Ballistic Handgun Stabilizer With Shielded Precision Aiming
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Solution Overview
Problem
Handguns require extreme precision for accurate shooting, which is compromised by sympathetic nervous reactions due to adrenaline, anxiety, and fear, and their short barrels and sight radii lead to significant aiming angle changes, necessitating improved stabilizers for enhanced accuracy and user protection.
Innovation Solution
A handgun stabilizer system comprising a vertical and horizontal stabilizer with a ballistic shield, a quick-draw holster, and integrated laser and red dot sights, allowing precise mounting and aiming without obstructing the shooter's view, and providing ergonomic grip and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a handgun is used for shooting, then portability and ease of carrying are improved, but shooting accuracy deteriorates due to short barrel and short sight radius
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a stabilizer as an intermediary device between the handgun and the shooter's body. The stabilizer includes a vertical stabilizer that contacts the shooter's body and a horizontal stabilizer that extends forward, creating a mechanical advantage to reduce the impact of hand movements on aiming accuracy while maintaining the portability of the handgun.
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizer adds a third dimension to the shooting system by extending a horizontal stabilizer forward from the handgun. This creates a longer effective sight radius without increasing the barrel length, thereby improving accuracy while maintaining the compact handgun design.
2Manufacturing precision
If a stabilizer is added to improve accuracy, then shooting accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The stabilizer is divided into distinct segments: a vertical stabilizer portion and a horizontal stabilizer portion. This segmentation allows each portion to perform its specific function independently while simplifying the overall manufacturing and assembly process. The vertical stabilizer provides body contact for stability, while the horizontal stabilizer extends the sight radius.
Solution Approach 2:
The stabilizer serves multiple functions simultaneously: it extends the sight radius, provides a longer barrel equivalent, stabilizes the handgun during firing, and can be integrated with various handgun types. This multi-functionality justifies the added complexity by delivering multiple accuracy benefits from a single device.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a ballistic shield is provided for protection, then shooter protection is improved, but viewing accuracy deteriorates due to potential obstruction
Solution Approach 1:
The ballistic shield is designed with a localized transparent viewing window in the upper portion where the shooter needs to see. This local quality approach provides protection where needed while maintaining clear visibility in the critical viewing area, eliminating the trade-off between protection and viewing accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The ballistic shield uses composite materials that combine ballistic protection properties with optical transparency in the viewing window area. This allows the shield to block bullets while allowing light transmission, simultaneously achieving protection and clear viewing without compromise.
Data Source
AI summary
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.