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Weapon mount

a technology of weapon mounts and mounts, applied in the field of mounts, can solve the problems of cumbersome and time-consuming repositioning effort between concealed and deployed positions, limited spatial coverage, and known weapon mounts that do not lend themselves to concealment, and achieve the effect of easy customization for different installations

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-28
RAYTHEON CO
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Benefits of technology

[0006] It is a further object of this invention to provide such a mount which deploys a weapon easily and quickly.
[0015] The subject invention results from the realization that a more versatile mount which deploys even a large weapon easily and quickly and which provides full weapon coverage in a stable manner is effected by a swing arm subsystem for a weapon which conceals the weapon within a port to provide protection and / or a non-threatening posture and which then deploys the weapon through the port thus maintaining protective capability.

Problems solved by technology

Given that a 50 caliber machine gun mounted to a weapon mounting station can weigh in excess of 450 lbs, the repositioning effort between a concealed and deployed position would be cumbersome and time consuming.
And, even if the weapon was repositioned so the barrel of the weapon is now outside the port, its spatial coverage would be limited.
Known weapon mounts do not lend themselves to concealment and then rapid and easy deployment.

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[0027] Aside from the preferred embodiment or embodiments disclosed below, this invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced or being carried out in various ways. Thus, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and the arrangements of components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. If only one embodiment is described herein, the claims hereof are not to be limited to that embodiment. Moreover, the claims hereof are not to be read restrictively unless there is clear and convincing evidence manifesting a certain exclusion, restriction, or disclaimer.

[0028]FIGS. 1A-1B show 50 caliber weapon 10 within weapon mounting station 12 supported by tripod 14 in accordance with the prior art. Tripod 14 positions weapon 10 with respect to port 16. Port 16 may be a window in an embassy, a cruise ship, or a naval or coast guard vessel.

[0029] As described in the Background section...

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Abstract

A weapon mount includes a platform with a weapon mounted thereto and a swing arm subsystem attached to a port wall. The swing arm subsystem moves the platform between a concealed position within the port and a deployed position through the port. The preferred swing arm subsystem includes an axle, a bracket for the axle mounted to the port wall, at least one coupling about the axle, and a rotating strut extending between the coupling and the platform to swing the platform and weapon forward through the port and rearward back into the port.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS AND PRIORITY CLAIM [0001] This application claims benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 839,951, filed Aug. 24, 2006.FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] This subject invention relates to mounting systems for weapons and non-lethal devices. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] A large weapon such as a 50 caliber machine gun is typically mounted in a weapon mounting station such as a remote operated small arms mount (ROSAM) on a tripod. Moving such a large and heavy weapon from a concealed position within a port (a window, for example) to a deployed position through the port is generally not done. The tripod would have to be repositioned from a location distant from the port to a location proximate the port. Given that a 50 caliber machine gun mounted to a weapon mounting station can weigh in excess of 450 lbs, the repositioning effort between a concealed and deployed position would be cumbersome and time consuming. And, even if the weapon was repositioned so the...

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IPC IPC(8): F41A23/22
CPCF41A23/12F41A27/06F41A23/56F41A23/20
Inventor CARROLL, ALF L. IIICHALOUPKA, DONALD L.JONES, PAUL G.HOFFMAN, KATHERINE E.
Owner RAYTHEON CO