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F41A 17/74

Hammer safeties, i.e. means for preventing the hammer from hitting the cartridge or the firing pin (F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence)

Introduced: January 1990

Title

Titles differ between systems:

IPC: Hammer safeties, i.e. for preventing the hammer from hitting the cartridge or the firing pin

CPC: Hammer safeties, i.e. means for preventing the hammer from hitting the cartridge or the firing pin (F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence)

Full Title

Full titles differ between systems:

IPC:

Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties > Hammer safeties, i.e. for preventing the hammer from hitting the cartridge or the firing pin

CPC:

Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties > Hammer safeties, i.e. means for preventing the hammer from hitting the cartridge or the firing pin (F41A17/02 - F41A17/40 take precedence)

IPC and CPC are identically structured here. All 3 subcodes exist in both systems.

IPC defines codes here since 1990.

Child Classifications

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  • F41A 17/80 Thumb-operated sliding safeties mounted on the upside of the stock, e.g. for shotguns since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC
  • F41A 17/82 trigger-operated, i.e. the movement of the trigger bringing a hammer safety into inoperative position during firing since 1990 IPC+CPC Available in IPC and CPC