Patent attributes
Firearm control mechanisms have a frame, a trigger element connected to the frame and movable with respect to the frame, a selector connected to the frame and pivotable with respect to the frame about a pivot axis, the selector including a first cam surface operably engaged to a follower portion of the trigger element, the selector having a detent portion having a detent surface opposing a spring biased detent follower connected to the frame and operable to reciprocate against the detent surface, the detent surface having a plurality of stable positions, each corresponding to an operating condition of the fire control mechanism, and the detent portion being a body lacking any concave surfaces. The detent surface may have a plurality of flat cam surfaces. At least two of the flat cam surfaces may be perpendicular to each other. A corner may join the plurality of flat cam surfaces.