Firearm Rail Weights for Recoil Reduction and Sling Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Firearms experience recoil, which affects accuracy, especially during rapid fire, and existing solutions for mitigating recoil are either cumbersome or require altering the firearm's profile. Additionally, sling attachment mechanisms can be bulky and difficult to secure.
Innovation Solution
The use of detachable and adjustable firearm weights that can be secured within the firearm rail, providing weight distribution without expanding the firearm's profile, and a sling loop system that allows for pivotable attachment to the weights, enabling easier sling positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If weight is added to the firearm to reduce recoil, then recoil reduction is improved, but the firearm's profile and bulkiness increase
Solution Approach 1:
The weight is nested within the hollow interior cavity of the firearm rail, allowing the weight to be contained within the existing structural envelope of the firearm without increasing its external dimensions. The rail acts as a container that houses the weight internally.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of adding weight externally which would increase the firearm's external dimensions, the solution moves the weight into the internal dimension - specifically into the hollow interior cavity of the rail - thereby adding mass without increasing the firearm's external profile.
2Ease of operation
If detachable weights are used to improve ease of installation, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The weight system is segmented into separate detachable components that can be independently installed and removed from the firearm rail. The weight is not permanently fixed but can be separated from the rail structure, allowing for easy installation and removal without requiring complex permanent attachment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The attachment mechanism transitions from a static permanent fixation to a dynamic detachable connection. The weight can be attached and detached as needed, providing operational flexibility while using simple attachment features that do not significantly increase device complexity.
3Reliability
If traditional sling attachment mechanisms are used, then sling attachment is achieved, but the mechanism becomes bulky and difficult to secure
Solution Approach 1:
The firearm rail serves multiple functions: it provides the structural mounting platform for accessories and simultaneously acts as the attachment mechanism for the sling. The rail's hollow interior cavity and external structure are utilized to securely attach the sling without requiring a separate bulky attachment device.
Solution Approach 2:
The sling attachment function is merged with the existing rail structure. Instead of adding a separate attachment mechanism, the rail itself is designed to accommodate and secure the sling, combining the structural support function with the attachment function in a single integrated component.
Data Source
AI summary
Firearm weights and firearm rails having one or more weights that hug the interior surface of the firearm rail and/or orient a firearm sling loop in an appropriate position on the firearm are disclosed herein.