Rotatable Hood Firearm Cover for Scope Protection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional firearm covers often fail to protect scopes from environmental damage while allowing for the use and discharge of the firearm, as they either restrict scope operation or inadequately shield against precipitation and dust.

Innovation Solution

A firearm cover design featuring a barrel cover, stock cover, and rotatable hood that can be configured to protect the scope and allow for its use, with features like waterproof materials, adjustable flaps, and a mechanism for the scope to be exposed for aiming, enabling the firearm to be discharged and used while covered.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Object-affected harmful factors

If a firearm cover encases the firearm and scope, then protection from environmental contaminants is improved, but the scope becomes inaccessible for use

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveprotection from environmental contaminantsVSAvoidscope accessibility

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The cover is divided into separate components: a main body cover and a detachable hood portion. The hood can be removed to expose the scope for use, while the main body remains attached to protect the firearm. This segmentation allows the scope to be accessed without compromising the protection of the firearm from environmental contaminants.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The hood portion is designed to be movable between a closed position (providing protection) and an open position (allowing scope access). This dynamic design enables the user to transition between protected and accessible states as needed, resolving the contradiction between continuous protection and operational accessibility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Object-affected harmful factors

If a firearm cover encases the firearm, then protection from precipitation and dust is improved, but the firearm action is insufficiently shielded

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveshielding from precipitation and dustVSAvoidprotection of firearm action

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The cover includes a specifically designed hood portion that can be detached to expose the firearm action area. This segmentation allows the main body to provide comprehensive shielding while the detachable hood can be removed to ensure the action remains accessible and properly protected during operation.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

3Object-affected harmful factors

If a firearm cover is designed to protect the scope, then scope protection is improved, but the firearm cannot be discharged while covered

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvescope protectionVSAvoidfirearm operability while covered

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-affected harmful factorsVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The cover is segmented into a main body and a detachable hood. The hood can be removed to expose the scope and allow the firearm to be discharged, while the main body remains attached to continue protecting the firearm from environmental contaminants. This enables both protection and operability to coexist.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The detachable hood provides a dynamic solution where the protection state can be changed as needed. When the hood is attached, the scope is protected; when removed, the scope is accessible for use. This dynamic design resolves the contradiction between continuous protection and operational versatility.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS9506713B2Firearm cover for attachment to a firearm with a scope mounted thereto

Publication Date: 2016.11.29 FRAZIER DAVID SAMUEL

AI summary

A firearm cover for attachment to a firearm with a scope mounted thereto is disclosed herein. The firearm cover may include a barrel cover, a stock cover attached to the barrel cover, and a rotatable hood attached to the stock cover. The rotatable hood may include a first configuration disposed about the scope and a second configuration rotated away from the scope.