Jul 29, 2025

US12372319 - Fire control mechanism

The present disclosure provides systems and techniques for a fire control mechanism that is implementable in a gun. The fire control mechanism is operable to cause projectiles to be fired by the gun. The gun may include a trigger, a barrel defining a bore axis, a firing component, and an actuator configured to i) obstruct the firing component while in a default position and ii) be displaced in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the bore axis in response to movement of the trigger, where displacement in the direction that is substantially perpendicular to the bore axis causes the firing component to be released and results in the gun firing a projectile. The gun may include an energy store located below the barrel when the gun is in an upright position, and the actuator may be displaced based on the energy store.

Assignee: Biofire Technologies Inc.
Inventors: Samuel James Farmer, Benjamin William Dwyer, Boramy Seang, Samuel Jebsen, Jack Hugo Thiesen, Katherine Joanne Lund, Joseph Ray Wilding
Filing date: 2024-03-28

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The patent describes a fire control mechanism for firearms that allows projectiles to be fired through a system involving a trigger, a barrel, and a moveable firing component. The actuator in this mechanism is designed to obstruct the firing component until it is displaced perpendicularly to the bore axis, enabling the firing action.

Claim 1

A gun including a fire control mechanism capable of causing the gun to fire projectiles, the gun comprising: a barrel defining a bore axis; a firing component that is moveable between a first position and a second position; and an actuator that is configured to i) retain the firing component in the first position by default and ii) enable the firing component to move to the second position based on the actuator being displaced in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the bore axis. a barrel defining a bore axis; a firing component that is moveable between a first position and a second position; and an actuator that is configured to i) retain the firing component in the first position by default and ii) enable the firing component to move to the second position based on the actuator being displaced in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to the bore axis.

Google Patents

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