Automatically disabled firearm

Details Automatically disabled firearm Automatically disabled firearm

1993-12-01

1996-05-21

Johnson, Stephen M.

Firearms

Safety mechanism

Hammer or firing pin

42 7001, F41A 1728

Patent

active

055177808

ABSTRACT:
An improved automatically disabled handgun (2) is of the type having a handle assembly (10) extending from a barrel/receiver assembly (8), the handgun normally carried in a holster (150). One or more switches (190; 144, 82) are depressed by the user grasping the handle to enable the handgun to be fired. Release of the handgun, such as by dropping the handgun, releases the switch(es) to automatically temporarily disable the handgun.

REFERENCES:
patent: 944606 (1909-12-01), Frommer
patent: 1484671 (1924-02-01), Pomeroy
patent: 2182693 (1939-12-01), Harton
patent: 4208947 (1980-06-01), Hillberg
patent: 4763431 (1988-08-01), Allan et al.
patent: 4791747 (1988-12-01), Pastor

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