Firearm operating system
View Patent ↗A firearm operating system includes a housing, a central pivoting member disposed within the housing, a trigger including a portion disposed within the housing and a portion extending outside the housing such that the portion of the trigger within the housing includes a hole and at least one finger that extends in a first direction from the hole. Due to movement of the trigger, the at least one finger presses against the central pivoting member to cause the central pivoting member to rotate.
1 . A semiautomatic handgun comprising:
a frame;
a trigger assembly attached to the frame; and
a slide assembly connected to the frame, wherein:
the trigger assembly comprises a curved portion, at least one protrusion extending from the trigger assembly, and a pivot pin;
a rearward pressure on the curved portion causes the trigger assembly to rotate in a first direction causing the semiautomatic handgun to discharge; and
a forward pressure causes the trigger assembly to rotate in a second direction that is opposite from the first direction, wherein rotation in the second direction disengages the slide assembly from the frame assembly.
2 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 1 , wherein the pivot pin is disposed above the curved portion of the trigger.
3 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 1 , wherein the at least one protrusion extends rearward from the trigger assembly.
4 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 1 , further comprising a magazine well disposed in a grip portion of the frame.
5 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the frame comprises a polymer material.
6 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 1 , further comprising at least one recoil spring.
7 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 6 , wherein the at least one recoil spring is disposed in the frame at least partially under a barrel.
8 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 1 , further comprising a barrel disposed in the slide assembly, wherein the barrel comprises at least one protrusion extending downward from the barrel.
9 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 8 , further comprising a lock block comprising at least one corresponding feature that engages the at least one protrusion of the barrel.
10 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 1 , wherein the frame comprises an accessory rail disposed on a forward side of a trigger guard.
11 . A semiautomatic handgun comprising:
a frame;
a trigger assembly attached to the frame; and
a slide assembly connected to the frame, wherein a forward pressure on the trigger assembly disengages the slide assembly from the frame assembly.
12 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 11 , wherein the trigger assembly comprises a pivot pin that is disposed above the curved portion of the trigger.
13 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 11 , wherein the trigger assembly comprises at least one protrusion that extends rearward from the trigger assembly.
14 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 11 , further comprising a magazine well disposed in a grip portion of the frame.
15 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 11 , wherein at least a portion of the frame comprises a polymer material.
16 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 11 , further comprising at least one recoil spring.
17 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 16 , wherein the at least one recoil spring is disposed in the frame at least partially under a barrel.
18 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 11 , further comprising a barrel disposed in the slide assembly, wherein the barrel comprises at least one protrusion extending downward from the barrel.
19 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 18 , further comprising a lock block comprising at least one corresponding feature that engages the at least one protrusion of the barrel.
20 . The semiautomatic handgun of claim 11 , wherein the frame comprises an accessory rail disposed on a forward side of a trigger guard.