172results about "Butts" patented technology

Apparatuses and methods are provided for an optimized direct gas operated firearm. The firearm includes an upper receiver coupled with a lower receiver by a tensioning screw that reduces wobble between the upper and lower receivers. A barrel extension is configured to eliminate misalignment during installation into the upper receiver. A bolt carrier includes a reinforced bolt assembly and a forward-biased dwell weight. The bolt assembly includes an extractor and an extractor pin that simplify disassembly of the firearm. A handguard includes locks that attach to a barrel nut area of the firearm. The locks clamp onto the barrel nut area to align the handguard with the upper receiver. An ambidextrous bolt catch release assembly is operable from either side of the lower receiver. A bolt catch release paddle is disposed at the front of a trigger guard to provide easy access from either side of the lower receiver.

An apparatus and methods are provided for a handgun stabilizer that enables a shooter to very accurately fire a handgun while remaining well protected by a ballistic shield and looking through a bullet resistant viewing window comprising the ballistic shield. A high visibility green laser sight / high output white light illumination system may be mounted onto the handgun for aiming and illumination, with the handgun being precisely and removably mounted to the side of the handgun stabilizer at a location where the handgun's grip can be ergonomically grasped in the shooter's dominant hand, both for operating the handgun and for controlling the position and orientation of the ballistic shield for aiming purposes. An interface that enables the handgun to be precisely and removably mounted to the handgun stabilizer may comprise a quick-draw holster that is mounted directly onto the handgun stabilizer.

A cover assembly for a weapon handguard can include a cover panel and end connectors configured to mount within an elongated slot, such as an M-LOK® style or other slot. The cover panel can include opposing interior rails that engage corresponding rails on the end connectors. Each end connector includes a capture flange that extends beyond the slot to engage the interior of the handguard, securing the cover panel externally without extending into the slot. Ramps on the cover panel and end connectors can urge the connectors apart along the slot, achieving a fixed spacing and securement. Cable slots can be defined between components to route cables under the cover panel and above the handguard. The assembly can enable a secure, tool-free attachment of a cover panel over a weapon handguard slot, allowing for cable management and protective coverage without permanent modification. A related method of use is provided.

An interchangeable stock panel insert system for attaching accessories to a firearm such as a long gun comprises an elongated stock formed of synthetic material including a forestock configured to support a receiver of the firearm. The forestock includes an internal longitudinal cavity forming an elongated longitudinal aperture at the bottom which provides injection molding benefits described herein to yield more uniform stock wall thicknesses. The forestock includes a singular mounting interface defined at the longitudinal aperture configured to detachably couple a plurality of different stock panel inserts thereto to enclose the bottom aperture and form part of the completed forestock. The panel inserts share a common mounting configuration compatible with the singular mounting interface of the forestock so as to be interchangeably mountable to the forestock. At least some of the stock panel inserts include an accessory rail for mounting various types of firearm accessories thereto.

The application pertains to 1911 style firearms. The firearms can have a relief and / or an ambidextrous slide stop. The firearm frame can have a relief to capture debris. The relief can sit below where the barrel sits once assembled with the frame. The relief can be shaped such that debris that would typically be held in the barrel void would instead fall into the relief. The firearm can have an ambidextrous slide stop. The slide stop can incorporate a male-female interlocking mechanism allowing for secure and removable coupling.

A firearm attachment member includes a firearm mounting structure which includes a receiver support shelf for supporting thereon a receiver of a firearm. The firearm attachment member includes left and right halves, arranged for securing the firearm between the left and right halves, each of the left and right halves extending along a longitudinal axis corresponding to a longitudinal firing axis of the firearm. One of the left and right halves pivots in azimuth with respect to the longitudinal axis about a firearm attachment member pivot located rearward of the firearm mounting structure. Each of the left and right halves includes a forward fastening flange configured to be mounted below the receiver and in front of the trigger guard of the firearm. The forward fastening flanges are fastened together with a fastener.

The application pertains to 1911 style firearms. The firearms can have a relief and / or an ambidextrous slide stop. The firearm frame can have a relief to capture debris. The relief can sit below where the barrel sits once assembled with the frame. The relief can be shaped such that debris that would typically be held in the barrel void would instead fall into the relief. The firearm can have an ambidextrous slide stop. The slide stop can incorporate a male-female interlocking mechanism allowing for secure and removable coupling.

A buffer tube apparatus for a weapon includes an outer tube defining a longitudinal axis, the outer tube having a first end configured to be coupled to the weapon and a second end opposite the first end, the second end configured to be coupled to a stock. A buffer assembly includes a shock absorber and is disposed within the outer tube. The buffer assembly is configured to absorb an impact of recoil generated by the weapon. An adjustment bar is configured to interact with the stock. The adjustment bar is coupled to the buffer assembly and slidable with respect to the outer tube along the longitudinal axis.

A pistol-to-rifle conversion kit includes a rifle body that includes a lower receiver, which includes a grip mounting portion, which is rearwardly adjacent to a trigger guard, which is rearwardly adjacent to a magazine well receiving portion, an auxiliary trigger sliding mounted in the rifle body and including an elongate member and a forward trigger interface member, which extends from a forward portion of the elongate member and which is configured to interface with a trigger of a pistol mounted in the rifle body, and a trigger member which extends from the elongate member for directly contacting a shooter's finger, and one or more of the following in any combination thereof: an ambidextrous rifle body quick-lock fastener, an ambidextrous magazine release button, an ambidextrous safety selector, and an assault-rifle-style charging handle.

The present invention, a handgrip assembly, generally relates to firearms that have a handgrip and a backstrap thereon. The present invention comprises an interlocking backstrap, which replaces the prior art backstrap of a handgrip; and a fully enveloping grip sleeve, which enables form and texture modifications on all sides of the handgrip of the firearm. The present invention can be restrained on the frame of the gun across all degrees of freedom without the use of screws or extraneous fasteners.

The invention discloses a foldable tactical grip structure for a non-sitting force cannon, belongs to the technical field of machinery, and aims to solve the problems that a small grip on the non-sitting force cannon can be folded and integrated with a fire control operation key design, the fire control operation of the existing single-soldier barrel type equipment needs to be carried out through a self-configured key on a simple fire controller, and the non-sitting force cannon cannot be stably held while the simple fire controller is operated. For some devices, keys are integrated on small grips, but the small grips are too large in size, cannot be folded and are inconvenient to carry, the foldable tactical grip structure for the non-sitting force gun is designed for the situations that the size of the small grips is too large, and carrying is not convenient. The invention discloses a foldable tactical grip structure which is composed of a key module (1), a connecting body (2), a locking pull handle (3), a captive screw (4), a fastener (5), an unlocking spring (6), a spline shaft (7), a connecting screw (8), an adjusting spring (9), an adjusting button (10) and a grip (11), can control simple fire control and is foldable, modular design is adopted, and the tactical grip is convenient to disassemble, assemble and maintain.

A firearm comprising an operating group and a buffer system. The operating group may include a recoiling structure configured to translate in a recoil direction from a forward position to a rearward position. The buffer system may include a buffer and an actuator. The buffer may be configured to be compressed in a compression direction from an extended configuration to a compressed configuration. The compression direction may be different from the recoil direction. The actuator may be configured to selectively engage the recoiling structure and the buffer and to cause the buffer to be compressed from the extended configuration to the compressed configuration when the recoiling structure translates from the forward position to the rearward position.

A pistol-to-rifle conversion kit includes a rifle body that includes a lower receiver, which includes a grip mounting portion, which is rearwardly adjacent to a trigger guard, which is rearwardly adjacent to a magazine well receiving portion, an auxiliary trigger sliding mounted in the rifle body and including an elongate member and a forward trigger interface member, which extends from a forward portion of the elongate member and which is configured to interface with a trigger of a pistol mounted in the rifle body, and a trigger member which extends from the elongate member for directly contacting a shooter's finger, and one or more of the following in any combination thereof: an ambidextrous rifle body quick-lock fastener, an ambidextrous magazine release button, an ambidextrous safety selector, and an assault-rifle-style charging handle.

The present invention relates to a butt with recoil absorption for firearm or tool which improves recoil absorption when firing said firearm or using said tool as it features an additional buffering system to support that which is performed by the braking spring.

Interface connection adapter arrangement (300) for a bipod (1) for a rifle (2), wherein the arrangement is arranged to be pivotally connected to two leg parts (110), the leg parts when fastened both being arranged to pivot in relation to the arrangement between a first orientation in which an axis (111) of the leg part in question extends on a first side of a main connection plane (303), and a second orientation in which the axis extends on a second, opposite, side of said main connection plane. The invention is characterised in that the arrangement further comprises a first interface side (330), provided with a first rifle fastener (331), in turn arranged to fasten the arrangement to the rifle in accordance with a first rifle fastening system, and a second interface side (340), provided with a second rifle fastener (341), in turn arranged to fasten the arrangement to the rifle in accordance with a second rifle fastening system, and in that the second rifle fastening system is associated with a different fastener geometry as compared to the first rifle connection system. The invention also relates to a method.

An adjustable comb riser has an elongated stock profile that protrudes above the factory firearm or non-firearm stock, a rear face that clamps between the factory stock backplate and factory recoil pad, using the recoil pad screw holes in the stock backplate without modification. The rear face includes slots that will allow the riser to adjust vertically up and down in order to give the shooter a proper cheek rest on the firearm or non-firearm.

A recoil damping system includes at least one easily attached and detached spring tube of variable stiffness, absorbing the severe recoil created in firearms firing heavy-weight cartridges with high gas pressure. In the system in question, the spring tubes absorb the severe recoil that is created in firearms firing heavy-weight cartridges with high gas pressure in contrast to the known technique, and hence the impact on the shooter's shoulder is minimized. Thus, after the shot, the pain and injuries suffered by the shooter due to severe recoil are not in question any longer. The practical recoil damping system is compatible with all firearms firing heavy-weight cartridges with high gas pressure, where easily attached and detached spring tubes with variable stiffness can be applied.

A handguard attachment assembly for securing a handguard to a barrel assembly of a firearm. The assembly has a first body and a second body. Each of the first and second bodies includes a first side and a second side oppositely disposed. A first projection extends from the first side. A second projection extends from the second side. A first adjustable fastener is configured to couple the first projection of the first body and the second projection of the second body. A second adjustable fastener is configured to couple said second projection of said first body and said first projection of said second body.

Embodiments of the disclosure relate to adjustable stocks for firearms and methods for installing an independently sprung tensioning mechanism. The adjustable stock comprises a stock body attached to a buffer tube, with a lever-operated tensioning mechanism. The mechanism includes a tensioning block with fins to grip the buffer tube, an indexing pin, and a retaining pin. When the lever is depressed, the tensioning block and indexing pin disengage, allowing longitudinal adjustment of the stock on the buffer tube. The tensioning block applies upward pressure on the tube, compensating for rotational tolerances during assembly. Both the tensioning block and indexing pin move independently when engaging with the buffer tube but move together when disengaging. The indexing pin is biased towards the buffer tube by a spring, while another spring biases the tensioning block. The lever engages the retaining pin to retract both the indexing pin and tensioning block.

A firearm accessory and associated components and methods. The firearm accessory can include a foregrip and / or an illuminator (e.g., light and / or laser). The firearm accessory can include a support body selectively operatively connectable to a support body receiver in a first orientation and in a second orientation. The support body can include an actuator configured to change an operational state of the illuminator and / or a port configured to connect a remote actuator to the support body.

In various embodiments, an apparatus is provided to operate in a recoil environment, the apparatus including: a slide including: a receiving surface on which an optic sight or an optic adapter is mountable; wherein a rear of the slide includes a rear cover opening; the receiving surface including a slide opening contiguous with the rear cover opening. In various embodiments, an attachment mountable on the slide is provided, wherein the attachment comprises the optic sight or the optic adapter. Other embodiments are disclosed and / or claimed.

A buffer tube cover assembly includes a cover base assembly and an insert attached to a rear side of the cover base assembly. The cover base assembly includes a cover tube, a lever, a buffer locating portion, a spring, and at least one pin. The insert includes at least one forward protruding member disposed inside the cover base assembly.

A firearm is provided that comprises a barrel, a magazine tube below the barrel, and a handguard with first and second portions. A clamp between the handguard portions has a main body with deformable lugs and a fastener. The handguard's first portion features an arcuate surface for the barrel and a bore for the magazine tube. The lugs move inward and downward, securing the handguard. The clamp is positioned within a recess between the handguard portions. Fasteners are accessible through apertures in the handguard. The clamp contacts both the magazine tube and the barrel when tightened. The clamp includes a main body and deformable lugs, with a fastener to secure the handguard. The lugs are deformable, made of various materials, and designed to bend upon tightening. The method involves positioning and tightening the clamp to deform the lugs and secure the handguard.

Quick take-down firearms and methods of using quick-take down firearms. The quick-take down includes an upper receiver coupling and a barrel coupling. The quick take-down can be unlocked by sliding a sliding lock collar in a translational motion to an unlocked position to release locking elements from a locked configuration. In the unlocked position, a barrel and handguard may be installed onto and removed from the upper receiver of the firearm. Releasing the sliding lock collar returns it to a locked position, securing the barrel and handguard to the upper receiver.

The invention relates to the stock configuration used in tactical rifles in the military and civilian areas. The present invention is comprising the following; tactical stock (10) with a grip (11) that is connected to the tactical body (Tg) in a tactical rifle and has an inner slot (111), mounting hole (112) located in the inner slot (111), mounting screw (20), which is connected to the tactical body (Tg) through the mounting hole (12) and ensures the connection of the tactical stock (10) to the tactical body (Tg), grip cover (40) that is closed on the grip (11), cover mounting screw (50) that connects the grip cover (40) to the grip (11), cover mounting nut (60) that secures the cover mounting screw (50).

In various embodiments, an apparatus is provided to operate in a recoil environment, the apparatus including: a slide including: a receiving surface on which an optic sight or an optic adapter is mountable; wherein a rear of the slide includes a rear cover opening; the receiving surface including a slide opening contiguous with the rear cover opening. In various embodiments, an attachment mountable on the slide is provided, wherein the attachment comprises the optic sight or the optic adapter. Other embodiments are disclosed and / or claimed.

A release mechanism assembly for a stock of a firearm may comprise a first member, a first release mechanism, and a second release mechanism. The first release mechanism and the second release mechanism may be collectively configured to selectively prevent and allow the stock to move from a fully extended state to a partially extended state, and from the partially extended state to a fully collapsed state. The first release mechanism and the second release mechanism may be each configured to move with the first member while the stock moves between the fully extended state, the partially extended state, and the fully collapsed state.

A gripping system includes a clamp base, a clamp, a toggle and a latch. The clamp base has a flange and a web extending from a proximal end at the foot to a distal end. The clamp is coupled with the clamp base for limited translation relative thereto. The toggle has a central, forked portion, a seat and one or more camming pivots and is coupled with the clamp so as to pivot about a first axis. The latch is coupled with the toggle so as to pivot about a second axis spaced apart from the first axis and has one or more feet contacting the clamp and a tongue received through the forked portion for selective placement against the seat of the toggle.