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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7730820 | Mounted isometric controller A method and system are provided to support simultaneous operation of a weapon and communication with a remote apparatus. The system utilizes a control module with a transceiver in communication with a receiver of a remote apparatus and/or output device. ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7434344 | Handle for firearm A firearm accessory comprising at least one handle that may be attached to a firearm, the firearm comprising a butt and a barrel which define a plane, wherein a longitudinal axis of the firearm lies in the plane, wherein in a gripping position of the at least one ha... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7347023 | Machine guns having detachable barrels and methods operating the same Machine guns having detachable barrels and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An illustrated example firearm includes a housing; a removable barrel; a latch to releasably secure the barrel in the housing, the latch having a released state and a secured sta... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7243645 | Positive fit “elastic” feed adapter for paintball gun A positive fit feed adapter for use between a paintball loader and a paintball gun. The feed adapter includes a threaded connector formed on either the paintball gun or the paintball loader. The threaded connector includes a plurality of expansion slots that allow t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240448 | Bean bag baton A projectile weapon, preferably adapted to fire non- and less-lethal munitions. An elongate tubular body includes a barrel portion and a receiver portion, with a breech assembly disposed in the receiver portion adjacent the barrel portion. A handle is affixed to and... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240600 | Rifle charging handle with ambidextrous latch A charging handle for a rifle having a housing. The handle has a body with an elongated bar having a forward end and a rear end. The bar has a bolt engaging element at the forward end, and a crossbar having an intermediate portion connected to the rear end of the ba... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231861 | Firearm modification assembly An assembly for modifying an automatic firearm such as a carbine rifle to relocate operation of the firearm charge handle. The assembly includes a fore-grip bracket, a drive rod movable in the foregrip bracket and attached to the charging handle release lever, and a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7219463 | Methods and apparatus to secure a safety catch in a jammed position Methods and apparatus to secure a bolt in a jammed position are disclosed. A disclosed firearm includes a housing; a mounting bracket carried by the housing; and a cocking slide slidably engaging the mounting bracket external to the housing. The cocking slide is eng... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7191557 | Firearms, grips for firearms, and methods for using the same Firearms, grips for firearms and methods of using the same are disclosed. An example grip includes an exterior grip defining an inner bore; a slider located within the bore for axial movement relative to the exterior grip, the slider having a projection to selective... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7160094 | Die assembly A die assembly (10) having a first die part (12), which includes a first lip (16) that, in combination with a second lip (18), defines a feed gap (20). The first die part (12) also includes a rear portion (22), a fron... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7137219 | Machine guns having detachable barrels and methods of operating the same Machine guns having detachable barrels and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An illustrated example firearm includes a housing; a removable barrel; a latch to releasably secure the barrel in the housing, the latch having a released state and a secured sta... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7086191 | Trigger assembly A trigger assembly comprises a trigger frame having a body with a cavity therein, a handle connected to the body, a trigger guard on the body defining a space with which a portion of the cavity is in communication, a connection member on the body, a slot member on t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069922 | Paintball marker internal reset system An internal reset system for paint ball markers. A hammer body as modified rearwardly to include an axial opening to receivably retain the forward head of a reset rod. The forward portion of the reset rod is thus free to reciprocate within the axial opening, but res... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7047684 | Short repeater rifle Short repeater rifle with a barrel, which has on one of its ends a cartridge receiver; a locking system; a trigger assembly with a trigger and a trigger guard; a firing mechanism; a magazine; and a targeting device, characterized in that the center of gravity of the... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6971202 | Gas operated action for auto-loading firearms A gas operated action for auto-loading guns may comprise a receiver, a biasing spring, a bolt-carrier reciprocable within the receiver, a bolt having a cam pin, and an action rod fixedly attached to the receiver. The cam pin may engage the action rod during recoil t... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6901837 | Extended lever for a firearm An extender for a bolt catch release lever on a bolt catch operating lever of a firearm equipped with a protective spare magazine carrier for holding a loaded spare magazine in a position of readiness for immediate insertion into operative engagement with that firea... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6851346 | Firearm bolt catch assembly A bolt catch assembly including a bolt engagement leg, a sliding member engagement leg, a contact member and an arrangement for enabling the bolt catch assembly to pivot about a pivot axis. The bolt engagement leg is configured for engaging a bolt of a firearm to ho... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6834455 | Stock for firearms A stock for firearms comprises slots or cutouts provided in the body of the stock and filled with material adapted to absorb energy, in order to reduce recoil and nozzle rise, upon firing. ... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6829855 | Ambidextrous reserve magazine holder for a firearm A magazine-protecting, ambidextrous device for carrying a loaded spare magazine attached to a firearm buttstock in position for rapid removal and insertion into the firing position of the firearm. The loaded spare magazine is restrained within a well formed in the b... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6782791 | Semiautomatic or automatic gun The gun may have a receiver element with a barrel extending forwardly from the receiver element with the barrel having a chamber end and a discharge end. A handle element may be attached to the receiver element and a trigger assembly may be integrated with the handl... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6763755 | Extended lever for a firearm An extender for a bolt catch release lever on a bolt catch operating lever of a firearm equipped with a protective spare magazine carrier for holding a loaded spare magazine in a position of readiness for immediate insertion into operative engagement with that firea... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6722253 | Extended lever for a firearm An extender for a bolt catch release lever on a bolt catch operating lever of a firearm equipped with a protective spare magazine carrier for holding a loaded spare magazine in a position of readiness for immediate insertion into operative engagement with that firea... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6705036 | Trigger assembly A trigger assembly comprises a trigger frame having a body with a cavity therein, a handle connected to the body, a trigger guard on the body defining a space with which a portion of the cavity is in communication, a connection member on the body, a slot member on t... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6658982 | Cocking knob and striker arrangement for gas-powered projectile firing device A cocking knob and striker assembly for a gas-powered projectile firing device (e.g., a paintball marker). The cocking knob is adapted for operative connection with the striker and has a rearwardly facing spring seat adapted to engage the striker spring. ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6658781 | Grip for firearms A grip that can be easily attached to and removed from a handgun or a rifle. In the case of a handgun, the grip is easily slipped onto the gun frame ahead of the trigger guard, and it extends downwardly with the exterior surface containing soft and comfor... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6561073 | Device and method for carrying, loading and cocking a firearm A device and method for carrying, loading and cocking a firearm 40, such as a pistol or similar. A first element 10; 110 is attached to the firearm. A second element 20 is slidably disposed and displaceable within and away from the first element. A spring... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6508158 | Firing lever arrangement for a firearm A firing lever assembly is disclosed for use in a firearm having a housing extending in a longitudinal direction and a bolt assembly adapted for longitudinal movement within the housing. The firing lever assembly includes a carrier defining a through hole... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6434874 | Digit support A digit support for AR family receivers designed to reside in a gap left between a receiver's pistol grip and trigger guard. The support fills the gap and ideally separates a user's digit from the gap, thereby protecting the user's digit from injury due t... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6269577 | Hand grip removal assist A tool to assist in the field removal of a rifles's hand grips or hand guards, comprising a pair of releasably joined split ring segments which are adapted to urge the slip ring of a rifle away from the rifle's mounting ring, thereby freeing the rifle's h... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6257114 | Firing lever mechanism for firearms A firing lever mechanism for use with a firearm is disclosed. The firing lever mechanism includes a slide disposed for reciprocating movement between a distal position and a proximal position, and a first spring that biases the slide toward the distal pos... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6055760 | Forend for minimizing recoil from a gun A forend assembly with a pistol grip assembly which contains a pistol grip and a slide assembly attached to the pistol grip. One portion of the slide assembly is secured to the rear of the forend assembly; and another portion of the slide assembly is resi... | 05/02/2000 |
| 6019024 | Compact operating system for automatic rifles An operating system for automatic rifles is described which permits a user to easily remove and replace the bolt and bolt carrier from the rifle, without requiring the user to employ special tools. This invention permits the user to reconfigure the rifle ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5946842 | Folding grip The invention relates to a foldable grip for mounting on an elongate object, such as the barrel of a portable weapon. The grip comprises an elongate grip section and a hinge which connects the grip section to the elongate object. For effecting the movemen... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5896850 | Paintball gun with sight rail cover A Paintball Gun of the "cocking type" is provided wherein the cocking pin is covered by a sight rail cover which doubles as an aiming sight or as a platform for a scope. The cocking pin is retracted by use of a cocking link which is slidably disposed with... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5821445 | Loading lever assembly for hand-operated firearms A loading lever assembly for a hand-operated firearm has a loading lever which can be pivoted from a released position in which it lies in the longitudinal direction of the weapon to an end-of-swing position on either side of the weapon. The lever is pivo... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5700967 | Interlocking mechanism for a self-loading weapon A self-loading weapon includes a bolt and a tension slide slidably mounted in the housing of the weapon, and an interlocking mechanism for securely locking the tension slide in its front end position during the shooting operation of the weapon. The interl... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5606825 | Cocking mechanism for a muzzle loading firearm A muzzle loading firearm having a tubular receiver for retaining an axially movable hammer and a cocking handle assembly for moving the hammer to a cocked position. The hammer has a first body portion having a laterally extending slot and an engagement po... | 03/04/1997 |
| 5417002 | Adjustable firearm handle The present invention is a handle assembly for removable attachment to the forearm portion of a firearm. It includes a handle, whose position relative to the forearm portion, may be readily adjusted to one of a plurality of locations. A push button mechan... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5179245 | Semi-automatic rifle adapter apparatus An adapter arranged to permit conversion of a semi-automatic rifle into a manual bolt action rifle is provided wherein a gas port blocking assembly is mounted to the barrel of the rifle, with a first bore in the blocking assembly receiving the barrel ther... | 01/12/1993 |
| 4932148 | Shoulder-fired semi-automatic rifle A shoulder-fired semi-automatic rifle including an elongated housing, a barrel projecting forward from the housing, a bolt mechanism within the housing including a firing pin having a sear mechanism and a magazine depending from the housing and cooperatin... | 06/12/1990 |