Fire control switch for firearm

摘要

A fire control switch for a firearm includes a lever assembly mounted to a first end or to a second end of a shaft. The lever assembly includes a spring-loaded rotatable pawl moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the lever assembly is mounted to the shaft when the pawl is in the first position and can be released from the shaft by moving the pawl from the first position to the second position. In other embodiments, a second lever assembly or cap may be mounted to the other end of the shaft.

主权项

1. A fire control switch for a firearm comprising:
a shaft having a first end and a second end; a first lever mountable to one of said first end and said second end of said shaft with said first lever having a body portion defining an internal space extending to an inner wall, and said body portion defining a hole disposed therethrough in communication with said internal space; a first pawl rotatably coupled to said body portion of said first lever and disposed within said internal space with said first pawl having a top end and a bottom end and being rotatable between a first position for retaining said first lever on said shaft and a second position for permitting said first lever to be released from said shaft, and said bottom end of said first pawl at least partially covering said hole without exiting said hole to provide access to said bottom end of said first pawl within said internal space; and a first spring coupled between said top end of said first pawl and said inner wall within said internal space for biasing said first pawl toward said first position.