US 12,013,207 B2
Remote handgrip switch
Edward P. Leon-Guerrero, Wilsonville, OR (US)
Assigned to SIG SAUER, INC., Newington, NH (US)
Filed by Sig Sauer, Inc., Newington, NH (US)
Filed on Jun. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/364,537.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/047,810, filed on Jul. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0003519 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. F41C 23/16 (2006.01); H01H 21/22 (2006.01)
CPC F41C 23/16 (2013.01) [H01H 21/22 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A grip for a firearm having a controllable accessory, the grip having a first axis aligned with a long axis of the firearm and having a second axis transverse the first axis, the grip comprising:
an elongated switch lever having a pivot end and a controlled end, the elongated switch lever having a long axis aligned with the second axis of the grip and coupled at the controlled end to a thumb pad extending beyond a main body of the grip;
a pivot disposed at the pivot end of the elongated switch lever about which the elongated switch lever may rotate about a third axis parallel to but distinct from the first axis; and
a switch mounted in the grip adjacent to the elongated switch lever and configured to change states when the thumb pad is depressed.