Elastically Deformable Trigger Guard for Tool-Free Firearm Mounting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional detachable trigger guards for firearms require a tool for installation and removal, making them inconvenient for customization.
Innovation Solution
A monolithic detachable trigger guard with elastically deformable connection portions that can be coupled to a firearm's receiver portion through holes, eliminating the need for external components like springs or plungers, allowing for tool-free installation and removal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a conventional detachable trigger guard is mounted using dowel pins, roll pins, and/or spring-loaded pins, then the trigger guard can be removably coupled to the receiver portion, but a tool is required for installation and removal
Solution Approach 1:
The trigger guard is divided into a main body and separate connection portions that can be elastically deformable. These connection portions can be designed as integral parts of the main body or as separate components that attach to the main body, allowing for tool-free installation while maintaining structural integrity
Solution Approach 2:
The connection portions are designed to be elastically deformable, allowing them to flex during installation and removal operations. This dynamic flexibility enables the trigger guard to be installed and removed without tools while maintaining secure attachment during use
2Reliability
If external components like springs or plungers are used in the trigger guard mounting mechanism, then the trigger guard can be securely attached to the receiver portion, but manufacturing costs and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The connection portions are designed as integral parts of the main body, merging the mounting function directly into the trigger guard structure itself. This eliminates the need for separate external components like springs or plungers, reducing both complexity and manufacturing costs while maintaining secure attachment
Solution Approach 2:
The trigger guard's connection portions are designed to self-attach to the receiver portion through elastic deformation, eliminating the need for external spring-loaded mechanisms or plungers. The structure itself provides the mounting function, reducing component count and manufacturing complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables easy and cost-effective customization of firearms by allowing the detachable trigger guard to be removably coupled to the receiver portion without the need for tools, saving time and manufacturing costs.
Implementation Method 1
At least one of the first connection portion and the second connection portion of the detachable trigger guard may be elastically deformable to allow the detachable trigger guard to be removably coupled to a receiver portion of the firearm
Data Source
AI summary
Various examples of a detachable trigger guard for firearms are described. The trigger guard as a monolithic piece has components including a main body, a first connection portion at a first distal end of the main body, and a second connection portion at a second distal end of the main body opposite the first distal end thereof. At least one of the first connection portion and the second connection portion of the detachable trigger guard is elastically deformable to allow the detachable trigger guard to be removably coupled to a receiver portion of the firearm below a trigger of the firearm with the first connection portion coupled to either or both of a first pair of through holes on the receiver portion of the firearm and with the second connection portion coupled to either or both of a second pair of through holes on the receiver portion of the firearm.