US 12,339,080 B2
Safety mechanism for a pistol
Laurent Balhan, Mormont (BE); and Dorian Delvaux, Oupeye (BE)
Assigned to FN HERSTAL S.A., Herstal (BE)
Appl. No. 18/569,133
Filed by FN HERSTAL S.A., Herstal (BE)
PCT Filed Jun. 10, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/065860
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 11, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/263322, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 22, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 21179183 (EP), filed on Jun. 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0280339 A1, Aug. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. F41A 17/40 (2006.01); F41A 35/06 (2006.01)
CPC F41A 17/40 (2013.01) [F41A 35/06 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automatic or semiautomatic pistol (1) comprising
a slide (2);
a magazine (24) comprising a feeder (22) configured to push ammunition to an ammunition loading area, the feeder (22) including an actuator (23) configured to control a slide stop (10),
wherein the slide stop (10) is arranged rearward of the magazine and is configured to switch from a low position to a high position, the slide stop (10) comprising a stop surface (15) configured to cooperate with a notch (3) under the slide to lock the slide (2) in a rearward position when the slide stop is in the high position; and
a control lever (8) operatively connected to the slide stop and configured to rotate about a first pin (9) attached to a shell (5) or a frame (28) of the pistol forward of the magazine, the control lever (8) comprising a feeler (14) configured to be lifted by the actuator (23) of the feeder when the magazine is empty, wherein the control lever (8) is configured to transition the slide stop from the low position to the high position;
wherein the slide stop is rotatably attached to the shell (5) or to the frame (28) about a second pin (11) of the slide stop; and
wherein the control lever (8) and the slide stop (10) are configured such that raising of the control lever (8) causes a switchover of the slide stop to a locking position of the slide (2).