Trigger assembly improved

Abstract

A trigger assembly improved, having a trigger assembly with first and second shroud side edges that define an angled face. The angled face tapers and is sufficiently wide to partially cover a trigger spring to reduce debris accumulation thereon. First and second housing sidewalls are countersunk and have at least one debris hole. A disconnector assembly has first and second disconnector side faces that define a spring well to house a disconnector spring. The disconnector assembly further has a disconnector shroud and disconnector shroud top face that are sufficiently wide to cover the spring well and the disconnector spring. A hammer assembly has first and second hammer spring mounts to secure a hammer spring. First, second, third and fourth hammer spring shrouds are sufficiently wide to partially cover the hammer spring. The hammer assembly further has first and second debris bevels that extend to first and second hammer sidewalls respectively.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising: A) a trigger assembly comprising first and second housing side edges, said second housing side edge is a first predetermined distance from said first housing side edge, said first and second housing side edges each define first and second housing sidewalls respectively, said first and second housing sidewalls define an elongated cavity having an end, protruding are first and second trigger spring mounts to secure a trigger spring, said first and second trigger spring mounts define a first trigger pin hole, said trigger assembly further comprising first and second shroud side edges that define an angled face, said angled face tapers outwardly towards said end without reaching said end, said trigger assembly further comprising a trigger; B) a disconnector assembly comprising first and second disconnector side faces that define a spring well to house a disconnector spring, and a disconnector stopper, said disconnector assembly further comprises a disconnector shroud and disconnector shroud top face that are sufficiently wide to cover said spring well and said disconnector spring; and C) a hammer assembly having first and second hammer spring mounts to secure a hammer spring.

2. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said angled face is sufficiently wide to partially cover said trigger spring.

3. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said first and second housing sidewalls are countersunk to serve for debris deflection.

4. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said first and second housing sidewalls comprise at least one debris hole to reduce debris accumulation therein.

5. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said trigger assembly further comprises first and second trigger assembly shroud sidewalls.

6. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 5, further characterized in that said first and second trigger assembly shroud sidewalls are countersunk to serve for debris deflection.

7. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said angled face extends to a rounded top edge.

8. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said trigger assembly further comprises an aft face and a trigger sear.

9. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said second disconnector side face is a second predetermined distance from said first disconnector side face, said first and second disconnector side faces comprise a second trigger pin hole that aligns with said first trigger pin hole.

10. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 9, further characterized in that said disconnector assembly further comprises a disconnector tongue, extending from said disconnector tongue is a disconnector top face, extending from said disconnector top face are first and second tapered disconnector shroud edges that define said disconnector shroud.

11. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 10, further characterized in that said disconnector shroud is further defined by first and second disconnector shroud edges, said first and second disconnector shroud edges extend to first and second disconnector shroud side edges respectively, said second disconnector shroud side edge is a third predetermined distance from said first disconnector shroud side edge.

12. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said disconnector assembly further comprises first and second disconnector shroud sidewalls that are countersunk to serve for debris deflection.

13. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said hammer assembly further comprises first and second hammer tapered shroud edges.

14. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 13, further characterized in that said hammer assembly further comprises first and second hammer spring shrouds that extend from said first and second hammer tapered shroud edges respectively.

15. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 14, further characterized in that said first and second hammer spring shrouds extend to a hammer sear.

16. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 15, further characterized in that said hammer assembly further comprises third and fourth hammer spring shrouds.

17. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 16, further characterized in that said third and fourth hammer spring shrouds extend from said hammer sear.

18. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 17, further characterized in that said third and fourth hammer spring shrouds extend from said hammer sear to first and second hammer shroud ends respectively.

19. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 18, further characterized in that said first, second, third and fourth hammer spring shrouds are sufficiently wide to encase and partially cover said hammer spring.

20. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said hammer assembly further comprises first and second debris bevels that extend to first and second hammer sidewalls respectively.

21. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 1, further characterized in that said hammer assembly further comprises first and second hammer assembly sidewalls.

22. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 21, further characterized in that said first and second hammer assembly sidewalls are countersunk to serve for debris deflection.

23. The trigger assembly improved set forth in claim 21, further characterized in that said first and second hammer assembly sidewalls comprise at least one debris hole to reduce debris accumulation therein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) With the above and other related objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction and combination of parts as will be more fully understood from the following description, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:

(2) FIG. 1 represents an isometric view of a trigger assembly.

(3) FIG. 2 is a side elevation view of the trigger assembly.

(4) FIG. 3 is a top view of the trigger assembly.

(5) FIG. 4 is a rear view of the trigger assembly.

(6) FIG. 5 represents an isometric view of a disconnector assembly.

(7) FIG. 6 is a side elevation view of the disconnector assembly.

(8) FIG. 7 is a top view of the disconnector assembly.

(9) FIG. 8 is a rear view of the disconnector assembly.

(10) FIG. 9 represents an isometric view of a hammer assembly.

(11) FIG. 10 is a side elevation view of the hammer assembly.

(12) FIG. 11 is a top view of the hammer assembly.

(13) FIG. 12 is a rear view of the hammer assembly.

(14) FIG. 13 is a side elevation view of the present invention mounted onto a firearm model in an at rest position.

(15) FIG. 14 is a side elevation view of the present invention mounted onto the firearm model in a cocked position.

(16) FIG. 15 is a side elevation view of the present invention mounted onto the firearm model in a reset position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

(17) Referring now to the drawings, the present invention is a trigger assembly improved and is generally referred to with numeral 10. It can be observed that it basically includes trigger assembly 20, disconnector assembly 100, and hammer assembly 170.

(18) As seen in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4, trigger assembly 20 has first and second housing side edges 23 and 25 respectively. Second housing side edge 25 is a first predetermined distance from first housing side edge 23. First and second housing side edges 23 and 25 each define first and second housing sidewalls 22 and 24 respectively. In a preferred embodiment, first and second housing sidewalls 22 and 24 are countersunk to serve for debris deflection, and comprise at least one debris hole 26 and/or 28 to reduce debris accumulation therein. In a preferred embodiment, the inside perimeters of the countersunk walls are filleted. First and second housing sidewalls 22 and 24 define elongated cavity 30 having end 32. End 32 extends to selector ledge 36. Debris, as an example may be, but is not limited to, dirt, oil, sand, powder, carbon, and/or shavings, or combinations thereof.

(19) Protruding partially from first housing sidewalls 22 are first and second trigger spring mounts 40 and 50 respectively to secure trigger spring 58, seen in FIGS. 13, 14, and 15. First and second trigger spring mounts 40 and 50 define first trigger pin hole 48. First trigger spring mount 40 comprises trigger spring mount edge 42 having trigger spring mount ends 44 and 46. Similarly, second trigger spring mount 50 comprises trigger spring mount edge 52 having trigger spring mount ends 54 and 56.

(20) Trigger assembly 20 further comprises forward ridge 70 having sidewall edges 72 and 74 that extend to sidewall end edges 76 and 78 respectively. Sidewall edges 72 and 74 and sidewall end edges 76 and 78 define first and second trigger assembly shroud sidewalls 73. First and second trigger assembly shroud sidewalls 73 are countersunk to serve for debris deflection. In a preferred embodiment, the inside perimeters of the countersunk walls are filleted. Trigger assembly 20 further comprises top ridge 68. Trigger assembly 20 further comprises first and second shroud side edges 80 and 82 that extend to shroud sidewall ends 84 and 86 respectively and define angled face 66. Angled face 66 tapers outwardly towards end 32 without reaching end 32. Angled face 66 is sufficiently wide to partially cover trigger spring 58, seen in FIGS. 13, 14, and 15, to reduce debris accumulation thereon. Angled face 66 extends to rounded top edge 64. Trigger assembly 20 further comprises aft face 60 and trigger sear 62. Trigger assembly 20 further comprises trigger 90. In a preferred embodiment, trigger assembly 20 is approximately symmetrical.

(21) As best seen in FIG. 4, trigger assembly 20 further comprises disconnector shelf 34.

(22) As seen in FIGS. 5, 6, 7, and 8, disconnector assembly 100 comprises first and second disconnector side faces 102 and 104 that define spring well 148 to house disconnector spring 154 seen in FIGS. 13, 14, and 15, and a disconnector stopper defined by disconnector stopper base end 126, disconnector stopper base 146, and disconnector stopper sidewalls 128 and 130.

(23) Disconnector assembly 100 further comprises disconnector shroud 116 and disconnector shroud top face 124 that are sufficiently wide to cover spring well 148 and disconnector spring 154. Second disconnector side face 104 is a second predetermined distance from first disconnector side face 102. First and second disconnector side faces 102 and 104 comprise second trigger pin hole 106 that aligns with first trigger pin hole 48. Extending from spring well 148 is disconnector base 150 that extends to disconnector cam 152.

(24) Disconnector assembly 100 further comprises disconnector tongue 108. Extending from disconnector tongue 108 is disconnector top face 110. Extending from disconnector top face 110 are first and second tapered disconnector shroud edges 112 and 114 respectively that define disconnector shroud 116. Disconnector shroud 116 is further defined by first and second disconnector shroud edges 132 and 134 respectively. First and second disconnector shroud edges 132 and 134 extend to first and second disconnector shroud side edges 142 and 144 respectively that define first and second disconnector shroud sidewalls 156. In a preferred embodiment, first and second disconnector shroud sidewalls 156 are countersunk to serve for debris deflection. In a preferred embodiment, the inside perimeters of the countersunk walls are filleted. Second disconnector shroud side edge 144 is a third predetermined distance from first disconnector shroud side edge 142. Disconnector assembly 100 further comprises disconnector sear forward curved wall 118 that extends to disconnector sear 120. Extending from disconnector sear 120 is disconnector sear forward face 122. In a preferred embodiment, disconnector assembly 100 is approximately symmetrical.

(25) As seen in FIGS. 9, 10, 11, and 12, hammer assembly 170 comprises hammer interior walls 228. Protruding from hammer interior walls 228 are first and second hammer spring mounts 210 and 218 respectively to secure hammer spring 220, seen in FIGS. 13, 14, and 15. First and second hammer spring mounts 210 and 218 define hammer pin hole 216. First hammer spring mount 210 comprises hammer spring mount edges 212 and 214.

(26) Hammer assembly 170 further comprises first and second hammer tapered shroud edges 200 and 202. Hammer assembly 170 further comprises first and second hammer spring shrouds 196 and 198 that extend from first and second hammer tapered shroud edges 200 and 202 respectively. First and second hammer spring shrouds 196 and 198 extend to hammer sear 186. Hammer assembly 170 further comprises third and fourth hammer spring shrouds 238. In a preferred embodiment, with the exception of first and second hammer spring mounts 210 and 218, hammer assembly 170 is approximately symmetrical. The third and fourth hammer spring shrouds 238 extend from hammer sear 186 to first and second hammer shroud ends 240 respectively. The first, second, third and fourth hammer spring shrouds 196, 198, and 238 are sufficiently wide to partially cover hammer spring 220 that is encased and snaps onto hammer assembly 170 to remain secured thereon without play. Hammer assembly 170 further comprises first and second countersunk walls 224 to serve as for debris deflection, and have at least one debris hole 226 to reduce debris accumulation therein. In a preferred embodiment, the inside perimeters of the countersunk walls are filleted.

(27) Hammer assembly 170 comprises ridge 172. Extending from ridge 172 is hammer top wall 174 that extends to hammer disconnector sear 176. Extending from hammer disconnector sear 176 is hammer end 178. Hammer assembly 170 further comprises first and second debris bevels 230 and 232 that extend to first and second hammer sidewalls 234 and 236 respectively that define trigger sear 180. Extending from trigger sear 180 is hammer curved wall 182 that extends to hammer wall 184. Hammer assembly 170 further comprises hammer base 188 that extends to hammer forward wall 190. Hammer forward wall 190 extends to hammer forward wall end 192. Hammer assembly 170 further comprises hammer forward end wall 194 that extends between hammer forward wall end 192 and ridge 172.

(28) Seen in FIG. 13 is a side elevation view of present invention 10 mounted onto firearm model F in an at rest position, with trigger spring 58, disconnector spring 154, and hammer spring 220 mounted on trigger assembly 20, disconnector assembly 100, and hammer assembly 170 respectively.

(29) Seen in FIG. 14 is a side elevation view of present invention 10 mounted onto firearm model F in a cocked position, with trigger spring 58, disconnector spring 154, and hammer spring 220 mounted on trigger assembly 20, disconnector assembly 100, and hammer assembly 170 respectively.

(30) Seen in FIG. 15 is a side elevation view of present invention 10 mounted onto firearm model F in a reset position, with trigger spring 58, disconnector spring 154, and hammer spring 220 mounted on trigger assembly 20, disconnector assembly 100, and hammer assembly 170 respectively. It is noted that legs of hammer spring 220 are biased against trigger spring mount ends 44 and 46, and 54 and 56.

(31) The foregoing description conveys the best understanding of the objectives and advantages of the present invention. Different embodiments may be made of the inventive concept of this invention. It is to be understood that all matter disclosed herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative, and not in a limiting sense.