small firearm and through which the trigger rail can be moved from its release position into a catch position for catching the striking hammer cocked during repetition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG
    Inventor: Adrian Thomele
  • Publication number: 20060064912
    Abstract: The invention relates to a trigger system for hand firearms with a hammer, a catch allocated to the hammer, a trigger, and a trigger arm interacting with this trigger, wherein the hammer has a first stop for holding the hammer in a completely cocked position and the trigger arm has a first trigger arm stop edge for engaging with an associated first hammer stop of the hammer. In order to allow pulling of the trigger with lower trigger weight even in the double-action mode, the hammer contains a second stop for holding the hammer in a partially pre-cocked position and the trigger arm has a second trigger arm stop edge for engaging an associated second hammer stop of the hammer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Publication date: March 30, 2006
    Applicant: S. A. T. SWISS ARMS TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Harald Kellermann, Jens-Peter Bremer
  • Publication number: 20060053672
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a gunlock system for a multiple-barrel gun, with at least two hammers that are arranged in displaceable fashion on a basquill lock part, one respective hammer holder assigned to each hammer, and a trigger device that comprises sears assigned to the firing pins, a trigger and a selector mechanism, wherein the selector mechanism contains a selector element that can be displaced on the basquill lock part, and wherein a rocker that can be actuated by the trigger is movably arranged on the selector element. A pendulum mass arranged on the selector element is connected to the rocker in such a way that the distance between the rocker and the sears is increased during an excursion of the pendulum mass from a predetermined starting position under the influence the acceleration or deceleration of the selector element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: S. A. T. SWISS ARMS TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventor: Sergej Popikow
  • Publication number: 20060048428
    Abstract: A safety for a hand firearm with a firing lever, a firing pin, a safety element allocated to the firing pin, a trigger rod that can be activated by a trigger, and a transmission element, which is coupled to the trigger rod and through which the safety element can be moved from a safety position for blocking the firing pin into a released position for releasing the firing pin. To guarantee a high degree of safety against undesired firing of a shot even for a small trigger path and low trigger weight, the transmission element contains a control element, through which the transmission element can be activated in a predetermined trigger position of the trigger by means of the firing lever for moving the safety element into the released position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: S.A.T. SWISS ARMS TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventors: Adrian Thomele, Thomas Metzger
  • Publication number: 20060032101
    Abstract: The invention relates to a trigger system for small arms, said system including a hammer, a catch associated with the hammer, a trigger, and a trigger bar which co-operates with the trigger and has a first locking edge for engaging with a first fire locking element of the hammer. The aim of the invention is to create a trigger system which has a low trigger resistance and remains operable even in the event of firing failure. To this end, the trigger bar has a second locking edge for engaging with a second fire locking element of the hammer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: S.A.T. SWISS ARMS TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventor: Harald Kellermann
  • Publication number: 20050252065
    Abstract: For a firearm sighting device with an electrical illumination device that can be turned on and off by means of a switch, the switch is embodied and arranged in or on the sighting device such that, for the conventional attachment of the sighting device on the firearm, the switch is activated mechanically to turn on the illumination device by the activation of an actuator provided in or on the firearm for setting the firearm into the armed state. By disabling the firearm, the switch is activated mechanically to turn off the illumination device. Preferably, the activation of the switch is performed using a non-contact method, for which, in particular, the configuration of the switch as a reed contact is suitable. The switch can also be part of a retrofit kit, by means of which a sighting device for a firearm can be equipped at a later time with the previously mentioned function. Here, the switch of the retrofit kit replaces a standard switch operated by hand separately from the firearm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: S.A.T. SWISS ARMS TECHNOLOGY AG
    Inventor: Christian Scherpf