Firearm Buffer Tube Storage Compartment Bracket
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional firearms lack an efficient and easily accessible storage solution for additional items like magazines, cleaning supplies, and medical supplies, as the existing buffer tube mechanisms do not provide adequate storage space or quick access during operation.
Innovation Solution
A storage compartment designed to integrate with the buffer tube portion of a firearm, featuring a bracket portion with a tubular shape that conforms to the buffer tube, allowing for secure storage and quick access to items such as magazines, cleaning supplies, and medical supplies, while also providing a stable support for the firearm.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If a conventional buffer tube mechanism is used, then the firearm structure remains simple, but storage space for additional items is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The storage compartment is nested within the existing buffer tube structure of the firearm. The bracket portion integrates with the buffer tube, and the compartment can accommodate items like magazines, cleaning supplies, and medical supplies within the space created by the buffer tube's geometry, effectively utilizing existing structural volume without adding external components.
Solution Approach 2:
The buffer tube structure serves multiple functions: it provides the traditional buffering mechanism for recoil and now also incorporates a storage compartment for carrying additional items. This multi-functionality allows the same structural element to fulfill both mechanical buffering and storage roles, reducing the need for separate dedicated storage devices.
2Ease of operation
If no storage solution is integrated, then the firearm structure remains simple, but access to essential items during operation is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The storage compartment is divided into distinct sections: a bracket portion for attachment, a compartment portion for item storage, and a cover portion for protection. This segmentation allows for organized storage of different item types (magazines, cleaning supplies, medical supplies) and enables selective access to specific compartments without exposing the entire storage system.
Solution Approach 2:
The storage compartment is pre-positioned and pre-organized on the buffer tube with designated areas for different items. This preliminary arrangement allows operators to quickly locate and access essential items during operation without needing to search or assemble storage components at the moment of need.
3Quantity of substance
If external storage solutions are used, then storage capacity increases, but the firearm becomes less stable and more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The storage compartment is merged with the buffer tube structure through the bracket portion that attaches to the buffer tube. This integration ensures that the storage system moves with the firearm and does not create external protrusions or imbalance that would affect stability. The storage capacity is achieved by utilizing the buffer tube's existing structural volume rather than adding external containers.
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AI summary
A storage compartment having a bracket portion being configured to join with a buffer tube portion of a firearm. The bracket portion may form a generally tubular shape that conforms to the shape of the buffer tube portion. The bracket portion may further include a top side section that is disposed towards the top region of the firearm buffer tube implement, and an open ended bottom side section that extend the full length of the bracket portion along the bottom region of the firearm buffer tube implement. The open ended bottom side section provides passage for the item to be stored. The open ended bottom side section terminates at a pair of flanges. The storage compartment may include, without limitation, a container, holder, repository, receptacle, housing, case, vessel, canister, and cover.