Firearm Optic Guard Mount With Integrated Gas Venting
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing firearms with recoil reduction accessories, such as compensators, increase the total length of the firearm and can cause operational degradation due to unvented gas distribution and bullet trajectory changes.
Innovation Solution
A slide assembly with a gas port and alignment system that vents gas to reduce recoil, while preserving barrel rifling and preventing bullet stripping, and an optic mounting platform with integrated grip features for improved handling.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Force
If a compensator accessory is attached to the muzzle end of the barrel to reduce recoil, then recoil reduction is achieved, but the total length of the firearm increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gas port device is integrated directly into the barrel structure, merging the recoil reduction function with the barrel itself rather than using a separate compensator accessory. This eliminates the need for an additional component that would increase firearm length while still achieving gas redirection for recoil reduction.
Solution Approach 2:
The gas port device extracts only the necessary portion of gas from the barrel to achieve recoil reduction, rather than requiring a full compensator accessory. By taking out only the essential gas redirection function and integrating it into the barrel, the design achieves recoil reduction without the length penalty of a separate compensator.
2Force
If gas is vented to reduce recoil, then recoil reduction is achieved, but unvented gas distribution causes operational degradation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent converts the potentially harmful effect of high-pressure gas (which could cause operational degradation if unvented) into a beneficial force by directing it through controlled ports to reduce recoil. The gas that would otherwise be unvented and cause reliability issues is instead channeled to provide the desired recoil reduction effect.
Solution Approach 2:
The gas port device acts as an intermediary between the high-pressure gas in the barrel and the external environment. It controls and directs the gas flow through specific ports, mediating the gas distribution to achieve recoil reduction while preventing the uncontrolled gas distribution that would cause operational degradation.
3Force
If barrel rifling is modified to accommodate gas ports, then gas venting is enabled, but bullet stripping may occur
Solution Approach 1:
The gas ports are positioned and sized with specific local characteristics that allow gas extraction without interfering with the bullet's passage. The rifling is modified only in the specific locations where gas ports are needed, maintaining the necessary barrel characteristics in other areas to prevent bullet stripping while enabling gas venting.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively reduces recoil, maintains bullet trajectory, and enhances operational reliability by venting gas without increasing firearm length and preventing operational degradation.
Implementation Method 1
The majority of the gas may be expelled out of the front of the firearm barrel together with the bullet. However, some firearms may exploit a portion of the gas to reduce recoil.
Implementation Method 2
These accessories are attached to the muzzle end of the barrel. However, this increases the total length of the firearm.
Data Source
AI summary
Some embodiments include an optic guard for a firearm, the optic guard including: a frame; and a bracket having a side to attach to a firearm assembly, the bracket integrally formed with the frame or fixably attached to the frame; wherein the frame is arranged to cover part of a front of an optic housing when the side of the bracket is attached to the firearm assembly. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.