SELF-CONTAINED TRIGGERPLATE ACTION FOR LOW PROFILE FIREARMS
This invention improves on prior firearm's designs by incorporating all functionality for cocking the hammers, all action components, resetting the safety and barrel selector into the firearm's triggerplate action creating an exceptionally low profile that is more ideal for competitive shooting.
This invention relates to firearms and the use of a self-contained triggerplate action to enable the manufacture of a low profile firearm.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Description of the Related ArtShotgun actions have traditionally been manufactured with the lever, for opening and closing the firearm, along with the safety reset components on the underside of the frame's tang. This tends to restrict the overall profile of the gun, keeping it higher than the optimal low profile for competition shooting.
This invention improves on prior firearm's designs by incorporating all functionality for cocking the hammers, all action components, resetting the safety and barrel selector into the firearm's triggerplate action. The triggerplate action is fully removable from the frame for cleaning, servicing, and tuning these components. This allows an exceptionally low profile shotgun that is more ideal for competitive shooting.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThis invention improves on prior firearm's designs by incorporating all functionality for cocking the hammers, all action components, resetting the safety and barrel selector into the firearm's triggerplate action. The triggerplate action is fully removable from the frame for cleaning, servicing, and tuning these components. This allows an exceptionally low profile shotgun that is more ideal for competitive shooting.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
1 Frame
2 Safety selector
3 Triggerplate
3A Cocking slide
3B Hammer spur
3B-1 Hammer spur engagement boss
3B-2 Hammer spur relief hole
3C Hammer
3C-1 Hammer slot
3C-2 Hammer shoulder
C-3 Hammer shell
C-4 Hammer insert
C-5 Hammer rebound boss
C-6 Hammer elliptical relief
D Safety reset
E Safety reset spring
F Hammer safety
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTIONThis invention improves on prior firearm's designs by incorporating all functionality for cocking the hammers, all action components, resetting the safety and barrel selector into the firearm's triggerplate action. Triggerplate components have the ability to cock the hammers and reset the safety then return to a neutral position allowing the shooter to take the safety off and fire the gun. The triggerplate action is fully removable from the frame for cleaning, servicing, and tuning these components. This allows an exceptionally low profile shotgun that is more ideal for competitive shooting.
All components have thin film coatings that enhance wear resistance, reduce friction, and increase rust resistance. This makes the action function more smoothly and extends its service life.
In summary, the Self-Contained Triggerplate Action for Low Profile Firearms has the ability to cock the hammers and reset the safety then return to a neutral position allowing the shooter to take the safety off and fire the gun. The action has high mass hammers that rely on less spring force to reliably fire the gun, separate operation hammer rebound to eliminate firing pin drag and elliptical relief to minimize trigger pull. This allows an exceptionally low profile shotgun that is more ideal for competitive shooting.
Claims
1. A self-contained triggerplate action for low profile firearms, comprising:
- components enabling the gun to open, cock the hammers to a firing position, and as a means to reset the firearm's safety,
- a hammer construction enabling higher mass as a means of creating a more reliable action with shapes to allow rebounding and minimal trigger pull on firing said firearm,
- thin film coatings as a means to reduce friction, increase rust and wear resistance of said firearm's components,
- whereby said firearm has a very low profile to provide better characteristics for firearms shooting.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 19, 2005
Publication Date: Sep 21, 2006
Inventor: Ernest Lazor (Southbury, CT)
Application Number: 10/907,098
International Classification: F41A 3/00 (20060101);