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F41A 17/00

Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties

17 direct subcodes

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  • F41A 17/02 Key-operated safeties
  • F41A 17/04 Safeties of the combination-lock type (F41A17/02 takes precedence)
  • F41A 17/14 Double-loading prevention
  • F41A 17/16 Cook-off prevention, i.e. prevention of spontaneous firing of a cartridge by chamber wall heat
  • F41A 17/18 Hang-fire prevention
  • F41A 17/40 Last-round safeties (F41A17/34 takes precedence)
  • F41A 17/42 Safeties for locking the breech-block or bolt in a safety position (F41A17/32, F41A17/36, F41A17/40 take precedence )
  • F41A 17/44 Safety plugs, e.g. for plugging-up cartridge chambers

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. NEXTER SYSTEMS FR 562
  2. BAE SYSTEMS GB 459
  3. RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 444
  4. RAYTHEON COMPANY US 412
  5. AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 407
  6. AXON ENTERPRISE US 359
  7. LIG NEX1 COMPANY KR 290
  8. KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN & COMPANY DE 282
  9. SHELTERED WINGS, INC. D/B/A VORTEX OPTICS US 255
  10. THALES FR 228