Nova Patents
US2841908A

Trigger actuator for firearms

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US2841908A, drawing sheet 1
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Expired 8 July 1975, 51.2 years ago.

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4 claims: 4 independent, 0 dependent

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    What I claim is:1. A firearm which comprises, in combination, a stock,
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    2,841,908 TRIGGER ACTUATOR FOR FIREARMS Eugene Bourquin, Geneva, Switzerland, assignor to5 Brevets Aero-Mecaniques S. A., Geneva, Switzerland, a Swiss society -Application May 16, 1955, Serial No. 508,587 Claims priority, application Luxembourg May 26,1954 10 4 Claims. (Cl. 42—69) The, present invention relates to firearms and in particular rifles intended to be fitted with grenade launchers. 15 The object of my invention is to provide a firearm of this kind which is better adapted to meet the requirements of practice than those used up to the present time, and in particular which is less dangerous to handle. Such firearms include a trigger and a trigger guard ar- 20 ranged in such manner that for normally firing the arm, the soldier inserts his forefinger between the trigger and the front part of the trigger guard so as to be able to pull the trigger. According to the present invention, there is provided a trigger control device including an oblong 25 lever extending substantially in the direction of the line! of fire of the arm and on one side of the trigger guard, in combination with means for movably mounting said part on said trigger guard so that said part can be actuated in a direction transverse to said line of fire by the 30 tips of the fingers (the word finger being used specifically to designate the four extremities of the hand other than the thumb) of the soldier’s hand curved under the trigger guard with the ball of the thumb applied against the side of the firearm opposed to that on which said oblong 35 part is mounted, said part carrying means for engaging the trigger when said part is moved toward the trigger guard transversely to the line of fire. Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying 40 drawings, given merely by way of example and in which:Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a grenade launching rifle made according to a first embodiment of the invention. Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are, respectively, a side view, a bottom view and a rear view of the trigger control device belong- 45 ing to said rifle. Figs. 5 to 8 are views similar to Figs. 1 to 4 respectively and showing a second embodiment of the invention. The drawings show a rifle which may be used either for firing bullets in the usual way or for launching grenades by means of a launcher fitted on said rifle. The rifle stock is designated by reference numeral 1. A trigger 2, which may be of any conventional kind, is for instance pivoted to said stock. When a shot is to be fired, either to fire a bullet or to launch a grenade, 59 trigger 2 is pivoted rearwardly. In the usual fashion, trigger 2 is protected against accidental operation thereof by a trigger guard 3 constituted by a curved piece of metal surrounding the trigger. Such an arrangement is quite suitable when the rifle 60 is firing bullets. On the contrary, when the rifle is fitted with a grenade launcher, the rifle butt is no longer applied against the soldier’s shoulder. In this case, the rifle is tightly held . between the right side of the soldier’s body and his right elbow, the front part of the rifle being held by his left hand. In such a position, the rifle cannot be held as strongly as in the preceding case and the recoil is much more important. If the soldier inserts his forefinger be- γθ tween the trigger and the trigger guard and if he does not manage to withdraw said forefinger sufficiently quickly, 2,841,908 a trigger pivoted to said stock, a trigger guard carried by said stock surrounding said trigger, an oblong lever pivoted to said trigger guard on the left hand side thereof about an axis parallel to the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the firearm and at right angles to the line of fire thereof, said lever extending in a direction substantially parallel to said line of fire, and its dimension in this direction being greater than the width of the palm of a human, hand, and resilient means for urging said lever away from said trigger guard;said lever including a part shaped and positioned for cooperating with said trigger to actuate it when said lever is pushed toward said trigger guard. 2. A firearm which comprises, in combination, a stock, a trigger pivoted to said stock, a trigger guard carried by said stock surrounding said trigger, an oblong lever pivoted to said trigger guard on the left hand side thereof about an axis parallel to the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the firearm and at right angles to the line of fire thereof, said lever extending in a direction substantially parallel to said line of fire, and its dimension in this direction being greater than the width of the palm of a human hand, and resilient means for urging said lever away from said trigger guard, said lever including a cam integral therewith for cooperating with said trigger to actuate it when said lever is pushed toward said trigger guard.
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    A firearm which comprises, in combination, a stock, a trigger pivoted to said stock, a trigger guard carried by said stock surrounding said trigger, an oblong lever pivoted to said trigger guard on the left hand side thereof about an axis parallel to the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the firearm and at right angles to the line of fire thereof, said lever extending in a direction substantially parallel to said line of fire, and its dimension in this direction being greater than the width of the palm of a human hand, and resilient means for urging said lever 6 away from said trigger guard, said lever including an arm rigid therewith for cooperating with said trigger to actuate it when said lever is pushed toward said trigger guard.
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    A firearm which comprises, in combination, a stock, 10 a trigger pivoted to said stock, a trigger guard carried by said stock surrounding said trigger, an oblong lever pivoted to said trigger guard on one side thereof about an axis parallel to the longitudinal plane of symmetry of the firearm and at right angles to the line of fire thereof, said 15 lever extending in a direction substantially parallel to said line of fire and its dimension in this direction being greater than the width of the palm of a human hand, and resilient means for urging said lever aiway from said trigger guard, said lever including a part shaped and positioned for cp20 operating with said trigger to actuate it when said lever is pushed toward said trigger guard. References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Oi? .672,149 Hoehn___________Apr. 16,1901 2,383,044 Craig__________________Aug. 21,1945 2,589,227 Colley _________ Mar. 18,1952 2,671,287 Hayes _____________ Mar. 9,1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 15,065 Great Britain____;-----------;— 1897 760,735 Germany______________ June 15, 1953
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