United States Patent
US Patent 6101918: Method and apparatus for accelerating the cyclic…
US 6101918 · granted 2000-08-15
Abstract
An accelerating assembly effectively to increase the cyclic rate at which the trigger of a semi-automatic firearm can be actuated to discharge the weapon. The firearm has a supporting device, a receiver housing supported from the supporting device, a trigger and trigger mechanism secured to the receiver housing. The accelerating mechanism incorporates structure that permits the receiver and the trigger to translate rearwardly a predetermined distance with respect to the supporting device in response to the recoil imparted by the discharge of the semi-automatic firearm. A biasing arrangement continuously urges the receiver, and trigger, to translate forwardly with respect to the supporting device substantially that same predetermined distance. A locating stop is mounted on the supporting device. The locating stop is disposed to be engaged by the shooter's finger after the trigger has been actuated to fire the semi-automatic weapon. That engagement of the shooter's trigger finger with the locating stop effectively immobilizing the shooter's trigger finger with respect to the supporting device until the shooter releases the trigger. The method of the present invention operates by depressing the trigger with a shooter's trigger finger in order to discharge the firearm. The shooter's finger is then immobilized in the position it has assumed to discharge the firearm. The trigger is translated away from the immobilized trigger finger to effect a total disengagement therebetween. Sequentially thereafter the trigger is biased into engagement with the immobilized trigger finger to effect successive discharges of the firearm.
| Patent Number | 6101918 |
|---|---|
| Title | Method and apparatus for accelerating the cyclic firing rate of a semi-automatic firearm |
| Filed | 1998-05-12 |
| Granted | 2000-08-15 |
| Inventor(s) | Akins; William |
| Number of Claims | 177 |
Abstract
An accelerating assembly effectively to increase the cyclic rate at which the trigger of a semi-automatic firearm can be actuated to discharge the weapon. The firearm has a supporting device, a receiver housing supported from the supporting device, a trigger and trigger mechanism secured to the receiver housing. The accelerating mechanism incorporates structure that permits the receiver and the trigger to translate rearwardly a predetermined distance with respect to the supporting device in response to the recoil imparted by the discharge of the semi-automatic firearm. A biasing arrangement continuously urges the receiver, and trigger, to translate forwardly with respect to the supporting device substantially that same predetermined distance. A locating stop is mounted on the supporting device. The locating stop is disposed to be engaged by the shooter's finger after the trigger has been actuated to fire the semi-automatic weapon. That engagement of the shooter's trigger finger with the locating stop effectively immobilizing the shooter's trigger finger with respect to the supporting device until the shooter releases the trigger. The method of the present invention operates by depressing the trigger with a shooter's trigger finger in order to discharge the firearm. The shooter's finger is then immobilized in the position it has assumed to discharge the firearm. The trigger is translated away from the immobilized trigger finger to effect a total disengagement therebetween. Sequentially thereafter the trigger is biased into engagement with the immobilized trigger finger to effect successive discharges of the firearm.
Claim 1
An accelerating mechanism by which to increase the cyclic rate at which the trigger of a semi-automatic firearm can be actuated to discharge the firearm, the firearm having asupporting device, a receiver and a barrel supported from the supporting device, a trigger mechanism secured to the receiver and presenting a trigger, said accelerating mechanism comprising: means to permit the receiver, barrel and trigger mechanism to translate rearwardly a finite distance with respect to the supporting device in response to the recoil imparted to at least the trigger mechanism by the discharge of the semi-automaticfirearm; means continuously biasing at least the trigger mechanism to translate forwardly with respect to the supporting device substantially said same predetermined distance; a locating stop means mounted on the supporting device; said locating stop means disposed to be engaged by the shooter's finger after the trigger has been actuated to fire the semi-automatic firearm, said engagement of the shooter's trigger finger with said locating stop effectively immobilizing theshooter's trigger finger with respect to said supporting device until the shooter releases his trigger finger fro
Claims
177 totalAn accelerating mechanism by which to increase the cyclic rate at which the trigger of a semi-automatic firearm can be actuated to discharge the firearm, the firearm having asupporting device, a receiver and a barrel supported from the supporting device, a trigger mechanism secured to the receiver and presenting a trigger, said accelerating mechanism comprising: means to permit the receiver, barrel and trigger mechanism to translate rearwardly a finite distance with respect to the supporting device in response to the recoil imparted to at least the trigger mechanism by the discharge of the semi-automaticfirearm; means continuously biasing at least the trigger mechanism to translate forwardly with respect to the supporting device substantially said same predetermined distance; a locating stop means mounted on the supporting device; said locating stop means disposed to be engaged by the shooter's finger after the trigger has been actuated to fire the semi-automatic firearm, said engagement of the shooter's trigger finger with said locating stop effectively immobilizing theshooter's trigger finger with respect to said supporting device until the shooter releases his trigger finger fro