Swivel Quick Release Locking Mechanism for Firearm Rails
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for mounting accessories like scopes, lights, and bayonets on firearms require external tools, making the process time-consuming and potentially dangerous, especially in combat situations where quick attachment is crucial.
Innovation Solution
A swivel quick release device with a locking mechanism comprising an elongated arm, handle, rotating lock, and spring, allowing for single-handed attachment and detachment without tools, ensuring secure mounting on Picatinny or tactical rails.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If external tools are used to mount accessories on Picatinny rail, then secure mounting is achieved, but the process becomes time-consuming and potentially dangerous
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism enables the accessory to be mounted and secured without requiring external tools. The user can directly operate the lever to engage the locking mechanism, making the system self-sufficient and eliminating the need for separate tools, thus reducing mounting time while maintaining security
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism transitions between locked and unlocked states dynamically through lever operation. This dynamic mechanism allows rapid switching between mounted and unmounted states, enabling quick attachment and detachment without time-consuming manual operations while ensuring secure mounting when locked
2Reliability
If traditional mounting methods are used, then secure attachment is achieved, but the ability to quickly detach accessories is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism provides dynamic control over the attachment state through lever operation. When the lever is in the engaged position, secure attachment is maintained; when actuated, the mechanism rapidly transitions to an unlocked state, enabling quick detachment. This dynamic design simultaneously achieves both secure attachment and rapid detachment capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The locking mechanism is segmented into distinct functional components including the lever, locking surfaces, and spring-loaded elements. This segmentation allows independent optimization of each component for either securing or releasing the accessory, enabling the system to provide both secure attachment and rapid detachment through coordinated operation of these segmented elements
3Reliability
If complex locking mechanisms are used, then secure mounting is achieved, but device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism uses a simple lever-operated design that self-secures through spring-loaded locking surfaces. The spring automatically engages the locking surfaces when the lever is released, eliminating the need for complex multi-component locking systems while maintaining secure mounting. This self-service approach reduces device complexity and manufacturing cost
Solution Approach 2:
The invention extracts only the essential elements needed for secure mounting: a lever for actuation, locking surfaces for engagement, and a spring for automatic locking. By removing unnecessary complex components and retaining only the critical elements, the mechanism achieves secure mounting with minimal complexity and lower manufacturing cost
4Reliability
If two-handed operation is required for mounting, then secure attachment is achieved, but firearm control is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The locking mechanism segments the mounting operation into a single-handed lever actuation. The lever is designed to be operated by one hand while the firearm remains controlled by the other hand. This segmentation of the operation allows secure attachment to be achieved without compromising firearm control, as the complex multi-step traditional mounting process is replaced by a simple single-handed lever action
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables rapid and secure attachment/detachment of accessories, maintaining firearm control with one hand, while being inexpensive, safe, and easy to use, addressing the need for quick and secure mounting in critical situations.
Implementation Method 1
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Data Source
AI summary
An improved device for enabling a user to quickly and securely attach and detach an accessory (e.g., a scope, light, bayonet, etc.) to the Picatinny or tactical rail of a firearm. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the device comprises a lower portion, an upper portion and a locking mechanism. The device is relatively inexpensive to manufacture and safe and easy to use.