One-Piece Injection-Molded Grip Insert for Secure Firearm Carry
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing firearm carrying solutions, such as holsters and flexible spiral cords, fail to securely fasten firearms to the user, leading to potential drops, losses, and safety hazards due to snagging, breakage, and interference with magazine changes.
Innovation Solution
A grip design with an integrated insert, manufactured in one piece via injection, featuring an external attachment point on the back for a cable or apparatus, ensuring secure attachment to the belt and preventing unintended detachment, while allowing easy magazine changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If an attachment point is placed under the grip for securing the firearm, then the firearm can be fastened to the user, but it causes snagging and breakage of the hook while engaging the insert hook to the attachment point
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment point is extracted from the traditional location under the grip and repositioned to the side of the grip. This relocation removes the attachment mechanism from the high-stress area under the grip, eliminating the snagging and breakage problems while maintaining secure fastening capability.
2Reliability
If an attachment ring is placed on the base of the grip for securing the firearm, then the firearm can be fastened to the user, but it makes it difficult to attach apparatus such as magwell under the grip
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment ring is extracted from the base of the grip and relocated to the side of the grip. This repositioning clears the base area, allowing magwells and other apparatus to be attached under the grip without interference, while the side-mounted attachment ring maintains secure fastening functionality.
3Ease of operation
If a flexible spiral cord with rotating hooks is used to fasten the firearm, then the firearm can be attached to the user's body, but the hook may snag or break while engaging the attachment point
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment point is extracted from the vulnerable position under the grip and moved to the side of the grip. This relocation reduces the likelihood of the hook snagging on surrounding components or breaking due to stress concentration, thereby improving attachment reliability while maintaining ease of operation.
4Reliability
If the attachment point is located under the grip, then the firearm can be secured to the belt, but it interferes with magazine changes and causes the insert attachment point to break
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment point is extracted from the area under the grip and repositioned to the side of the grip. This relocation eliminates interference with magazine insertion and extraction operations, allowing for faster magazine changes, while the side-mounted attachment point continues to provide secure carrying capability.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The grip design with an integrated insert provides secure firearm carrying by preventing drops and losses, minimizing snagging and breakage risks, and facilitating efficient magazine changes.
Implementation Method 1
making the grip with insert (1) in one piece to have at least one insert attachment point (9), by joining the grip (2) and the insert part (3) having at least one insert attachment point (9) with injection
Data Source
AI summary
The invention relates to the grip with insert (1), that has at least one attachment point in order to be fastened to the user on the belt part with at least one cable (11), and that can be detached and attached from/to the firearm body (12), providing case of carrying for the user of the firearm (13), and designed to eliminate the situations that may cause the loss of the firearm (13) and/or the unwanted drop or loss of the same when on the move.