US 12,031,784 Adapted forced reset trigger

The suits

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Independent claims

What is actually asserted, verbatim.

Art before the examiner

13 references of record, 8 cited by the examiner.

Everything listed here was before the Office and is what a challenge must go beyond. Art the examiner never saw is where an invalidity search starts.

Examiner-cited

• US4023465A — Firearm (Inskip Thomas C)
• US4133128A — Safety device for rifles (Brush Clyde E)
• US5068990A — Trigger mechanism for smooth-bore firearms (Luigi Franchi S.P.A.)
• US5485776A — Mechanism for controlling the firing rate of an automatic weapon (Bushman Limited)
• US7398723B1 — Trigger forward displacement system and method (Blakley Brian A)
• US7690144B2 — Safety device for shooting mechanism of double-action semi-automatic striker fired pistols (Forjas Taurus, S.A.)
• US9151557B2 — Automatic sear assembly for a rifle (Sig Sauer, Inc.)
• US10767950B2 — Firearm trigger mechanisms with rotatable linkage members and associated systems and methods (Nosler, Inc.)

Abstract

In a forced rest trigger mechanism, provided is an extended trigger member locking device having a locking member that is movable between a first position in which it locks a trigger member against pulling movement and a second position where it does not restrict movement of the trigger member. The locking member is configured to be movably supported by a frame and includes a generally upward extension portion configured to make actuating contact with a surface of a bolt carrier. The locking member has a body portion that is movably supported and an upward extension portion that is separately movable relative to the body portion between an extended position and a deflected position.

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