EP4028708C0 - LOCK SYSTEM - Google Patents

LOCK SYSTEM

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Publication number: EP4028708C0
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: lock system; lock
Prior art date: 2019-09-12
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Active

Application number

EP20772025.1A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP4028708A1 (en

EP4028708B1 (en

Inventor

Wilfried Alber

Georg Holthaus

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Praezisionstechnik Volkach Wilfried Alber Georg Holthaus GbR

Praez Volkach Wilfried Alber Georg Holthaus GbR

Original Assignee

Praezisionstechnik Volkach Wilfried Alber Georg Holthaus GbR

Praez Volkach Wilfried Alber Georg Holthaus GbR

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2019-09-12

Filing date

2020-09-11

Publication date

2023-08-30

2020-09-11 Application filed by Praezisionstechnik Volkach Wilfried Alber Georg Holthaus GbR, Praez Volkach Wilfried Alber Georg Holthaus GbR filed Critical Praezisionstechnik Volkach Wilfried Alber Georg Holthaus GbR

2022-07-20 Publication of EP4028708A1 publication Critical patent/EP4028708A1/en

2023-08-30 Application granted granted Critical

2023-08-30 Publication of EP4028708C0 publication Critical patent/EP4028708C0/en

2023-08-30 Publication of EP4028708B1 publication Critical patent/EP4028708B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2040-09-11 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- F41A17/00—Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
- F41A17/74—Hammer safeties, i.e. means for preventing the hammer from hitting the cartridge or the firing pin
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- F41A3/00—Breech mechanisms, e.g. locks
- F41A3/12—Bolt action, i.e. the main breech opening movement being parallel to the barrel axis
- F41A3/36—Semi-rigid bolt locks, i.e. having locking elements movably mounted on the bolt or on the barrel or breech housing
- F41A3/50—Toggle-joint locks, e.g. crank-operated
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- F41A11/00—Assembly or disassembly features; Modular concepts; Articulated or collapsible guns
- F41A11/02—Modular concepts, e.g. weapon-family concepts
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- F41A17/00—Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
- F41A17/64—Firing-pin safeties, i.e. means for preventing movement of slidably- mounted strikers
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- F41A17/00—Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
- F41A17/64—Firing-pin safeties, i.e. means for preventing movement of slidably- mounted strikers
- F41A17/66—Firing-pin safeties, i.e. means for preventing movement of slidably- mounted strikers automatically operated, i.e. operated by breech opening or closing movement
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- F41A17/00—Safety arrangements, e.g. safeties
- F41A17/74—Hammer safeties, i.e. means for preventing the hammer from hitting the cartridge or the firing pin
- F41A17/76—Hammer safeties, i.e. means for preventing the hammer from hitting the cartridge or the firing pin automatically operated, i.e. operated by breech opening or closing movement
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- F41A19/00—Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
- F41A19/06—Mechanical firing mechanisms, e.g. counterrecoil firing, recoil actuated firing mechanisms
- F41A19/14—Hammers, i.e. pivotably-mounted striker elements; Hammer mountings
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F41—WEAPONS
- F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
- F41A19/00—Firing or trigger mechanisms; Cocking mechanisms
- F41A19/06—Mechanical firing mechanisms, e.g. counterrecoil firing, recoil actuated firing mechanisms
- F41A19/15—Modular firing mechanism units

Landscapes

Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Lock And Its Accessories (AREA)
Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
Percussive Tools And Related Accessories (AREA)

EP20772025.1A 2019-09-12 2020-09-11 Lock system Active EP4028708B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE102019124569.9A DE102019124569B4 (en)	2019-09-12	2019-09-12	Lock system
PCT/EP2020/075490 WO2021048369A1 (en)	2019-09-12	2020-09-11	Lock system

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP4028708A1 EP4028708A1 (en)	2022-07-20
EP4028708C0 true EP4028708C0 (en)	2023-08-30
EP4028708B1 EP4028708B1 (en)	2023-08-30

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP20772025.1A Active EP4028708B1 (en)	2019-09-12	2020-09-11	Lock system

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US10955211B1 (en)
EP (1)	EP4028708B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE102019124569B4 (en)
WO (1)	WO2021048369A1 (en)

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US12410980B1 (en) *	2024-10-25	2025-09-09	Trigger Empire, Inc.	Drop-in system to enhance the resetting and operations of semiautomatic firearms

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2019
- 2019-09-12 DE DE102019124569.9A patent/DE102019124569B4/en active Active
2020
- 2020-01-20 US US16/747,301 patent/US10955211B1/en active Active
- 2020-09-11 EP EP20772025.1A patent/EP4028708B1/en active Active
- 2020-09-11 WO PCT/EP2020/075490 patent/WO2021048369A1/en not_active Ceased

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE102019124569B4 (en)	2021-05-06
WO2021048369A1 (en)	2021-03-18
US20210080212A1 (en)	2021-03-18
US10955211B1 (en)	2021-03-23
DE102019124569A1 (en)	2021-03-18
EP4028708A1 (en)	2022-07-20
EP4028708B1 (en)	2023-08-30

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DK3781726T3 (en)	2022-02-28	PHOTOVOLTAIC-ELECTROCHEMICAL (PV-EC) SYSTEM
DK3841553T3 (en)	2024-11-11	KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
EP3969686C0 (en)	2023-11-08	EVENT SYSTEM
EP3799000A4 (en)	2022-03-02	UNLOCKING SYSTEM
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DK3556712T3 (en)	2021-08-30	SECURITY SYSTEM
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EP3979930C0 (en)	2024-08-21	MICROINTRODUCTION SYSTEM
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EP3795785C0 (en)	2023-10-04	LOCK-KEY SYSTEM
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PL3741550T3 (en)	2025-03-17	SYSTEM
DK3945926T3 (en)	2023-09-11	Luggage system
EP3708725C0 (en)	2025-03-12	SIPHONE SYSTEM
EP3730016C0 (en)	2023-10-04	PROFILE SYSTEM
EP3899252C0 (en)	2025-02-12	DETUNER SYSTEM

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