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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7269918 | Pump gun A pump gun is disclosed having a loading and firing mechanism which comprises a cartridge stop lever (21), that is not connected to the hammer, interacts with the cocking slide (22) associated with the cartridge magazine and is susceptible to rocking m... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7266894 | Apparatus for slicing fruit and other items An apparatus for slicing fruit or other items is provided. The apparatus includes a top interlocking blade, a middle interlocking blade, and a bottom interlocking blade, each having an apex and two downward sloping edges of approximate equal length. The blades have ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7150121 | One-piece trigger for lever action rifle with exposed hammer The present invention comprises a new and improved one-piece trigger for a lever action rifle which eliminates trigger flop found on two piece factory triggers. The trigger allows the sear to slip up and past the half and full cock notches on the hammer via an ellip... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7076904 | Detachable gun barrel assembly A detachable gun barrel assembly having an adapter for threaded engagement with the receiver and a barrel dimensioned for affixation to the adapter. The adapter has a mating end section which threadedly engages the receiver V-threads and a receiving end section havi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073740 | Motorized fishing reel actuating mechanism and rod assembly A motorized fishing reel actuating mechanism and rod assembly includes a support housing having a rod and reel member and a mounting member extending perpendicularly from the rod and reel member. A fishing rod is joined to and extends forwardly from a sleeve dispose... | 07/11/2006 |
| 6925743 | Tactical duo stock A butt stock for a tactical weapon, rifle, shotgun or other firearm. The butt stock has a butt plate with two or more surfaces. One of those surfaces is generally perpendicular to the direction of the firearm. The other surface is angled to provide a more stable sho... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6742298 | Carrier locking device A carrier lock for use in semi-automatic firearms. ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6615527 | Trigger mechanism In a firearm having a trigger assembly with a trigger nose, a hammer with a sear hook and a trigger notch, a disconnector and an automatic sear, an improvement including a notched bifurcating the sear hook of the hammer for receiving the disconnector in a... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6612062 | Carrier locking device A carrier lock for use in semi-automatic firearms.... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6510778 | Automatic bolt hold-open assembly The present invention relates to an automatic bolt hold-open rotating assembly to convert a manual bolt hold-open function to an automatic bolt hold-open function in automatic and semi-automatic pistols and rifles, such as the Ruger 10/22 semi-automatic .... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6470614 | Cartridge follower for shotgun magazine A cartridge follower for pushing against cartridges in a tubular magazine of a shotgun. A front face of the follower has at least one forwardly protruding member offset from the center of the front face to be tactilely distinguished from a cartridge in th... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6164000 | Repeating rifle with magazine adapter A repeating rifle having a chamber to which a magazine guide is secured by means of threaded bolts, into which magazine guide a bar magazine can be inserted, can selectively receive a longer magazine. In order to make this possible with a minimum of parts... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5867928 | Semi-automatic gas-operated shotgun with an improved safety device A semi-automatic gas-operated shotgun includes a safety device which locks the firing mechanisms of the gun and simultaneously locks the breech-block slide in the open position, spaced from the cartridge chamber of the gun, by the operation of a single sa... | 02/09/1999 |
| 5565642 | Compressed gas weapon A compressed gas weapon (10) is configured in the breech portion (18) of its barrel (12) to accommodate a projectile (24) in a position of readiness to fire and to reproducibly caliber the projectile (24) in the process of conveying it into the position o... | 10/15/1996 |
| 4601122 | Device for the timely feeding of cartridges in semi-automatic rifles Disclosed is a device suitable for semi-automatic rifles, and capable of timely feeding cartridges into the firing chamber without causing void loading of the weapon. The improved device comprises a sliding member controlled by the hammer and cooperating ... | 07/22/1986 |