{
  "patent_number": "US 1304",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "Samuel Colt's Early Revolving Firearm Mechanism",
  "original_title": "Improvement in ffire-arms and in theaapparatust used therewith",
  "summary": "An 1839 patent by Samuel Colt describing early improvements to the mechanical design of revolving firearms.",
  "what_it_does": "This patent details mechanical refinements to the revolving firearm, specifically focusing on the synchronization between the rotation of the cylinder and the alignment of the barrel. It describes the internal components required to ensure the chamber locks securely in place before the hammer strikes the percussion cap. By automating the indexing of the cylinder, it allowed a user to fire multiple shots in rapid succession without manually realigning the mechanism.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover the fundamental concept of a revolving cylinder, which existed in earlier designs.",
    "Does not cover modern semi-automatic or fully automatic firearm actions.",
    "Does not cover the use of metallic cartridges, as this patent predates their widespread adoption."
  ],
  "filed": null,
  "granted": "1839-08-29",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Samuel Colt",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/samuel-colt",
  "inventors": [],
  "times_cited": 2,
  "tags": [
    "mechanical"
  ],
  "abstract": null,
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/1304/colt-revolver",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/1304/colt-revolver/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US1304",
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