US 12,123,669 B2
Thumb safety mechanism
Paul T. Noonan, Boise, ID (US); Tingwu Song, Palos Verdes, CA (US); and Aaron Neal Trout, Fayetteville, AR (US)
Filed by Paul T. Noonan, Boise, ID (US); Tingwu Song, Palos Verdes, CA (US); and Aaron Neal Trout, Fayetteville, AR (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/687,879.
Application 17/687,879 is a continuation of application No. 16/250,185, filed on Jan. 17, 2019, granted, now 11,300,376.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/618,686, filed on Jan. 18, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0187040 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F41A 17/74 (2006.01); F41A 35/06 (2006.01)
CPC F41A 17/74 (2013.01) [F41A 35/06 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A thumb safety mechanism comprising:
a first main body comprising an inner side surface;
a pivot member comprising a first end coupled with the inner side surface of the first main body by a fastener, wherein the first main body is configured to pivot about the pivot member from a fire position to a safe position;
a removable cylinder, wherein the removable cylinder comprises an opening configured to accommodate the pivot member;
a second main body coupled with a second end of the pivot member by another fastener; and
an engagement member protruding from the inner side surface of the first main body;
wherein the pivot member is a monolithic piece of material that extends from the inner side surface of the first main body to the second main body;
wherein the thumb safety mechanism is a semiautomatic pistol thumb safety mechanism.