ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,372,316, issued on July 29, was assigned to SIG SAUER INC. (Newington, N.H.).
"Takedown lever, takedown safety, and trigger shoe" was invented by Tyler Rainaud (Nottingham, N.H.), Jacob Shawley (Somersworth, N.H.) and Benjamin L. Froburg (Dover, N.H.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A handgun trigger has a trigger body configured for pivotable or rotatable movement when installed in a handgun. A trigger shoe is removably attached or attachable to the trigger body and defines a user interface for firing the handgun. The trigger shoe can be made of polymeric material and can be attached to the trigger body using a snap fit. For example, the ...