Abrégé

A folding stock with barrel toggle clamp has a body defining a receptacle adapted to receive the action, a clamp mechanism on the body operable to move between a released position and a clamped position, and the clamp mechanism operable to bias the barrel toward the receptacle to secure the barrel to the action. The clamp mechanism may be a multi-link linkage. One of the links may have an adjustable length. The clamp mechanism may include a lever that is flush against an external surface of the stock when in the clamped position. The clamp mechanism may include a V-block defining a channel adapted to receive a protrusion on the receiver and an angled surface on the barrel to clamp the barrel to the receiver. The clamp mechanism may include a lever pivotally connected to the body to pivot on a first horizontal axis lateral to the body.

Classes IPC  ?

• F41A 11/04 - Armes à feu articulées ou repliables, c. à d. avec des pièces articulées ou télescopiques pour le transport ou le stockage
• F41C 7/11 - Fusils ou fusils de chasse à bascule
• F41C 23/04 - Crosses ou parties de crosses articulées ou télescopiques

Abrégé

A folding stock with barrel toggle clamp has a body defining a receptacle adapted to receive the action, a clamp mechanism on the body operable to move between a released position and a clamped position, and the clamp mechanism operable to bias the barrel toward the receptacle to secure the barrel to the action. The clamp mechanism may be a multi-link linkage. One of the links may have an adjustable length. The clamp mechanism may include a lever that is flush against an external surface of the stock when in the clamped position. The clamp mechanism may include a V-block defining a channel adapted to receive a protrusion on the receiver and an angled surface on the barrel to clamp the barrel to the receiver. The clamp mechanism may include a lever pivotally connected to the body to pivot on a first horizontal axis lateral to the body.

Classes IPC  ?

• F41C 7/11 - Fusils ou fusils de chasse à bascule
• F41A 11/04 - Armes à feu articulées ou repliables, c. à d. avec des pièces articulées ou télescopiques pour le transport ou le stockage
• F41C 23/04 - Crosses ou parties de crosses articulées ou télescopiques

Abrégé

Drum magazines have a housing defining an ammunition passage having an outlet, a first spring mechanism adapted to bias ammunition in the passage toward the outlet, and a follower element in the passage, the follower element including a second spring mechanism adapted to generate a biasing force against a passage surface portion, such that the follower resists movement within the passage in the absence of a deliberately applied force. The magazine may be a drum magazine, and the passage may have a spiral shape. The first spring mechanism may include a control adapted to selectably change the first spring mechanism from a biasing condition in which force is applied to the follower element for motivating ammunition toward the outlet, and a loading condition in which the first spring mechanism is restrained to facilitate loading of the magazine in the absence of a biasing force.

Classes IPC  ?

• F41A 9/73 - Chargeurs à tambour
• F41A 9/26 - Alimentation en munitions sans bande utilisant un chargeur ou un magasin mobiles comme dispositif d'alimentation utilisant un chargeur du type à tambour rotatif

Abrégé

Rifle magazines with release lever actuators have a magazine body defining a chamber for receiving ammunition, the body having a catch feature adapted for selectable engagement by the magazine release latch, a latch actuator element mounted to the magazine body proximate to the catch feature, and the latch actuator element being movable with respect to the body such that movement of the latch actuator element motivates the magazine release latch from the secured position to the released position. The latch actuator element maybe pivotally connected to the magazine body. The latch actuator element may have a first portion proximate the catch feature, and a second portion remote from the catch feature. The latch actuator may have an intermediate portion pivotally connected to the magazine body. The magazine may have major planar sidewalls, and the latch actuator may pivot on a pivot axis perpendicular to the sidewalls.

Classes IPC  ?

• F41A 9/65 - Boîtes-chargeurs comportant un élévateur de cartouches

Abrégé

Magazines with tilt-resistant followers have a tubular body defining a passage, a follower movable within the passage, and the follower including a roller. The follower may have rollers on the front and the rear. The follower may have two rollers on at least one of the front and the rear. The follower may have a platform portion, a tine extending perpendicular to platform portion, a roller connected proximate to the platform, and a second roller connected proximate to a free end of the tine. The follower may have front and rear tines, each tine having a pair of rollers. The tubular body may define a major plane, and the roller may define a roller axis perpendicular to the major plane. The follower may define a transverse aperture receiving a pin, and the roller may be supported on the pin. The roller may include a set of ball bearings.

Classes IPC  ?

• F41A 9/65 - Boîtes-chargeurs comportant un élévateur de cartouches
• F41A 9/70 - Dispositions sur les chargeurs pour faciliter leur déchargement, p.ex. élévateurs de cartouches, lèvres de retenue

Abrégé

Magazines with tilt-resistant followers have a tubular body defining a passage, a follower movable within the passage, and the follower including a roller. The follower may have rollers on the front and the rear. The follower may have two rollers on at least one of the front and the rear. The follower may have a platform portion, a tine extending perpendicular to platform portion, a roller connected proximate to the platform, and a second roller connected proximate to a free end of the tine. The follower may have front and rear tines, each tine having a pair of rollers. The tubular body may define a major plane, and the roller may define a roller axis perpendicular to the major plane. The follower may define a transverse aperture receiving a pin, and the roller may be supported on the pin. The roller may include a set of ball bearings.

Classes IPC  ?

• F41A 9/65 - Boîtes-chargeurs comportant un élévateur de cartouches

Abrégé

A rifle stock has a body defining a magazine well configured to closely and removably receive at least a portion of the magazine, the body including an actuation element proximate the magazine well, the magazine well being a passage defining an insertion axis, and the actuation element having an actuation surface portion angularly offset from the insertion axis, such that the cartridge retention element operably encounters and is moved by the actuation element upon insertion of the magazine. There may be a magazine having a body with an exterior profile sized to be closely and removably received in the magazine well, the body defining a central passage configured to receive a plurality of ammunition cartridges, the passage having an open upper end, a cartridge retention element attached to the body and movable between a first retention position, and a second released position.

Classes IPC  ?

• F41A 9/70 - Dispositions sur les chargeurs pour faciliter leur déchargement, p.ex. élévateurs de cartouches, lèvres de retenue

Abrégé

The firearm stock has a body including a forend. The bottom of the forend has an elongate slot. A bipod having a plurality of legs is pivotally attached at one end of the legs to the bottom of the forend. The bipod has an unfolded position in which an opposing end of the legs extends downwards beyond the exterior contour of the forend. The bipod has a folded position in which the opposing end of the legs is received within the elongate slot with the legs substantially within the exterior contour of the forend. The opposing end of the legs may each have a notch. There may be a latch having a cam surface that is spring biased to protrude into the slot. The notches may receive the cam surface when the bipod is in the folded position, thereby releasably securing the opposing end of the legs within the slot.

Classes IPC  ?

• F41C 23/08 - Plaques de couche anti-recul
• F41A 23/08 - Bipieds
• F41C 23/16 - Fûts ou devants; Poignées; Garde-mains

Abrégé

Shell holders for firearms have a body including a plurality of bores, a plurality of elastomeric elements, each associated with a different selected one of the bores, each elastomeric element having a protruding portion that protrudes a selected distance into the bore, a plurality of movable adjustment elements, each connected to the body and each operably engaged to a different selected one of the elastomeric elements, wherein the selected distance the protruding portion of the elastomeric element protrudes into the bore is adjustable based on an adjustment position of each adjustment element, and the selected distance is independently adjustable for each elastomeric element. The shell holder may be for a shotgun. The movable adjustment elements may include a plurality of jaws movable with respect to the body. There may be a gap defined between the body and each jaw. The elastomeric elements may be received within the gaps.

Classes IPC  ?

• F42B 39/00 - Emballage ou stockage de munitions ou de charges explosives; Mesures de sécurité à cet effet; Bandes-chargeurs; Sacs à cartouches
• F42B 39/02 - Sacs à cartouches; Cartouchières
• F42B 39/26 - Emballages ou conteneurs pour enfermer plusieurs munitions, p.ex. des cartouches

Abrégé

Magazines with detachable feed lip elements have a tubular body having a lower end and an upper end that defines an elongated passage that receives a spring and a detachable feed element positioned on top of the upper end of the passage that has feed lips that retain cartridges in the magazine and permit the cartridges to be extracted forwardly. The feed element may be a U-shaped device having a main upper panel that defines a feed lip aperture. The feed element may have side walls with fasteners that connect the feed element to the body. The feed element may have opposed sides, the aperture may be defined by the opposed sides, and a spring may be attached to one of the opposed sides to provide a biasing force toward the other opposed side such that a cartridge cannot be extracted from the aperture except in a forward direction.

Classes IPC  ?

• F41A 9/70 - Dispositions sur les chargeurs pour faciliter leur déchargement, p.ex. élévateurs de cartouches, lèvres de retenue
• F41A 9/65 - Boîtes-chargeurs comportant un élévateur de cartouches
• F41A 9/71 - Dispositions pour faire varier le volume du chargeur; Dispositifs insérables ou dispositifs adaptateurs permettant l'emmagasinage de cartouches de type ou de calibre différents

Abrégé

A butt pad apparatus is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the butt pad apparatus includes a plate and a recoil pad attachable to the plate such that a chamber is defined therebetween. The recoil pad with plate attached thereto may be adapted for attachment to a butt of a stock. In various aspects, the butt pad apparatus includes an insert removably receivable within the chamber, and the insert may be formed of an elastomeric material. This Abstract is presented to meet requirements of 37 C.F.R. §1.72(b) only. This Abstract is not intended to identify key elements of the apparatus and methods disclosed herein or to delineate the scope thereof.

Classes IPC  ?

• F41C 23/08 - Plaques de couche anti-recul
• F41C 23/20 - Crosses; Plaques de couche; Leur montage

Abrégé

A firearm with movable cheek riser is a rifle stock having a stock body having a facility for receiving a rifle action and a rear extending portion, a stock butt portion telescopically connected to the rear extending portion, the butt portion being movable between a retracted position and an extended position, a cheek riser having a rear portion connected to the butt portion and a front portion connected to the stock body, and the cheek riser being movable between an elevated position and a lower position. The cheek riser may be pivotally connected to the butt portion. The cheek riser may include a downwardly-depending post received in a post bore defined in the stock body, wherein the post is curved such that a pivoting motion of the stock is facilitated. The invention may be a rifle including the rifle stock receiving a barreled rifle action.

Classes IPC  ?

• F41C 23/00 - Crosses; Plaques de crosse; Montures