DRY FIRE PRACTICE TRAINING DEVICE

Abstract

When a semi-automatic weapon is live fired, its firing pin is reset, and it is ready to be fired again. The shooter's hands remain in the firing position, and just the trigger finger and trigger are employed. But with dry fire practice, the shooter must remove a hand from the pistol and ratchet the slide to reset the firing pin, allowing the trigger to return to its unfired position. This must be done each time a shot is simulated. This invention provides, by incorporating a simulated ammunition magazine in the pistol's magazine compartment, realistic muscle memory training by duplicating the action of the trigger in normal live fire, the feel and the sound of the release of the firing pin, and the resetting of the trigger for additional trigger activation. This device does not require the shooter to manipulate any parts in order to make it properly interface with the pistol's trigger mechanism. It does not interact with the pistol's firing pin and does not require any alterations to the pistol such as the disassembling and the reassembling of parts after the practice session is over. It also provides internal components that allow it to be used in conjunction with other electronic training devices.

Claims

1. A dry fire practice-training device to be used in a fully functioning pistol, not a training pistol, that has a magazine compartment, utilizing the pistol's empty magazine compartment, said training device comprised of: a simulated ammunition magazine acting as an encasement for the device's other components, said components being: a lever providing the means for interaction between the a pistol's trigger mechanism and a detent reed; a regulating assembly providing for the regulated activation of said detent reed; a compression spring providing a forward force to return said lever to its initial resting position; a swing lock component, providing for the positioning of said detent reed bearing lever behind the pistol's trigger mechanism when the device is inserted into the weapon's empty magazine compartment; a micro switch and its mounting assembly to provide the interaction of this device and other electrical training devices; and an orange base plate providing for recognition that the thusly equipped fully functional pistol is in a safe training mode; whereby the dry fire practice training device provides audible and tactile simulation for realistic, repetitive dry fire training and the capability of said device to interact with other electronic training devices.

2. The dry fire training device of claim 1, comprised of a mechanical assembly whereby the fully functional pistol's empty magazine compartment is utilized to provide a means for the device to provide audible and tactile simulation for realistic, repetitive dry fire training and the resetting of the pistol's trigger mechanism for multiple activations and the capability of interacting with other electronic training devices.

3. The dry fire training device of claim 1, comprised of a simulated magazine case that has six holes: a pair of holes in each side to receive the fulcrum pin for the lever to hinge upon; a third hole in the back of said magazine to provide access to the regulating set screw which is mounted in the set screw base, being adhered to the inside back wall of said magazine case; a fourth hole beneath the previously mentioned hole which allows for adjusting the mounting screw for the detent reed; a fifth hole in the back of the magazine for adjusting a second set screw in the micro switch lever to activate the laser of another training device; a sixth hole in the front of the magazine to allow the swing lock to interact with a member in the pistol's magazine well to lift and place the lever in the proper position with respect to the pistol's trigger mechanism when the device is inserted into the pistol's magazine well.

4. The dry fire training device of claim 3, comprised of said simulated ammunition magazine that has said regulating assembly which is adhered to said magazine's inside front surface comprised of the set screw base molded with a hole to receive the set screw which allows the detent reed to be adjusted to activate at the position when the pistol's trigger mechanism would release the pistol's firing pin during normal live fire.

5. The dry fire training device of claim 1, comprised of a lever providing a member for the interaction between the weapon's trigger mechanism and said detent reed, wherein the lever is fabricated with proper dimensions for the support of said detent reed, a locator for the compression spring, the swing lock for allowing the lever to position itself behind the pistol's trigger mechanism, and various mounting surfaces for attaching the micro switch bearing lever.

6. The dry fire training device of claim 5, comprised of said lever fabricated with proper dimensions: wherein the lever further comprises a surface to support said detent reed which provides audible and tactile simulation of the release and reset of the pistol's firing pin for repetitive trigger action; a hole for a machine screw to retain said detent reed; a projection and platform for the compression spring which returns the lever to its resting position after the trigger is released thereby resetting the pistol's trigger mechanism for multiple activations; two holes for a fulcrum pin for said lever which also provides for the mounting of the micro switch lever to rotate upon; two more holes for mounting said swing lock that positions the lever in the proper position behind the trigger mechanism when the device is inserted into the pistol's magazine well; and an elongated end that intercepts the weapon's trigger mechanism.

7. The dry fire training device of claim 5, comprised of a lever fabricated with holes for mounting the micro switch bearing lever; said lever having a hole with the set screw to regulate when the mounted micro switch completes the circuit to the micro processor which activates other electronic training devices.

8. The dry fire training device of claim 6, comprised of the swing lock which interacts with the magazine release bar in the pistol's magazine well when the training device is inserted into the pistol, and which positions the lever assembly behind the pistol's trigger mechanism.

9. The dry fire training device of claim 1, wherein the orange base plate mounted on the bottom of the device where it is always visible and indicates that if the pistol has been cleared of ammunition as directed before the device is inserted, the pistol is completely safe for dry fire practice training.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0024] FIG. 1 illustrates a back view of a simulated magazine case with an adjusting set screw base adhered to its back wall.

[0025] FIG. 2 illustrates a sectional side view of said simulated magazine case showing the set screw base adhered to its back wall.

[0026] FIG. 3 illustrates a top view of a lever.

[0027] FIG. 4 illustrates a side view of said lever

[0028] FIG. 5 illustrates a top view of a swing lock.

[0029] FIG. 6 illustrates a side view of said swing lock.

[0030] FIG. 7 illustrates a top view of a micro switch lever.

[0031] FIG. 8 illustrates a side view of said micro switch lever.

[0032] FIG. 9 illustrates a top view of a set screw base.

[0033] FIG. 10 illustrates a side view of said set screw base.

[0034] FIG. 11 illustrates a side view of a fulcrum pin.

[0035] FIG. 12 illustrates a side view of a compression spring.

[0036] FIG. 13 illustrates a top view of a detente reed.

[0037] FIG. 14 illustrates a side view of a set screw.

[0038] FIG. 15 illustrates a top view of a micro switch.

[0039] FIG. 16 illustrates a side view of said micro switch.

[0040] FIG. 17 illustrates a side view of a micro processor.

[0041] FIG. 18 illustrates a top view of said micro processor.

[0042] FIG. 19. illustrates a sectional view of the assembled device in its resting position.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0043] FIGS. 1 & 2 illustrate the simulated magazine case 1 that has six holes: a pair of holes in each side to receive the fulcrum pin 7 for the lever 2 to hinge upon; a third hole in the front of said magazine 1 to provide access to the regulating set screw 10 which is mounted in the set base 5 as illustrated in FIG. 2, being adhered to the inside back wall of said magazine case 1; a forth hole beneath the previously mentioned hole which allows for adjusting the mounting screw for the detent reed 6; a fifth hole in the back of the magazine 1 for adjusting a second set screw 10 in the micro switch lever 4 to regulate the adjusting point of another training device; a sixth hole in the front of the magazine 1 to allow the swing lock 3 to interact with a member in the pistol's magazine well to lift and place the lever 2 in the proper position with the pistol's trigger mechanism when the device is inserted into the pistol's magazine well.

[0044] FIGS. 3 & 4 illustrate the lever 2 with various shapes that allow it to support the detente reed 6, locate the coil spring 7, mount the swing lock 3, and mount the micro switch lever 4, and a projection at the top to interact with the pistol's trigger mechanism at point A; all these are illustrated in FIG. 19.

[0045] FIGS. 5 & 6 illustrate the swing lock 3 which is pin mounted to the lever 2 and protrudes out of the hole in the front of the magazine's 1 front side to interact with a member in the pistol's magazine well which places the lever 2 into its proper position with the pistol's trigger mechanism.

[0046] FIGS. 7 & 8 illustrate a lever 4 which pin mounts to the lever 2, has a hole for accommodating the set screw 10 for adjustments, and provides a location for mounting a micro switch 9.

[0047] FIGS. 9 & 10 illustrate the set screw base 5 which is adhered to the inner front wall of the magazine 1 and accommodates the set screw 10 to adjust when the detente reed 6 snaps as the lever 2 is actuated by the pistol's trigger mechanism at point A.

[0048] FIG. 11 illustrates a fulcrum pin 6 that allows the lever 5 to rotate to activated the detent reed 6 by the action transferred through the lever 5 at point A, moving the detent reed 6 against the set screw 10, producing the simulated tactile release and the audible response of the weapon's firing pin. Another fulcrum pin 7 mounts the micro switch lever 4 onto the lever 2.

[0049] FIG. 12 illustrates a compression spring 8 that returns the lever 2 to its resting position against the front of the magazine 1 and resets the pistol's trigger mechanism to its resting position.

[0050] FIG. 13 illustrates a detent reed 6 which is mounted to the lever 2 and provides the tactile release simulating the feel of the release of the pistol's firing pin and an audible response simulating the sound of the release of the pistol's firing pin.

[0051] FIG. 14 illustrates the set screw 10 which is used in the set screw base 5 and the micro switch lever 4 and provides for adjustments of both as illustrated in FIG. 19.

[0052] FIGS. 15 & 16 illustrate the micro switch 9 which is mounted to its lever 4 and presses against the inner wall of the magazine 1 to activate an electronic component for other training devices.

[0053] FIGS. 17 & 18 illustrate the micro processor 11 that is activated by the micro switch 9 when the lever assembly is hinged towards the back of the magazine 1 and thus provides an electrical signal received by another device for dry fire training.

[0054] FIG. 19 illustrates a sectional view of the assembled dry fire training device showing the lever 2 in its resting position. The compression spring 8 is applying a forward force to hold the lever 2 forward. This view shows the detent reed 6 resting against the set screw 10 in its untripped or unreleased position. The set screw 10 provides adjustment to control the release of the detent reed 6 at precisely the right position in the travel of the pistol's trigger. The swing lock 3 is mounted to the lever 2 so that when the device is inserted into the pistol's magazine compartment, the swing lock 3 interacts with the pistol's magazine release bar and pushes the lever 2 towards the back of pistol far enough that the lever 2 can freely move behind the pistol's trigger mechanism. The swing lock 3 then swings out of the way so that the lever 2 assembly is free to interact with the pistol's trigger mechanism. When the pistol's trigger mechanism pressed against the lever 2 at point A, the lever 2 assembly swings towards the back of the magazine 1. This movement compresses the coil spring 8, bends the detent reed 6 through its activation point against the set screw 10 and provides the tactile and the audible response, thus simulating the release of the pistol's firing pin; the micro switch 9 is compressed against the wall of the magazine 1 completing the circuit to the micro processor which sends a signal to interact with a separate dry fire training device. When the pistol's trigger is released, the coil spring 8 returns the lever 2 assembly to its resting position.

The previously patented device U.S. Pat. No. 9,182,189 had a sliding member that had to be pushed up to accomplish the positioning of the lever 2 behind the trigger mechanism. Then, after the lever 2 was in its working position, the shooter needed to pull the sliding lever lifter back to its resting position. This new design accomplishes this setting action without any additional actions of the shooter. The new devise also has means of interacting electronically with other dry fire training devices.