Compact Foldable Handgun With Pivotable Movable Handgrip
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional handguns are large and uncomfortable to carry concealed due to their traditional L-shape, which limits their concealability and reduces the number of shells they can hold, making them unsuitable for self-defense and law-enforcement applications.
Innovation Solution
A handgun design featuring a handgrip that is pivotable and movable along the frame, allowing it to be collapsed into a compact storage configuration, maintaining a large shell capacity while being comfortably gripped by all fingers and easily concealed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If conventional handguns are designed with traditional L-shape configuration, then they provide sufficient caliber and firepower, but they become relatively large and uncomfortable to carry concealed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by making the handgrip movable relative to the barrel, allowing it to pivot about an axis and move along the length of the frame. This transforms the static L-shaped configuration into a dynamic structure that can collapse into a compact storage configuration, reducing the handgun's volume when not in use while maintaining full shell capacity when deployed
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the traditional integrated handgun structure by separating the handgrip from the barrel assembly. The handgrip is mounted to pivot independently, allowing the firearm to be divided into functional sections that can be collapsed together, effectively reducing overall size without compromising the barrel's firing capability or the handgrip's ergonomic function
2Volume of moving object
If pistol size is reduced to improve concealability, then the number of shells the gun can carry is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The dynamic handgrip mechanism allows the pistol to achieve a compact collapsed configuration for improved concealability while maintaining the full shell capacity of a larger firearm when in the deployed firing position. The handgrip's ability to pivot and collapse creates space efficiency without sacrificing ammunition storage capability
3Volume of moving object
If pistol size is reduced to improve concealability, then the size of the handgrip is reduced making it uncomfortable to hold
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves the handgrip comfort issue by making it dynamically adjustable. When deployed, the handgrip pivots to its full extended position, providing adequate size for comfortable gripping by all fingers. When collapsed for concealment, the handgrip moves along the frame to a compact storage position adjacent to the frame, reducing overall pistol size while maintaining ergonomic functionality during operation
4Quantity of substance
If conventional handguns are designed with traditional L-shape, then they provide sufficient firepower, but they cannot be comfortably worn in a concealed fashion
Solution Approach 1:
The dynamic collapse mechanism transforms the rigid L-shaped firearm into a flexible, compact configuration that can be comfortably concealed. The handgrip's ability to pivot and collapse along the frame reduces the pistol's profile to a compact storage configuration that does not resemble or suggest the appearance of a traditional handgun, significantly improving concealability while maintaining full firepower capability when deployed
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AI summary
A handgun having a frame with a barrel. The barrel has a muzzle end and a breech end. A handgrip is attached to the frame to be pivotable relative to the frame and movable along the length of the frame.