EP0639752A1 - System zum Tragen von Handfeuerwaffen - Google Patents

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EP0639752A1
EP0639752A1 EP94401469A EP94401469A EP0639752A1 EP 0639752 A1 EP0639752 A1 EP 0639752A1 EP 94401469 A EP94401469 A EP 94401469A EP 94401469 A EP94401469 A EP 94401469A EP 0639752 A1 EP0639752 A1 EP 0639752A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • F41C33/00—Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
    • F41C33/02—Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm
    • F41C33/0245—Skeleton-holsters, e.g. contacting only a minimal part of the small arm, e.g. contacting the muzzle, ejection port, chamber, trigger guard or hammer
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41C—SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR
    • F41C33/00—Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
    • F41C33/02—Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm
    • F41C33/0263—Holsters, i.e. cases for pistols having means for being carried or worn, e.g. at the belt or under the arm having a locking system for preventing unauthorized or accidental removal of the small arm from the holster
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S224/00—Package and article carriers
    • Y10S224/907—Rigid shield or pad positioned between article and bearer
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S224/00—Package and article carriers
    • Y10S224/912—Handgun holder formed of metal or other rigid material

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  • the present invention relates to a carrying system for a portable weapon, of the type comprising a support, a locking device for locking the weapon on the support and at least one lashing strap.
  • a support such as a pocket including the barrel, part of the slide and the trigger guard of the weapon, and a flap which can be hooked on the pocket which ensures the holding and the protection of the 'armed.
  • the grip of the weapon takes place in three stages: unhooking the flap, extracting the weapon from the pocket and pointing the weapon in one direction. This grip is more or less delicate and quick depending on the fastening system used to fix the flap on the pocket.
  • a spring clip is provided which closes on the slide of the weapon.
  • the object of the invention is to overcome the drawbacks of the previous systems mentioned above, while providing other advantages.
  • the invention provides a carrying system for a portable weapon, of the aforementioned type and characterized in that the support is constituted by a rigid plate, and in that the locking device is supported by said plate and comprises a finger.
  • mobile with manual control which can take two positions and an elastic member for returning said finger to one of said positions or blocking position where it is housed in a groove of the weapon to block it against said plate.
  • the locking finger is of the pivoting type, and the elastic return member of this finger in its locking position is constituted by a leaf spring.
  • the position of the groove in which the finger of the locking device is intended to be housed can vary from one weapon to another.
  • the groove may advantageously be located at the rear saddle of the weapon, the locking device being mounted on the support plate so as to be positioned between the rear trigger guard and the front handle of the weapon.
  • the grip of the weapon is then done by catching it by the front handle by means of one hand, the thumb of this hand coming quite naturally in contact with the locking finger to rotate it and release it from the groove of the rear trigger guard.
  • the weapon is released in a direction perpendicular to the support plate and the pointing of the weapon is done while continuing the movement started to release the weapon.
  • the groove in which the locking finger engages can be advantageously provided at the rear of the handle, the locking device being mounted on the support plate so to be positioned behind the handle.
  • the grip of the weapon is then done by catching it by its handle by means of one hand, the thumb of this hand coming quite naturally in contact with the locking finger to rotate it and release it from the groove of the handle.
  • the weapon is released in a direction perpendicular to the support plate and the pointing of the weapon is done by continuing the movement initiated to release the weapon.
  • the system is supplemented by means for positioning and centering the weapon relative to the support plate, these means being constituted by pins projecting from the support plate and which are intended to cooperate with the weapon in order to position and center it correctly against the support and allow the locking finger to automatically engage in its associated groove, when the shooter withdraws from the weapon once it is pressed against the support , which has for effect of returning the locking finger to its locked position under the action of the return spring.
  • some of the positioning and centering pins of the weapon against the support plate are positioned in the interior space delimited by the trigger guard (s) of the weapon, in order to also be able to immobilize the tail (s) associated detents to avoid accidental actuation.
  • the carrying system 1 of a portable weapon 2 consists of a rigid support 3 in the form of a substantially rectangular plate 4 against which the weapon is pressed 2 which, in the example illustrated in FIG. 1, is a submachine gun comprising two front handles 5a and rear 5b associated respectively with two front trigger tails 6a and rear 6b.
  • each trigger tail 6a and 6b is surrounded by a trigger guard 7a, 7b which is a part generally in the form of a semicircle intended to protect the trigger tail and to protect it against unexpected operation.
  • the support plate 4 is equipped on one of its main faces 4a with means 10 (FIG. 2) which make it possible to correctly position and center the weapon 2 against the support plate 4, and with a locking device 20 which blocks the weapon 2 once it bears against the support plate 4.
  • means 10 FIG. 2
  • a locking device 20 which blocks the weapon 2 once it bears against the support plate 4.
  • the means 10 which make it possible to position and center the weapon 2 against the support plate 4 are constituted by studs 11b1, 11b2 and 12a, 12b projecting from the main face 4a of the support plate 4 and fixed thereto at screw means 13. More specifically, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, two studs 11b1 and 11b2 are provided which are intended to be housed in the internal space delimited by the rear bridge 7b and to be positioned on either side other of the trigger 6b.
  • the two studs 11b1 and 11b2 generally aligned in a direction parallel to the longitudinal direction of the support plate 4, come substantially into contact with the rear bridge 7b, and the dimensions of the stud 11b1 located furthest back are such that it comes to the immediate vicinity of the rear detent tail 6b in order to immobilize the latter.
  • the stud 12a is positioned between the front detent tail 6a and the front part of the front trigger guard 7a, which makes it possible to avoid maneuvering the front trigger tail 6a, and the stud 12b is positioned between the rear trigger tail 6b and the stud 11b2.
  • inserts 15 attached to the main face 4a of the support plate 4 and which come to cooperate with parts of the weapon 2 which have a shape complementary to that of these inserts 15.
  • the locking device 20 of the weapon 2 against the support plate 4 comprises a movable finger 21 with manual control which can take two positions, and an elastic return member 22 of the finger 21 in one of said positions or blocking position where its end 21a is received in a groove 23 of the weapon 2 to block the latter against the support plate 4.
  • the locking device 20 comprises a support block 25, one main face of which has a first recess 26 of generally frustoconical shape which is delimited by two oblique edges 26a and 26b, and a second recess 27 also of shape frustoconical which is delimited by two oblique edges 27a and 27b.
  • the two truncated cones formed by the two recesses 26 and 27 are opposed by their vertices, and the two non-consecutive edges 26a and 27a of the two recesses 26 and 27 are parallel, as well as their two other non-consecutive edges 26b and 27b.
  • the support block 25 is crossed by an orifice 29 located in the vicinity of the junction zone between the two recesses 26 and 27.
  • a sleeve 30 is engaged in the orifice 29 and it is crossed by a screw 31 which is used to fix the support block 25 on the support plate 4 and to fix a cover 32 attached to the main face of the support block 25 which includes the recesses 26 and 27.
  • the finger 21 is housed in the space formed by the two recesses 26 and 27, is pivotally mounted around the sleeve 30 and is movable in a plane parallel to that of the support plate 4.
  • the finger 21 projects by one end 21a at the beyond the recess 26, while its other end 21b projects beyond the recess 27.
  • An operating button 35 is attached to the end 21b of the finger 21 and it serves to pivot the finger 21 in the recesses 26 and 27 between two positions respectively defined by the edges 26a and 27a of the two recesses 26 and 27 which form a first stop, and the edges 26b and 27b of the two recesses 26 and 27 which form a second stop.
  • the support block 25 is immobilized in rotation by means of a pin 36 located on the median axis and one end of which engages in the support plate 4 and the other end of which engages in a second orifice 37 of the Support block 25.
  • the pin 36 projects into the recess 26 to cooperate with the leaf spring 22 which is mounted in the plane of the recess 26 so as to automatically return the finger 21 to its position by its return force. blocking.
  • the locking device 20 is positioned on the support plate 4 so as to be located between the rear bridge 7b and the front handle 5a, the outer wall of the rear bridge 7b which faces to the front handle 5a comprising the groove 23 intended to cooperate with the free end 21a of the locking finger 21.
  • the support plate 4 is carried by the shooter by at least one lashing strap 40 so as to immobilize it, for example at the level of the shooter's belt.
  • the support plate has several openings 41 towards its periphery for the free passage of the lashing strap (s) 40.
  • the weapon 2 is positioned and centered against the main face 4a of the support plate 4, and that the free end 21a of the locking finger 21 is engaged in the groove 23 of the rear trigger guard 7b and held therein by the action exerted by the return spring 22 on the locking finger 21.
  • the weapon 2 is then immobilized and fixed against the support plate 4 by the locking device 20 (FIG. 1), and the support plate 4 is immobilized at level of the shooter's belt by means of the lashing straps 40.
  • the grip is carried out by catching it by its front handle 5a by means of one hand, the thumb of this hand coming quite naturally in contact with the operating button. 35 of the locking device 20, and the positioning of the hand around the handle 6 forces the locking finger 21 to pivot in the direction of the arrow F, which has the effect of releasing it from the groove 23 of the rear bridge 7b weapon 2. Simultaneously, the shooter initiates a movement in a direction perpendicular to the plane of the support plate 4 to release the weapon 2, and he can then and very quickly point the weapon 2 in a given direction by continuing the movement initiated to release the weapon 2 of the support plate 4.
  • the shooter decides to fix the weapon 2 again on the support plate 4, he flaps it against the plate 4 by positioning and centering it correctly with respect to the studs 11b1, 11b2, 12a and 12b.
  • the shooter maintains by the thumb of his hand located around the front handle 5a, the locking finger 21 in its open position, so that when the weapon 2 is pressed against the support plate 4 and the shooter removes his hand from the front handle 5a, the locking finger 21 will automatically engage in the groove 23 as a result of the action of the return spring 22.
  • the weapon can be placed on one side or the other of this axis, which allows the use of the same port system by a left-handed or a right-handed person.
  • the weapon 2 is for example an automatic pistol comprising a handle 5, a trigger shank 6 surrounded by a trigger guard 7.
  • the locking device 20 is positioned behind the handle 5, so that the free end of its locking finger 21 can engage in the groove 23 formed on the rear face of the handle 5 which is opposite the locking device 20.
  • means 10 are provided for positioning and centering the weapon 2 against the support plate 4.
  • These means 10 are also constituted by studs projecting from the main face 4a of the support plate 4. More specifically, a stud 11 protrudes inside the space delimited by the trigger guard 7, and its dimensions are such that it comes substantially into contact with the detent tail 6 to immobilize the latter.
  • the invention is in no way limited to the two embodiments which have been described previously and given solely by way of example.

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FR9309325A FR2708727B1 (fr) 1993-07-29 1993-07-29 Système de port pour arme portative.
FR9309325 1993-07-29

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