Spring-loaded rifle sling for hunting rifles

Abstract

Spring-loaded rifle sling for hunting rifles. The interwoven leather segments of the resulting rifle sling are characterized by the fact that the shoulder pad (Fig. 1) is interwoven with the anchor segments (Fig. 2), the connecting segments (Fig. 3), the rocker segments (Fig. 4), the strap segments (Fig. 5), and the perforated strip segments (Fig. 6). The combined elasticity of the individual segments provides the spring effect.

Description

Standard rifle slings consist of a shoulder pad, a carrying strap, and two ends that are attached to the hunting rifle using slotted straps and a buckle or quick-release fasteners. The simplest rifle slings even consist of just a narrow strap without a widened shoulder pad. The rifle sling is used to carry the rifle while stalking, walking to a hunting stand, or during driven hunts. Rifle slings of this type are either not elastic or only minimally elastic, and therefore not shock-absorbing or cushioning. Cushioning in relation to the weight of the rifle and scope, which together weigh approximately 5 kg. During a prolonged stalk with a rifle shouldered, pain from exertion – or at least a strong feeling of strain – in the shoulder and neck area is therefore not uncommon. The invention specified in claim 1 is based on the problem of creating a rifle sling that significantly reduces the strain on the shoulder and neck muscles when carrying a hunting rifle for extended periods of time by cushioning the weight of the rifle with the rifle sling. This problem is solved by the features listed in claim 1. The invention achieves increased elasticity through the braiding of precisely measured leather segments. The combined elasticity of the individual leather segments results in a noticeably relieving cushioning of the shouldered rifle weight. This cushioning of the rifle weight leads to significantly less fatigue in the supporting muscles and thus to increased alertness for the hunter. A manufacturing example is explained using Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. Fig. 1 shows the complete rifle sling; Fig. 2 shows the sling braided from 24 sling segments. Fig. 1 shows the entire rifle sling consisting of the shoulder pad (1), the four anchor segments 2, the two connecting segments 3, the two rocker segments 4, the twenty-four sling segments 5 and the two perforated strip segments 6. Figure 2 shows the part of the invention primarily responsible for the spring effect, which is described in claim 5. The belt consists of 24 interwoven belt segments 5. Figures (1) - (6) show the individual segments enlarged and with their dimensions.

Claims

Spring-loaded rifle sling for hunting rifles. The interwoven leather segments of the resulting rifle sling are characterized by the fact that the shoulder pad (Fig. 1) is interwoven with the anchor segments (Fig. 2), the connecting segments (Fig. 3), the rocker segments (Fig. 4), the strap segments (Fig. 5), and the perforated strip segments (Fig. 6). The combined elasticity of the individual segments provides the spring effect. Rifle sling according to claim 1, characterized in that the shoulder pad (Fig. 1) is provided with a total of 6 cut-out rectangular holes. 3 of these holes, measuring 8 mm wide and 18 mm high (1), are located at the upper end – on the left in the illustration – and 3 more at the lower end – on the right in the illustration. Shoulder pad dimensions: Length: 395 mm, Width: 70 mm, Thickness: 4 mm. These holes are used for weaving in the 4 “anchor segments” (Fig. 2). The dimensions of the “anchor segments” are: Length: 80 mm, Width: 27 mm, Thickness: 4 mm; the leather tapers to 8 mm in the middle. Rifle sling according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the next segment, the "connecting segment" (Fig. 3), forms the connection at its upper end—visible on the left in Fig. 1—to the rocker segment (Fig. 4) and the adjoining perforated strip segment (Fig. 6). Dimensions of the segments: Connecting segment (Fig. 3) Dimensions: Length: 125 mm, Width: 27 mm, Thickness: 4 mm Rocker segment (Fig. 4) Dimensions: Length: 110 mm, Width: 35 mm, Thickness: 4 mm Perforated strip segment (Fig. 6) Dimensions: Length: 330 mm, Width: 35 mm tapering to 20 mm, Thickness: 4 mm Rifle sling according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at the lower end of the "shoulder pad" (Fig. 1) the "connecting segment" (Fig. 3) establishes the connection to the 24 interwoven "sling segments" (Fig. 5). Dimensions of the sling segments: Length: 53 mm, Width: 27 mm, Thickness: 4 mm The strap shown in Fig. 7, consisting of 24 strap segments (Fig. 5), can stretch by a total of 5 cm due to the design of the strap segments. The spring effect of the invention results from the sum of the extensibility – up to 5 cm – of all segments under load, thus relieving the shoulder and neck muscles of the rifleman, reducing physical fatigue, and maintaining a higher level of alertness.

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