Modular Firearm Grip Assembly for Adjustable Hand Fit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing firearms often have fixed-size grips that do not fit users with larger or smaller hands, leading to a suboptimal user experience.
Innovation Solution
A customizable modular firearm grip system comprising a main body and two attachable pieces that allow adjustment of length, thickness, and width, with optional textures for enhanced grip, secured via mechanisms like T slots, dovetails, or male/female connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a fixed-size grip is used, then the firearm structure is simple and manufacturing is easy, but the grip cannot fit users with larger or smaller hands, leading to poor user experience
Solution Approach 1:
The grip is divided into multiple detachable pieces (first piece, second piece, and third piece) that can be selectively attached to the main body. Each piece has specific attachment features (T slots, dovetails, or male/female connections) that allow modular assembly. This segmentation enables users to customize the grip size by combining different pieces while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure for each individual component.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple attachment mechanisms are used, then the grip customization options increase, but the manufacturing precision requirements and assembly complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The attachment features (T slots, dovetails, and male/female connections) are designed to serve multiple functions: they provide secure mechanical attachment, enable modular reconfiguration, and maintain alignment between grip pieces. These universal attachment mechanisms can be used across different grip configurations, reducing the need for specialized precision features for each specific attachment scenario.
Data Source
AI summary
A device implementable on a firearm includes a modular grip having a main body, a first piece and a second piece. A first side of the main body attaches to a slide assembly or receiver of the firearm. A second side of the main body opposite the first side attaches to the first piece or both the first and second pieces. When the main body, first piece and second piece are installed together to form the modular grip, the first piece and the second piece constitute a pistol grip portion of the modular grip. The first piece is selected from a plurality of first pieces of different dimensions to affect a length, a thickness or both the length and the thickness of the pistol grip portion. The second piece is selected from a plurality of second pieces of different dimensions to affect a width of the pistol grip portion.