Patents by Inventor Louis Elkas

Louis Elkas has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Firing mechanism
    Patent number: 3949508
    Abstract: A firing mechanism for a gun having a safety movable to a position which blocks the firing movement of the sear. The elements of the mechanism are generally coplanar and include a hammer pivotable in one direction to fire the gun and in the opposite direction for interengagement with the sear which holds the hammer in a cocked position. The hammer is also rectilinearly movable relative to its pivot point whereby the hammer may be moved into cocked interengagement with the sear while movement of the sear is blocked by the safety.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1974
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1976
    Assignee: Emhart Corporation
    Inventor: Louis Elkas