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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7941961 | System for receiving spent cartridge cases from a firearm A cartridge catching system designed to attach to picatinny rail of a firearm to receive spent cartridge cases from the ejection port of firearm is provided. The cartridge catching system has a container body which is downwardly angled to deflect the spent cartridge... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7536821 | Cartridge casing catcher with reduced firearm ejection port flash and noise A catcher, in combination with a firearm having an ejection port, for receiving and retaining expended magnetically attracted shell casings through the ejection port as the firearm is discharged. The catcher includes a hollow housing having a plurality of rigid wall... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7493720 | Spent ammunition cartridge case deflector A safety device for deflecting spent ammunition cartridge cases away from a rifleman as they exit the ejector port of a semiautomatic or automatic rifle. In a first embodiment, intended for use with a rifle from which the carrying handle has been removed from the ri... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7389605 | Self clearing single and/or multiple shell catching device A self clearing single and/or multiple spent shell catcher for use on autoloading guns comprising a plurality of pivoting spring loaded jaws with cam features which are released by a jaw trigger means and thereby catch an ejected shell. Caught shells are automatical... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7380364 | Hand mountable casing collection apparatus A hand-mountable apparatus for collecting spent bullet casings ejected from a firearm. The apparatus comprises a hand-engaging member for engaging a hand of a user, and a spent casing collection apparatus for catching ejected casings and attached to the hand-engagin... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7258055 | Machine gun mount A machine gun mount is provided for mounting a machine gun in a movable support arm of a helicopter. The mount includes a gun cradle which is detachably connected to the gun and a pintle one end of which is adapted to pivotably mount the pintle, and thus the mount, ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7168200 | Gun shell catcher device A shell catcher for use with hand-held firearms adjustably detachably mounts on a side of the firearm for receiving and retaining spent shells expelled by the firearm. The shell catcher has a base, which mounts on a side of the firearm and a collapsible flexible hou... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7134233 | Acoustically tuned cartridge casing catcher A catcher, in combination with a firearm having an ejection port, for receiving and retaining expended magnetically attracted shell casings through the ejection port as the firearm is discharged. The catcher includes a hollow housing having a plurality of rigid wall... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7043863 | Multi-position spent cartridge casing catcher A catcher in combination with a firearm having an ejection port for receiving and retaining expended magnetically attracted shell casings through the ejection port as the firearm is discharged. The catcher includes a hollow housing having a plurality of rigid walls.... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6902150 | Steel yielding guardrail support post A guardrail support post includes a continuous structural member having a top edge, a bottom edge, and a generally uniform cross section from the top edge to the bottom edge. The structural member includes first and second generally parallel flanges, and a web formi... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6836991 | System and method for a cartridge casing catcher A catcher for receiving expended shell casings from a firearm having an ejection port as the firearm is discharged, the catcher includes a hollow housing and a lining. The hollow housing having a plurality of rigid walls, wherein one of the walls has an opening in c... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6766607 | Articulative, shell casing deflection and collection apparatus An articulative, shell casing deflection and collection apparatus is provided for deflecting and collecting spent shell casings from firearms when shooting at a range. The apparatus clamps to the edge of a shooting table and is adjustable to suit any type firearm. T... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6701659 | Cartridge containment device and method A cartridge containment device and method is designed to contain or catch unfired cartridges ejected from an automatic or semi-automatic firearm during unloading. To accomplish this, a cartridge containment box having an open top and otherwise configured ... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6530169 | Toggle action see through shotgun shell catcher This invention is an improved shotgun shell catcher. It has a cage of very light weight construction, which captures many casings before it must be emptied. Toggle action permits near effortless operation to quickly unload the empty casings. Thumbwheel lo... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6523293 | Arrangement for opening the dust flap of a firearm An apparatus is provided for use in a firearm having a housing defining a first ejection opening and a second ejection opening. The apparatus includes first and second dust flaps mounted adjacent the first ejection opening for movement between an opened p... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6487808 | Combination spent shell deflector and catcher, and breech block actuator The present invention is a combination spent shell deflector and catcher, and breech block latch actuator, or receiver closer for semi-automatic firearms. The combination comprises a generally planar frame for attachment in vertical orientation to the sid... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6470618 | Cartridge shell casing collector and method therefor A cartridge shell casing collector and method therefor capable of allowing a user to easily collect shell casings discharged from a gun without having to bend over or come into direct physical contact with the discharged cartridge shell casings.... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6354035 | Brass catcher An apparatus comprising a portable, standing screen with a bin that can be placed near the person firing a semi-automatic weapon. The screen has a base section and an upright frame section. The upright frame section can be removed from the base to facilit... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6347475 | Arm attachable device for catching spent shells An arm attachable device for catching spent shells including an arm brace adapted for positioning on a forearm of a shooter. An adjustable extension is secured to the arm brace and extends upwardly therefrom at an angle of about 130 degrees. An inverted U... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6173520 | Cartridge case catcher A device for catching and holding spent cartridges ejected from a conventional AR-15, M16, AR-10, or similar type rifle. The device consists of a steel frame with a cloth bag and two mounting pins that removably attach to a mount connected to the rifle. T... | 01/16/2001 |
| 5934002 | Empty shell collector for fire arm A device for receiving and collecting spent shells ejected from a firearm having an spent shell ejection port. The invention comprises a hollow conduit which is shaped analogous to and surrounding the natural ejection path of the shell casings when mounte... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5811716 | Device for catching cartridges ejected from fired weapons A device for catching cartridges ejected from a fired weapon. The device includes a fabric catch bag mounted on a frame and attached by means of a swivel mount to an extendable, base-mounted support rod. The frame may rotate about an axis parallel to the ... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5651208 | Cartridge casting collector A cartridge casing collector, for use with rifles of the type having a cartridge casing ejection port in connection with the exterior of the rifle, including a housing member having a collecting chamber formed therein in communication with a casing receiv... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5398439 | Expended brass catcher A receptacle for receiving expended brass casing ejected from a weapon having an ejection port as the weapon is discharged. The invention comprises a hollow receptacle which is appended to the weapon with a shell casing receiving port in communication wit... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5285593 | Device for recovering cartridge cases for an automatic or semiautomatic firearm The device comprises a removable container (7) having an entrance opening (8) located opposite the window (2) for the ejection of the cases of fired cartridges of a firearm (1) having a carrying handle (4) with two spaced posts (5, 6) on the top of its fr... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5138787 | Device for catching and holding rifle shell casings ejected from a rifle A device for catching and holding rifle shell casings ejected from a conventional M16 or like rifle includes a deflector body mounted between the handle and main body portions of the rifle by a spring-loaded detent assembly engageable in an opening conven... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4959918 | Shell catcher device The invention relates to shell catcher devices for hand-held firearms which can be detachably mounted adjacent a chamber of the firearm from which the used shells are expelled. The device provides for the use of a flexible body carried by a rigid frame an... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4903426 | Device for recovering of cartridge cases for a shoulder weapon The device comprises a support (4, 8, 9) fastened by gripping to engagement surfaces (14, 15) of a weapon (1) to which there is attached, by articulation around a hinge (5), a container (6) which in a swung-down bottom position covers the loading handle (... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4715141 | Spent cartridge collector A spent cartridge collector for use with a firearm with a side opening cartridge ejection port. The collector is hinged to permit quick access to and inspection of the firearm ejection port and includes a cartridge collection bag having Velcro strips at t... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4621444 | Shell deflector attached to the reciprocable bolt of a firearm The deflector is for use with semi-automatic firearms. It is attached to the reciprocable bolt of the firearm and takes the place of the operating handle. As the shell is being automatically ejected from the firearm, it's path of flight is altered when st... | 11/11/1986 |
| 4594803 | Spent shell receiver A spent shell receiver for a shotgun releasably mounts to the shotgun adjacent the ejection slot. The spent shell receiver includes a bracket which has a rearward portion that clamps to the trigger guard. The forward portion of the bracket has a lip that ... | 06/17/1986 |
| 4430820 | Ejected cartridge case receiver Apparatus for collecting cartridge cases ejected from an associated firearm, having an action and an elongated barrel having a geometric axis. A container has at least first and second elongated flanges disposed in mutually perpendicular relationship with... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4384421 | Shell catcher for shotguns A shell catcher for semi-automatic auto-loading shotguns which will catch the ejected shell if singly loaded and the last shell from the magazine if multiple loads are used. A mounting plate is attached to the trigger retaining pins on the shotgun receive... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4334375 | Apparatus for collecting cartridge casings A container is arranged to be quickly attached to or removed from a closed chute that is disposed around the ejection port of a submachine gun so that empty cartridge casings expelled from the gun are deposited into the container in a manner such that gas... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4296565 | Apparatus for collecting ejected cartridges Apparatus for catching cartridges automatically ejected from a firearm without attaching or otherwise physically associating any structure with the firearms itself. A free-standing receptacle, comprising a resilient material having an open end supported i... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4265042 | Cartridge retriever mounting and attaching device for a colt M-16 rifle What is disclosed is an improved cartridge retriever mounting and attaching device which allows the expedient attachment and removal of a cartridge retriever for use on the Colt M-16 Rifle.... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4204353 | Firearm cartridge receiver What is disclosed is an improved device for retrieving cartridges and cases ejected from a firearm. The device is fashioned so as to allow easy mounting, removal and storage of the device. The device is also equipped with a cartridge alignment mechanism t... | 05/27/1980 |
| 4166333 | Spent shell container A container assembly adapted to be mounted adjacent the action of a firearm for gathering the shells as they are ejected from the firearm, whereby the spent shells may be collected for re-use.... | 09/04/1979 |
| 4110927 | Spent long gun shell caddy An upstanding hollow receptacle is provided including interconnected opposite sides, opposite ends and top and bottom wall portions. The upper portion of one of the sides has a horizontal opening formed therein and the bottom of the receptacle is provided... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4028834 | Spent cartridge collector A cartridge collector comprising a rectangular shell having a lateral opening and a bottom opening and including securing means along the lateral opening, for aligning said shell over the ejection port of a rifle. Formed along the transverse edges of the ... | 06/14/1977 |
