Firearm safety with sear block

Abstract

A pistol comprising a frame; a striker connected to the frame and movable between a rearward energized position and a forwarded striking position; a trigger; a sear responsive to the trigger and operable to restrain the striker in the rearward position and release the striker to the forward position; a safety element movable between a live condition in which trigger motion to release of the striker is enabled and a safe condition in which trigger motion to release of the striker is disabled; and the safety element including a secondary safety surface operably engaging the sear to maintain the sear in a retraining position when the safety element is in the safe condition.

I claim: 
     
         1 . A pistol comprising:
 a frame;   a striker connected to the frame and movable between a rearward energized position and a forwarded striking position;   a trigger;   a sear responsive to the trigger and operable to restrain the striker in the rearward position and release the striker to the forward position;   a safety element movable between a live condition in which trigger motion to release of the striker is enabled and a safe condition in which trigger motion to release of the striker is disabled; and   the safety element including a secondary safety surface operably engaging the sear to maintain the sear in a retraining position when the safety element is in the safe condition.