US1042132A

US1042132A - Cushion butt-plate for firearms.

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Publication number: US1042132A
Application number: US66181811A
Authority: US
Inventors: George Samuel Long
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1911-11-22
Filing date: 1911-11-22
Publication date: 1912-10-22
Anticipated expiration: 1929-10-22

Description

-1 y OPY BET AVAILAM C G. S. LON G.

GUSHION BUTT PLATE FOR FIREARMS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 22, 1911.

Lima, 1 32, Patented Oct. 22, 1912.

i iiv ms m gmwm Shaw 42 Qecgrye JLwag follo ing new i) iii: ll. .4114 ll) Application, File-ii Iiovember of California, have invented certain new ncl ueeiul l enlzs in Cushion llutl" Pint for l enrms; and l i0 elecle r; the

lie full, clear, nno exact rolescrip n the sen such as will esiriole others skilled in the are to which it zippertains lo make and use the same, reference being lied to the accompanying; drawings, and to the characters of reference innrli'eal lllfiflfifill, which form a part of this npplic' time.

This invention relates to iin moments: in firearms, and particularly to a butt for the stool: of the firearms, which butt plate will be shocleabsorbing in order to take up line shock the recoil caused by t of the lirearn'i, whereby the eliou 4 the shooter not he injured, and other similar catnstz'oplqies will be averted A further object of the invention to produce or, simple and inexgiensive device, and yet one which will be exceeding'ly eilectire for the purposes for which it is designed.

These "objects 5 accomplish by means 0 such structure and relative arrangement 0 ports will :iully appear by n perusal o lllQ following specification. and claim.

in ilie draw siiniler characters of rel lkfilCfil/L cparts in tlie V41 Ha several Figure Tl n perspective ziew of n fragmentary poi ion of the stock oi" llie lireerin showing my improved but-t plate, Fig 2 is a, sectional view or the some lnliien on :1 line of Fig. 1. 3 e. similar view to that shown in Fig. blaming tfie manner in which my improved plate would. overcome the shock of llia recoil oi? the gun. =lie a sirlo elevation of my improved butt plate.

Referring; now more particularly to the (tlmlnrrlnt's oi rcl'm'ence on the dra ing) dcsiguelcs the stool: of the gun p ovide 111 its end with :2 recess 2. Disr 'uisco over lllB curl of mill stool: 1 is. a plate 3 projecting slightly over the sides; of the 2 as at 05 forming n, shelf. Slightly within the recess 2 is my iiuprover'l l itt plate 4' which is preferably umile of llfil'll lllllher or other flexible material, which eu- S iecificetiou of Le tiers Patent.

Z911v Serial No. 861.5;18.

portion "4/" on lire sit into the slock of the gun. iliore being ill on Saul SClQ-WE. -Y wluon abut 1111.1 (1 Miller lo filial-o al 11am Ill r18 tool: 1 Disposed around the screws Y and nterposed between the collars 9 and the plate are spiral springs 10.

As will be readily seen, with the shock of l ne recoil of the gun the stock will more against the springs 10, whereas the plate will be held stationary :igainsl the shoulder of the shooter and the spring; 9 .will take up the shock of the recoil.

From the foregoing description it wi l be readily seen that l have proclueed snob device as substantially fulfils the object of the invention a set forth herein.

ll 'hile this specification sets forth in, (lemil the present ancl preferred construction of the device. still in practice such deviations from such detail may be resorted to as do not form n departure from the spirit of the invention.

ll'emng thus described my invention what i claim new and useful and desire to secure by Letters Patent i A. (levice of the character (l riberl. comprising the cimiliinntion oi: 1i stock of a gun. :slltfll stock being provided with n T667685 in its end. a plate disposed over the end of Szlifl stock and projecting lighlly over the siilcs o said recess, a plate movable in suirl and having a flange to engage the over zipping edges of said first nniucrl plate. the Sillll lnet named plate being provided with a plurality of recesses screws projecting into said recesses and engaging suirl stock, collars on enirl screws adapted to abut against lie end of snirl stock to limit the n'iox'enicnt of said screws into said stock, 21ml springs (lisposed lll'l lll'l said Screws Mill interposed between said last named. plum: llllkl mill. collnre'; as iescril e(l.

in testiu'iony whereof I afii; my 52 in presence of two witnesses.

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