US 11,935,432 B2
Mechanical trigger device and methods thereof
Scott A. Lake, Colorado Springs, CO (US); David Linden Gough, Monument, CO (US); and Jeff Benjamin, Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Assigned to AMI INDUSTRIES, INC., Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Filed by AMI Industries, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/824,437.
Prior Publication US 2021/0293501 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. G09B 9/08 (2006.01); B64D 25/10 (2006.01)
CPC G09B 9/085 (2013.01) [B64D 25/10 (2013.01); Y10T 403/602 (2015.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mechanical trigger device, comprising:
a housing having a slot disposed therethrough, the housing defining a longitudinal axis;
a firing pin disposed in the housing;
a spring wrapped around the firing pin; and
a reset screw extending radially outward from the firing pin through the slot and outward of the housing, the reset screw configured to hold the firing pin in a fixed position against a force of the spring to allow a sear to re-engage the firing pin, wherein:
the slot comprises an axial portion and a circumferential portion, and
the reset screw is configured to be pulled axially along the longitudinal axis of the housing toward a first end of the housing and locked in the circumferential portion of the slot.