I have a notebook full of U.S. Patents for single triggers that either show a Remington double in the patent drawings or the patents are assigned to Remington Arms Co. Patents by C.E. DeLong, E.D. Fulford, E.H. Thorneley, and G.E. Witherell. Some years ago, I believe it was the late Charlie Semmer, sent me a listing of the single trigger Remington doubles in the museum at Ilion. So, it appears to me that Remington Arms Co. was considering entering the single trigger market.
Also, some years ago someone sent me these pictures of a single trigger on a Remington trigger plate --

