Ambidextrous Firearm Safety Selector with Interchangeable Levers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing firearms safety selectors are inconvenient for left-handed users and uncomfortable for right-handed users due to their standard size and placement, often causing pain and interference with operation.
Innovation Solution
Providing ambidextrous safety selectors with interchangeable lever members of varying lengths and thicknesses, along with a recessed design for secure attachment, to accommodate both left- and right-handed users and enhance comfort and usability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a standard-sized safety selector (1 inch length, 1/4 inch width/thickness) is provided on the right side of the weapon, then it is easy to locate and move, but it catches the web of skin between the user's thumb and forefinger causing pain and interference with actuation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by offering safety selectors in multiple size variations (different lengths and thicknesses) so users can select the dimension that best suits their needs. This resolves the contradiction by allowing users to choose smaller or differently proportioned selectors that maintain ease of location and movement while reducing skin catching issues.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent makes the safety selector system dynamic by allowing users to interchange different selector components based on their preferences and needs. This interchangeability enables adaptation to individual user characteristics, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and skin catching by letting users optimize the selector dimensions for their specific hand anatomy and shooting style.
2Ease of manufacture
If a standard-sized safety selector is provided on the right side of the weapon, then it is easy to manufacture and install, but it is uncomfortable for right-handed users as it underlies the trigger finger
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the safety selector system dynamic and adaptable by providing interchangeable components. Right-handed users can select thinner or differently sized selectors that reduce discomfort under the trigger finger, while maintaining the same straightforward manufacturing process. This resolves the contradiction by allowing post-manufacturing adaptation to user comfort needs.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by varying the thickness and dimensions of safety selector components. This allows right-handed users to choose selectors with reduced thickness that minimize discomfort under the trigger finger, while left-handed users can opt for standard or different configurations. The manufacturing process remains standardized, resolving the contradiction between ease of manufacture and user comfort.
3Adaptability or versatility
If safety selectors are provided on both sides of the weapon to accommodate left- and right-handed users, then ambidextrous operation is enabled, but the disadvantages of skin catching and bulkiness are multiplied
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the ambidextrous safety selector system dynamic by allowing independent selection and interchange of components for each side. Users can configure the left and right selectors with different dimensions optimized for their specific needs, rather than being forced to use identical selectors on both sides. This resolves the contradiction by enabling ambidextrous operation while allowing each selector to be optimized individually to minimize skin catching and bulkiness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by allowing different size configurations for left and right safety selectors. Users can select thinner or differently proportioned selectors for each side based on their hand anatomy and preferences, resolving the contradiction between ambidextrous versatility and the multiplication of disadvantages by allowing individual optimization of each selector's dimensions.
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AI summary
Improved safety selectors for firearms, which are ambidextrous and come in a plurality of interchangeable lengths and thicknesses to enable a user to select those that they feel are most desirable.