Modular Firearm Brace for Straight Grip Stabilization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing firearm braces are primarily designed for use with pistols grips, making them cumbersome to navigate varying laws and are not compatible with firearms having straight grips, limiting their usability across different jurisdictions.
Innovation Solution
A modular firearm brace with an attachment portion configured for attachment to stock firearms, featuring an arced grip portion and a bracing portion with slots and a saddle for securement to the shooter's forearm, allowing compatibility with firearms of various types and designs, including those with straight grips, and enabling customizable attachment and ergonomic design for improved user control.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If existing firearm braces are designed for pistol grips, then they provide stable support for pistol grip firearms, but they are not compatible with firearms having straight grips
Solution Approach 1:
The brace is designed with a universal attachment mechanism that can accommodate both pistol grip firearms and straight grip firearms. The attachment portion includes a clamp-like structure with adjustable opening width that can securely hold different firearm configurations, making the brace multi-functional and compatible across firearm types without requiring multiple specialized braces
Solution Approach 2:
The brace is divided into distinct functional segments: an attachment portion for securing to the firearm, a grip portion for the shooter's hand, and a bracing portion for support. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while maintaining overall compatibility with different firearm types, particularly enabling the attachment portion to adapt to various grip configurations
2Adaptability or versatility
If a modular brace design is used to improve compatibility, then versatility across firearm types is enhanced, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The modular components are designed with standardized interfaces and universal attachment mechanisms that can work with multiple firearm types. The clamp-like attachment portion, grip portion, and bracing portion can be manufactured as separate modules using standard machining processes, then assembled to create a versatile brace system that maintains manufacturing efficiency while achieving broad compatibility
Solution Approach 2:
The modular design incorporates adjustable and reconfigurable elements that allow the brace to dynamically adapt to different firearm configurations. The attachment mechanism can be adjusted to accommodate varying firearm dimensions and grip styles, enabling a single modular brace design to serve multiple purposes without requiring excessive custom-manufactured variants
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AI summary
A brace for modifying a stock firearm having a straight grip. The brace has an attachment portion configured for the attachment of the brace to the stock firearm. The brace includes a grip portion disposed behind the attachment portion. The grip portion has a top surface and a bottom surface. Each of the bottom surface and the top surface is arced. The bottom surface is configured to be held by a shooter during a shooting operation. The brace includes a bracing portion disposed behind the attachment portion. The bracing portion has at least one slot and a saddle. Each of the at least one slot and the saddle is configured to allow for securement of the brace to a forearm of the shooter while the stock firearm is attached to the attachment portion.