Weapon Stock Saddle with Angled Steps to Prevent Transport Dislodgment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current mass weapon storage systems face challenges in securely fastening and keeping weapons, especially rifles and machine guns, from accidentally coming free during transport due to bumps or vibrations, and they often fail to accommodate weapons stored in vapor corrosive inhibitor (VCI) bags.
Innovation Solution
The design includes an elongated irregular opening with angled steps and interlocking features for secure weapon positioning, along with an asymmetrical oval opening and partial circular cutouts for handles, which allows for secure storage and easy access, and an antiskid feature to prevent movement during transport.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If weapons are stored in a mass weapon storage system, then storage efficiency and organization are improved, but weapons may accidentally come free during transport due to bumps or vibrations
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system is divided into multiple compartments with individual saddles for different weapon types. Each saddle is a separate modular unit that can be independently configured to secure specific weapon stocks, allowing efficient organization while maintaining secure individual containment during transport.
Solution Approach 2:
Different saddle designs are used for different weapon types (e.g., rifle saddles vs. machine gun saddles). Each saddle has locally optimized features such as specific opening shapes, step configurations, and interlocking mechanisms tailored to the particular weapon stock geometry, ensuring secure fit for each weapon category while maintaining overall system efficiency.
2Reliability
If weapons are securely fastened in storage, then safety and security are improved, but accessibility for quick use may be reduced
Solution Approach 1:
Weapons are pre-positioned in an upright orientation within the storage system, with stocks inserted into saddles and handles positioned in accessible cutouts. This preliminary arrangement allows weapons to be securely stored yet quickly grasped and removed during emergencies, balancing security with rapid accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The saddle design includes intermediate features such as stepped surfaces and angled floors that facilitate smooth weapon insertion and removal. These intermediary structural elements mediate between the secure containment requirement and the quick access requirement, allowing weapons to be firmly held during storage but easily extracted when needed.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the storage system accommodates various weapon types, then versatility is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The storage system employs universal saddle components that can accommodate multiple weapon types through standardized interlocking features and modular configurations. Different saddle variants (rifle saddles, machine gun saddles) use similar design principles and can be integrated into the same storage cabinet structure, providing versatility without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
Saddles are designed with asymmetric opening shapes and stepped surfaces that naturally adapt to different weapon stock geometries. The asymmetric design allows single saddles to securely fit various stock shapes through geometric compatibility rather than requiring complex adjustable mechanisms, thus achieving versatility with relatively simple structures.
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 secures the butt end of weapons, preventing accidental dislodgment during transport and accommodating weapons in bags, ensuring stability and quick access when needed.
Implementation Method 1
an antiskid feature affixed to a bottom surface of the weapon stock saddle
Implementation Method 2
a plurality of substantially parallel adjacent steps. Each step has a different height above a horizontal surface and forms a wall to capture the butt end of the weapon stock
Data Source
AI summary
A weapon stock saddle for a weapon storage system includes an elongated irregular opening of a weapon stock saddle to receive a butt end of a weapon stock. The elongated irregular opening includes a toe end and a head end. The weapon stock saddle also includes a plurality of substantially parallel adjacent steps. Each step has a different height above a horizontal surface and forms a wall to capture the butt end of the weapon stock. A floor of the elongated irregular opening, between the toe end and a first wall of a first step of the plurality of substantially parallel adjacent steps, has an angle of about 17 degrees plus or minus 10 degrees with respect to a horizontal surface upon which the weapon stock saddle rests.