Firearm Wing and Rider Assembly with Protruding Gripping Sidewalls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Prior art firearm slide cover plates are flush and lack protrusions, making it difficult to manually cycle semi-automatic firearms, especially after inserting a magazine, as they cannot be grasped for the necessary force required to load the chamber.
Innovation Solution
A wing and rider assembly with protruding sidewalls featuring gripping means such as ridges, channels, and protrusions that fit onto the firearm slide, providing additional surfaces for grasping and leverage, even in wet or slippery conditions, and accommodating users with limited hand strength or disabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Shape
If the slide cover plate is made flush with the slide surface, then the firearm maintains a sleek appearance and compact profile, but the cover plate cannot be grasped for manual cycling
Solution Approach 1:
The slide cover plate is segmented into a flush-mounted base portion and protruding wing portions. The base portion remains flush with the slide surface to maintain the sleek appearance, while the wing portions extend outward to provide gripping surfaces, thus resolving the contradiction between aesthetics and operability.
Solution Approach 2:
The design transitions from a two-dimensional flush surface to a three-dimensional structure by adding protruding wings that extend perpendicular to the slide surface. This dimensional change provides vertical gripping surfaces while maintaining the horizontal sleek profile, resolving the contradiction between compact appearance and graspability.
2Ease of operation
If gripping means are added to the slide cover plate, then manual cycling becomes easier, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gripping means are merged with the slide cover plate itself rather than being separate components. The wings and gripping surfaces are integrated into the cover plate structure, providing enhanced manual cycling capability while avoiding the complexity of additional separate parts or mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The slide cover plate serves dual functions: it covers the slide opening and provides gripping surfaces for manual cycling. The structure is self-sufficient, eliminating the need for separate gripping mechanisms or additional components, thus reducing overall device complexity while improving operability.
3Ease of operation
If the sidewalls are made protruding beyond the slide width, then gripping leverage is improved, but the fit into the firearm slide opening becomes tighter
Solution Approach 1:
The cover plate exhibits local quality variations: the central base portion is precisely fitted to the slide opening width, while the lateral wing portions extend beyond this width to provide gripping leverage. This localized differentiation allows the protruding sidewalls to improve operability without compromising the precision fit of the main body.
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AI summary
A wing and rider for firearms having a wing assembly. The wing assembly has an exterior face and an interior face defined by a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second lateral edges. Protruding from the interior face is an insert shaped to fit into an opening of a firearm slide. The exterior face has a first predetermined width defined by the first and second lateral edges. Extending from the first and second lateral edges are first and second sidewalls having gripping means. The firearm slide has third and fourth sidewalls that define a second predetermined width. The first predetermined width is greater than the second predetermined width. The gripping means includes ridges, channels, protrusions, hatched sections, grooves, or any combination thereof. The wing and rider for firearms may further have a rider assembly configured and shaped to secure the firearm.