US 7,526,889 B2
	Trigger mechanism for handguns
Thomas Metzger, Eckernförde (Germany); Stefan Höfs, Eckernförde (Germany); and Adrian Thomele, Eckernförde (Germany)
Assigned to S.A.T. Swiss Arms Technology AG, Neuhausen (Switzerland)
Filed on Jul. 10, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/775,659.
Claims priority of application No. 06014336 (EP), filed on Jul. 11, 2006.
Prior Publication US 2008/0010889 A1, Jan. 17, 2008
Int. Cl. F41A 3/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 42—69.03  [42/69.01; 42/69.02; 89/131; 89/147; 89/154]

18 Claims

1. A trigger mechanism for handguns with a striking lever (2), a first striking spring (3) that is assigned to the striking lever (2) and serves for acting upon the striking lever (2) in the firing direction, a second striking spring (5) that is arranged parallel to the first striking spring and acts upon the striking lever (2) in the firing direction, a trigger (12), a trigger rod (13) connected to the trigger (12) that releases the striking lever (2) in a tensioned position in order to fire a shot, and a control element (7) rotatably arranged in the striking lever (2) that features a control element detent (29) for engaging with a trigger rod detent (30) of the trigger rod (13), characterized by the fact that the control element (7) cooperates with a drive element (8) in order to pre-tension or release the second striking spring (5).