ES1285234U - SUPPORT FOR PLACING A FLASHLIGHT ON THE STOCK OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC WEAPON (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Flashlight support for semi-automatic weapon magazine, made up of 2 pieces, one of them to replace the lower cover and closing element of the semi-automatic weapon magazine or feeder, having through holes (E, A1), a surface where secure the spring that all automatic weapon chargers or feeders have (G), a support and distance surface between both pieces (J), a tab (F), a hexagonal housing (H) and a circular housing (A2), these two parts being able to be manufactured in plastic material or metal alloy, essentially characterized by the incorporation of two recesses (B), a flange (D) and grooves (C1, C2) perpendicular to said recesses which, in combination, constitute a system of anchor of tactical elements known as picatinny rail. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

SUPPORT FOR PLACING A FLASHLIGHT ON THE STOCK OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC WEAPON

Support for placing a tactical flashlight on the stock of a semi-automatic pistol, incorporating an adapter into the magazine of the same that will act as a connection rail between the stock and the flashlight. Given the standardized characteristics of this connection rail -known as Picatinny rail- any flashlight on the market that meets this manufacturing standard can be attached.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION.

The purpose of this patent application is to register a support for placing a flashlight on the stock of a semi-automatic weapon, which incorporates notable innovations and advantages in terms of ergonomics, ease of use and improvement in the reaction capacity of the user of said weapon in low-light environments that in turn require the proportional use of the weapon with respect to that of the attacker.

BACKGROUND.

The provision of firearms by the Security Forces and Bodies is, today, undoubtedly necessary.

Any police officer faces a multitude of situations throughout his professional life in which he must assess the proportionality of the use of his service weapon based on the situation, the danger and the risk to his life, that of his partner(s). (s) and/or that of any person who is involved in a police action.

There are times when the agent must enter a room without adequate lighting or, simply, must act during hours of the day when there is no sunlight.

In these situations it is very difficult to act proportionally from the start. A situation that, a priori, is high risk, can become a situation that does not temporarily require the use of your service weapon. For example, if a group of agents has to enter a warehouse where there is no light to check if there is someone there or to arrest an undetermined number of people, given that they cannot find out in advance the will or the number of people, or if they are armed, they must enter wielding their service weapon, together with a light source that they can direct properly -and may even be useful to dazzle a suspected criminal and thus avoid using other methods of containment-, so that, once the situation, consider whether it is necessary to continue wielding your weapon or, on the contrary, holster it and use another more proportional one -the cane- or none in particular.

The main problem we find when the agent has to holster his weapon, hold the flashlight and take a weapon more appropriate to the circumstances. For a few seconds this agent will be devoid of any type of containment means, moments that the detainee can use to attack him or flee.

The most suitable for these cases would be to have a lighting source on the weapon itself, something that would significantly facilitate its use with both hands and would improve the time needed to exchange it for a proportional one if necessary. The main problem is that, given the characteristics of the holster where the regulation weapon is kept, placing a flashlight in the area where it is initially planned to do so (under the barrel of the weapon they usually have an area designed to attach a flashlight), is not feasible.

The invention that this report deals with contributes to solving this aforementioned problem.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION.

The support for the placement of a flashlight on the stock of a semi-automatic weapon consists of a set of two pieces that replace the lower cover of the magazine of a semi-automatic weapon, this piece known as "bottom of the feeder".

A magazine for any semi-automatic pistol, also known as a "feed mechanism" consists of the following parts:

-Charger tube,

- Roof tile

- Lifting spring

-Cap of the charger and its hitch.

The projectiles housed in said feeding mechanism are inserted through their upper part, one by one, these being pushed towards the upper part of the magazine by the pressure exerted by the lifting spring on the lifting tile, which is the piece on which the supports the first row of projectiles, which consists of two columns, one of them arranged with a difference in height corresponding to half the diameter of the upper projectile, of the other column.

Said lifting tile has the appropriate shape so that the projectiles are arranged in the manner indicated above. The user of the weapon only has to place the projectiles one by one in the upper mouth of the magazine or feeder, exert pressure on said projectile and overcome the force exerted by the spring on its lower part. Once the projectile is inserted, it will be retained by the very shape of the magazine body in its upper part, called "loader lips", so that as long as the weapon itself does not extract the projectile once the magazine is mounted on its butt and by means of a mechanism included in the weapon itself that can be operated manually if it does not exist no bullet in its chamber, known as a slide, or automatically taking advantage of the weapon's own energy from the detonation of the previous projectile to feed its chamber.

On its lower part, the spring rests on a removable cover - charger plug by sliding to the side and pushing on its lower part.

Said cover is removable with the intention of being able to review and/or replace both the aforementioned spring and the lifting tile. It is to said part of the charger where the mechanism object of the invention is incorporated, which consists of two parts:

The first piece ( Figures 3 and 4 ), which we will call "adapted magazine plug". Its shape is the same as that of the cover it replaces -rectangular contour with two of its rounded corners, the contour measurements being able to vary depending on the weapon but all with similar contours-, with the particularity that it has a surface where, on its upper part -the part towards which the spring is housed ( G )- it has a hexagonal housing ( H ) and, on its lower part, a projection ( J ), connected by means of a through hole ( E ). On the face of the perimeter that coincides with the rounded corners, the piece contains a tab ( F ).

The second piece ( Figures 1 and 2 ), which we will call "Picatinny adapter". Said piece has an outer perimeter formed by three right angles and a semicircle. Two recesses ( B ) run along the sides that join the semicircle. On one of its lower side, said recesses are parallel to the corresponding outer face. On the opposite side, the recess begins, at one end, on the upper face and, towards the end of the other end, ends its last section parallel to the other face of the recess.

It is smooth on its upper face and on its lower face, perpendicularly to the recesses described in the previous paragraph, it has several grooves ( C1, C2 ).

In one of its vertices the piece has a projection ( D ).

Between the top and bottom face there is a hole ( A1 ). In the section of the part where the locking slots ( C1, C2 ) are located, said hole will have a larger diameter ( A2 ) .

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DESIGNS.

The novel features that are considered characteristic of the invention are detailed in the appended claims. However, the invention itself, as well as the description of the preferred embodiment, will be better understood by referring to the accompanying drawings where:

Figure 1 consists of an isometric representation of the part where the flashlight is fitted (Part 2, Picatinny adapter) where:

• A2 is the hole through which the union screw will pass and its head will be housed.

• B is the Picatinny rail.

• D is the slide stop.

Figure 2 consists of an isometric representation of the part where the flashlight is fitted (Part 2, Picatinny adapter) where:

• A1 is the hole through which the union screw will pass.

• B is the Picatinny rail.

• C are the anchor slots.

Figure 3 consists of an isometric representation of the magazine spring attachment part (Part 1, adapted magazine cap), from its lower part, where:

• E is the hole through which the union screw will pass.

• F is the sliding stop of the piece

• C are the anchor slots.

Figure 4 consists of an isometric representation of the magazine spring attachment piece (Part 1, adapted magazine cap), from its lower part, where:

• F is the sliding stop of the piece

• G is the surface where the charger spring fits.

• H is the housing where the fastening nut is inserted between both pieces.

Figure 5 consists of an isometric representation of the complete set, where:

• A1 is the hole through which the union screw will pass.

• A2 is the hole through which the union screw will pass and its head will be housed.

• B is the Picatinny rail.

• C are the anchor slots.

• D is the slide stop.

• E is the hole through which the union screw will pass.

• F is the sliding stop of the part

• G is the surface where the charger spring fits.

• H is the housing where the fastening nut is inserted between both pieces.

DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT.

In view of the figures and explanations provided, a preferred but non-limiting embodiment of the invention can be seen, which consists of a flashlight support for a semi-automatic weapon charger.

In the first place we will start from the base of a semi-automatic weapon loader. In substitution of the part called "lower spring cover" (loader plug and its hook) with which all chargers have, we will place a new lower cover ( Figures 3 and 4, adapted charger plug ). Said piece will be made of plastic or metallic material, by means of a 3d printer, casting or machining from a block and will have the same shape on its outer perimeter as the piece it will replace, and the measurements of the contour may vary depending on of the weapon but all with similar contours and operation-, with the particularity that it has a surface where, on its upper part -the part towards which the spring ( G ) is housed- has a hexagonal housing ( H ) where a pressure nut will be inserted and, on its lower part, it has a projection ( J ) that will act as a stop so that, once both pieces are joined, there is enough distance between them to be able to assemble and disassemble the assembly in the battery charger. gun -regular maintenance operation-. Said piece is fixed in its position taking advantage of the pressure of the spring and is disassembled overcoming that pressure, exerting sufficient force in the opposite direction to that of the spring and sliding the thrust plate to one side until the projection ( F ) arranged for this purpose on the piece comes out of the matching housing in the charger itself. Once this lock is released, the piece continues to slide until it completely exits the magazine body, which has two tabs that prevent the vertical movement of the lower spring cover, following the same operating principle as the cover it replaces.

The piece mentioned in the previous paragraph will be attached to the piece where the flashlight will later be anchored ( Figures 1 and 2, Picatinny adapter ). Again its manufacture can be done in the same way as the previous piece and in the same material. The way to join both pieces is by means of a threaded bolt, through the through holes of both pieces ( A1, E ), screwed to the nut housed in the corresponding hole ( H ) of the spring fastening piece. The head of said threaded bolt will be inserted inside the anchoring part of the flashlight given the largest through hole section ( A2 ), in order not to hinder the placement or removal of the tactical flashlight.

Once the two pieces of the invention have been joined, they are assembled in the magazine of the weapon. The process is the reverse of disassembly, the part called "adapted charger cap" is partially inserted, sliding it through the part of the charger body designed for this purpose, the spring is placed in its housing ( G ) and it slides completely until that the tab ( F ) is inserted into the corresponding hole in the body of the magazine.

The mount is already installed on the butt of the gun. Now it only remains to place the standardized flashlight through the picatinny rail, so that to holster and unholster the weapon it is not necessary to remove or place said flashlight. The flashlight is positioned by sliding it along the side guides ( B ) until it stops against the support flange ( D ) and blocking its sliding once installed thanks to the cam mechanism that these flashlights have and that will coincide with the slots of the piece of support ( C1, C2 ).

Claims (2)

1 . Flashlight support for semi-automatic weapon charger, made up of 2 pieces, one of them to replace the lower cover and closing element of the semi-automatic weapon charger or feeder, having through holes ( E, A1 ), a surface where to secure the spring that all automatic weapons chargers or feeders have ( G ), a support and distance surface between both pieces ( J ), a tab ( F ), a hexagonal housing ( H ) and a circular housing ( A2 ), being able to These two parts must be made of plastic material or metal alloy, essentially characterized by the incorporation of two recesses ( B ), a flange ( D ) and grooves ( C1 , C2 ) perpendicular to said recesses which, in combination, constitute an anchoring system of tactical elements known as picatinny rail. 2 . Flashlight support for semi-automatic weapon charger, according to the first claim, characterized by the possibility of incorporating a flashlight into the butt of a semi-automatic weapon by means of its charger or feeder.