Jul 29, 2025

US12372316 - Takedown lever, takedown safety, and trigger shoe

A handgun trigger has a trigger body configured for pivotable or rotatable movement when installed in a handgun. A trigger shoe is removably attached or attachable to the trigger body and defines a user interface for firing the handgun. The trigger shoe can be made of polymeric material and can be attached to the trigger body using a snap fit. For example, the trigger shoe snaps over rear-facing surfaces of the trigger body when installed. Also disclosed is a takedown lever assembly for a semiautomatic handgun, where the takedown actuation lever operable between a firing position and a takedown position. In the takedown position the takedown actuation lever permits removal of the slide from the frame. In the takedown position the trigger is blocked from rotating to the pulled trigger position.

Assignee: SIG SAUER, INC.
Inventors: Tyler Rainaud, Jacob Shawley, Benjamin L. Froburg
Filing date: 2024-05-24

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The patent describes a handgun trigger system featuring a pivotable trigger body and a removable trigger shoe that provides a user interface for firing. Additionally, it includes a takedown lever assembly that allows the slide of a semiautomatic handgun to be removed while blocking the trigger from being pulled in the takedown position.

Claim 1

A trigger for a firearm, comprising: a trigger body having a front wall and sidewalls that are spaced apart and extend rearward from the front wall to a rear-end surface; and a trigger shoe removably attached to the trigger body, the trigger shoe having a front surface defining a user interface for firing the firearm, and having spaced-apart sidewalls each having a catch surface; wherein the trigger shoe is configured to be installed with a snap fit over the front wall of the trigger body such that the catch surface on the sidewalls of the trigger shoe engages the respective rear-end surface of each of the sidewalls of the trigger body. a trigger body having a front wall and sidewalls that are spaced apart and extend rearward from the front wall to a rear-end surface; and a trigger shoe removably attached to the trigger body, the trigger shoe having a front surface defining a user interface for firing the firearm, and having spaced-apart sidewalls each having a catch surface; wherein the trigger shoe is configured to be installed with a snap fit over the front wall of the trigger body such that the catch surface on the sidewalls of the trigger shoe engages the respective rear-end surface of each of the sidewalls of the trigger body.

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