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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Paul M. Hochstrate0
Jerold R. Crowley0
Martinho Tavares0
Gregory T. Rozum0
Date of Patent
March 6, 2012
Patent Application Number
11861625
Date Filed
September 26, 2007
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Patent abstract
A model 1911 semiautomatic pistol thumb safety or decocking lever adapted to be coupled to a model 1911 receiver. The thumb safety has a selector pivotally coupled about an axis of rotation to a side of the model 1911 receiver the selector having a flat surface portion offset from the axis of rotation and contacting the side. The selector has a raised surface portion offset from the axis of rotation and facing the side. The safety is adapted to be selectable from a first position to a second position. The flat surface portion covers a swept area when the safety is rotated from the first position to the second position. The swept area is covered by the raised surface portion in either the first position or the second position.
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