Claims
- 1. An interchangeable trigger system for a firearm having a frame defining opposed sides and having a trigger guard, comprising:(a) a trigger element adapted for assembly within a firearm and when in assembly with the firearm having forward and rearward linear trigger movement; (b) a trigger mount being disposed in fixed relation with said trigger element and defining a mounting seat having an interlocking mount geometry; (c) a plurality of trigger shoe elements each defining a finger engaging portion for engagement by a finger of a user of the firearm and each being of differing dimension and configuration, each of said plurality of trigger shoe elements having a matching interlocking mount geometry for interfitting interlocking relation with said interlocking mount geometry of said mounting seat, said interlocking mount geometry and said matching interlocking mount geometry having interengaging structure permitting assembly and removal of each of said trigger shoe elements only by sidewise lateral movement of each of said trigger shoe elements toward either side of said frame relative to said interlocking mount geometry and preventing assembly and removal of each of said trigger shoe elements with respect to said interlocking mount geometry in any other direction of relative movement when the trigger element is in assembly with the firearm; and (d) means retaining a selected one of said plurality of trigger shoe elements in assembly with said trigger mount.
- 2. The interchangeable trigger system of claim 1, comprising:(a) said interlocking mount geometry having a plurality of connector receptacles defining at least a portion thereof; and (b) each of said trigger shoe elements having a plurality of connector elements defining at least a portion of said matching interlocking mount geometry and being positioned for engagement within said plurality of connector receptacles.
- 3. The interchangeable trigger system of claim 2, wherein:at least one retainer screw extending through a selected one of said trigger shoe elements and being received by said trigger mount for preventing sidewise lateral movement of said selected one of said trigger shoe elements relative to said trigger mount and being releasable therefrom to permit sidewise lateral movement.
- 4. A firearm comprising:(a) a frame having opposed sides, a front, and a rear and having a trigger guard, a barrel and firing assembly supported by said frame and having a trigger moveable forwardly and rearwardly within said trigger guard for actuating said firing assembly; (b) said trigger having a trigger mount defining an interlocking mount geometry; and (c) a trigger shoe having a matching mount geometry for mechanically interlocking assembly with said interlocking mount geometry and being removably assembled to said trigger mount and defining a finger engaging portion of said trigger, said interlocking mount geometry and said matching interlocking mount geometry having structure permitting assembly and removal of said trigger shoe only by lateral movement of said trigger shoe toward either side of said frame relative to said interlocking mount geometry and preventing assembly and removal of said trigger shoe with respect to said interlocking mount geometry by forward or rearward movement of said trigger shoe.
- 5. The firearm of claim 4, comprising:said trigger shoe capable of being assembled to and removed from said trigger mount with said trigger located within said frame and movably positioned within said trigger guard.
- 6. The firearm of claim 4, comprising:at least one retainer element releasably securing said trigger shoe against lateral movement relative to said trigger mount.
- 7. The firearm of claim 6, wherein:said at least one retainer element being at least one retainer screw being threaded into said trigger mount and securing said trigger shoe in substantially fixed relation with said trigger mount.
- 8. The firearm of claim 4, wherein:(a) said interlocking mount geometry having a plurality of mount bosses each defining a receptacle; (b) said matching mount geometry of said trigger shoe having a plurality of connector elements each being capable of moving into interlocking relation with said receptacles of said interlocking mount geometry only by sidewise lateral movement of said trigger shoe with respect to said interlocking mount geometry; and (c) at least one retainer screw extending through said trigger shoe and being threadedly receivable by said trigger mount and releasably securing said trigger shoe to said trigger mount, said at least one retainer screw being releasable to permit sidewise lateral separation movement of said trigger shoe from said trigger mount.
- 9. The firearm of claim 4, wherein:(a) said trigger mount having a plurality of connector receptacles; and (b) said trigger shoe having a plurality of connector elements positioned for engagement within said plurality of connector receptacles and being moveable into and from said connector receptacles by sidewise lateral movement relative thereto.
- 10. The firearm of claim 4, wherein:a plurality of trigger shoes each being of differing design and dimension and each having said matching mount geometry thereon, each of said plurality of trigger shoes being selectively positionable with said matching mount geometry thereof in interlocking relation with said interlocking mount geometry.
- 11. A firearm comprising:(a) a frame having opposed sides, a front, and a rear and having a trigger guard, a barrel, and firing assembly supported by the frame and having a trigger moveable forwardly and rearwardly within said trigger guard for actuating said firing assembly; (b) a trigger mount being disposed in fixed relation with said trigger and being positionable within said trigger guard when said trigger is in assembly within said frame, said trigger mount defining an interlocking mount geometry; and (c) a plurality of trigger shoe elements of differing finger engaging geometry and dimension, each being individually selectively capable of removeable assembly with said interlocking mount geometry of said trigger mount and defining a finger engaging portion for actuating engagement by a finger of a user, each of said plurality of trigger shoe elements having matching interlocking mount geometry having structure permitting assembly and removal of each of said trigger shoe elements only by sidewise movement of each of said trigger shoe elements toward either side of said frame relative to said interlocking mount geometry and preventing assembly and removal of each of said trigger shoe elements with respect to said interlocking mount geometry by forward or rearward movement of each of said trigger shoe elements.
- 12. The firearm of claim 11, comprising:at least on screw element passing through a selected one of said trigger shoe elements in assembly with said trigger mount and being releasably secured to said trigger mount for retaining the selected one of said trigger shoe elements against movement relative to said trigger mount.
- 13. The firearm of claim 11, wherein:(a) said trigger mount having a plurality of connector receptacles; and (b) each of said trigger shoe elements having a plurality of connector elements positioned for interlocking engagement within said plurality of connector receptacles, said connector receptacles and said connector elements being oriented to permit assembly of a selected trigger shoe element to and removal thereof from said trigger mount only by sidewise movement relative to said frame.
Parent Case Info
The benefit of United States Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/070,867, filed on Jan. 9, 1998 by Sandy L. Strayer and entitled “Interchangeable Trigger System For Handguns” is hereby claimed.
US Referenced Citations (15)
Provisional Applications (1)
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