Firearms – Muzzle making – attaching or repair
Patent
1994-03-02
1995-04-11
Jordan, Charles T.
Firearms
Muzzle making, attaching or repair
42101, F41G 100
Patent
active
054046670
ABSTRACT:
An improved means is provided for mounting a front sight onto the slide of a semi-automatic pistol. The sight includes an upper portion and an integral anchor portion of a resilient polymeric material in which the upper portion is adapted to disposed on the upper surface of the slide. An elongated opening is formed in the slide, is dimensioned to receive therein the anchor portion of the sight and has a predetermined depth terminating at an inner surface portion of the slide adjacent the lower edge of the opening. The anchor portion has a plurality of legs spaced apart in a peripheral array and which extend downward from the upper portion. Each lo leg has at its lower end a radially extending foot having a beveled lower surface adapted to engage the outer edge of the opening and to flex the legs inwardly for fitting into and through the opening. The legs are each of a length which is slightly greater than the predetermined depth of the opening so that when the anchor portion has been fitted into and pressed downwardly in the opening, upon the foot portions of the legs reaching said predetermined depth, the legs will flex outwardly so that the foot portions will engage the marginal edge at the inner edge of the opening to lock the sight onto the slide.
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Jordan Charles T.
Smith & Wesson Corp.
Wesson Theresa M.
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