US481327A

US481327A - Frank a

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Publication number: US481327A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1892-08-23
Anticipated expiration: 1909-08-23

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F. 0 NB K N GU No. 481,327.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK A. HOLLENBECK, OF BATAVIA, NE\V YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE BAKER GUN AND FORGING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

if' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 481,327, dated August 23, 1892.

Application iiled February 16, 1892. Serial Nu. l21,716. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that I, FRANK A. HOILLENBECK a citizen of the United States, residing at Ba; tavia, in the county of Genesee and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Firearms; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention is an improvement in firearms; and it consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown one form in which I have contemplated embodying my invention, and said invention is fully disclosed in the following description and claims.

Referring to the said drawings, Figure l is a central sectional view of a portion of the barrels and stock of a gun embodying my invention, showing the fore-end detached. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the fore-end applied to the gun. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the gun bent or broken,ready for reloading.

In the said drawings, A represents the barrel portion of the gun, and B the stock portion. The barrels A are provided with the downwardly-extending coupling-lug a. in the usual manner, said lug having a semicircular recess a to engage the pivot-bolt b of the stock, the lug a engaging a recess in the forwardly-projecting portion ot' the stock in the usual manner.

The lug aJ is provided with an inclined recess, preferably square or polygonal in crosssection, in which is located the cooking-bolt C, provided at its upper end, adjacent to the barrels, with an upwardly-projecting lug or arm c, the said bolt being slightly longer than the length of its recess. The cocking-bolt is provided with a spring, which tends to force it in a direction toward the muzzle of the gun, and I have shown this spring c located in an enlargement c2 of the polygonal bolt-recess, the said spring engaging a shoulder c3 on the bolt C and being held in its recess by a screwplug ci. The breech-block of the gun-stock B is provided with the pivotally-mounted cocking-lever D of usual construction, having an arm d, provided wit-h suitable means for engaging the `hammers of the gun, which are indicated in dotted lines. The cocking-leverD has an arm d', extending forward into the vicinity of the cocking-bolt and provided, it desired, with a recessed portion to provide a bearing-surface for engagement with the end of the cooking-bolt.

E is the shell-extractor, provided with the operating stem or rod e, which extends to a point adjacent to the lug or projection c of the cooking-bolt. lVhen the stock and barrels are placed together with the lug a. of the barrels engaging the pivot-bolt b and before the fore-end F has been placed in operative position, the parts w-ill be in the positions shown in Fig. 1. The spring c will hold the cooking-bolt ont of engagement with the cocking-lever D and the lug c of the cooking-bolt out of contact with the extractor-rod e, as will be clearly seen in the drawings.

The fore-end F is constructed in the usual or ordinary manner, and suitable means are provided to lock it to the barrels when in operative position. The rear portion of the fore-end is provided with a construction to engage the pivot-bolt b in the usual manner, and in this rear portion is pivoted the ejector f, which is held in place in a recess provided for it by the pin f. This ejector fis provided with a short straight side-f2, which is adapted to engage a solid portion b of the breech-block or stock adjacent to the bolt 1J, and said ejector is also provided with a longer straight side f3, which is adapted to engage the end of the cooking-bolt C when the foreend is placed in operative position upon the gun. It will be seen by reference to Figs. 1 and 2 that when the fore-end is placed in engagement with the gun the ejector f will engagel the forward end of the cooking-lever and move it longitudinally as the fore-end is shoved into place upon the barrels. This longtudinal movement ofthe cooking-bolt causes its rear end to project from its recess andengage the bearing-surface of the operatingarm d of the cooking-lever D, and at the same time the lng or projection c of the cock- -ing-bolt will be made to engage the stern eof the extractor, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. The gun is then in condition for operation. XVhen the gun is opened or broken, as shown in Fig. 3, the ejector f will be held in a stationary position with respect to the stock or IOC breech-block, while the barrels will move `with respect to said ejector. In consequence the ejector Will act as a lever, being held from `movement by the solid wall bx, and its face f3 will force the cooking-bolt C to move longitudinally and rearwardly. As the barrels are depressed the rear end of the same Will rise and with it the lug a and cooking-bolt O, and the said cocking-bolt having been placed in engagement with the cooking-lever, as before stated,when the fore-end was placed in position the arm d of the cockinglever will be raised, thereby forcing back the hammers and cooking the gun. The longitudinal movement of the cooking-bolt prevents it from becoming disengaged from the arm d of the cooking-lever, which might otherwise occur by reason of the swinging of said cooking-lever on its pivot, as will be readily understood. The longitudinal movement of the cookingbolt also effects the positive operation ofthe cartridge-shell extractor E, the lug cof the bolt engaging the rod e of the extractor, as will be readily seen in Fig. 3. When the gun is closed, the extractor Will be forced in, and by reason of its engagement with the lug c of the bolt C will positively return the bolt to its originalposition. (ShoWninFig.2.) Thespring c' would perform this function; but by this construction itis positively insured by the extractor, even though the spring should become broken, and the breaking of the spring would not in the least affect the perfect and accurate operation of the gun. When it is desired to separate the barrels and stock, the fore-end F is removed,when the spring c will force the cocking-bolt forward longitudinally, disengaging it from the arm dof the cookinglever D and also from the extractor, so that the barrels can be readily removed from the stock.

It will be observed that by my construction I provide a cooking-bolt which positively and simultaneously operates both the cooking-1e- 1ver and the extractor and which is positively returned toits original positionby the extractor, and I also provide means whereby the said cooking-bolt can be instantly disconnected from the cooking-lever by removing the fore-end.

I do not desire to be limited to my exact details of construction, as herein set forth and shown, for variations may be made therein `without departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a firearm, the combination, with the cooking-lever and the shell-extractor, of a i cooking-bolt operatively connected with the said cooking-leverand extractor, substantially as described.

2. In a firearm, the combination, with the cooking-lever and the extractor, of the longitudinally-movable cooking-bolt engaging said extractor and the ejector engaging the said cooking-bolt, substantially as described.

3. In a firearm, the combination, with the extractor and cooking-lever, of the longitudinally-movable cooking-bolt engaging the said extractor, the spring engaging and moving the cocking-bolt in one direction, and the ejector engaging and moving the said coclrL ing-bolt in the opposite direction, substan- -tially as described.

4. In a firearm, the combination, with the cooking-lever pivotally secured to the stock portion of the arm, of the cooking-bolt movably mounted in the barrel portion of the arm, a spring for moving said bolt out of engagement with said lever, and the fore-end provided with means for retaining the cocking-bolt in constant engagement with the cooking-lever when said fore-end is placed in proper position upon the barrel portion of the firearm, substantially as described.

5. In a firearm, the combination, with the cooking-lever, of the longitudinally-movable cocking-bolt secured to and moving with the barrels, a spring engaging said cooking-bolt and adapted to move it in a direction to disengage it from the cooking-lever, and the fore-end provided with a construction to engage said bolt when the fore-end is attached to the gun and hold the cooking-bolt in constant engagement with the cooking -lever against the force of said spring,substantially as described.

6. In a firearm, the combination, with the cooking-lever and extractor, of the longitudinally-movable cocking-bolt secured to and moving with the barrels, having a portion operatively engaging the cooking-lever and a portion operatively engaging a part connected with the extractor, and means for positively moving said cooking-bolt longitudinally, substantially as described.

7. In a firearm, the combination, with the cooking-lever and the extractor, of the longitudinally-movable cooking-bolt secured to and adapted to move with -the barrels, having a part operatively engaging the cookinglever and a portion operatively engaginga part connected with the extractor, and the ejector for moving said cooking-bolt longitudinally whn the gun is broken to effect the operation of the extractor', substantially as described. t

8. In a firearm, the combination, with the cooking-lever pivoted in the stock and the extractor, of the cooking-bolt adapted to engage said cooking-lever and extractor, the spring operatively engaging the said cookingbolt, the fore-end, the ejector pivoted to the fore-end and having a part adapted to engage a. rigid port-ion connected with the stock, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK A. HOLLENBECK.

Witnesses: Y

W. T. MYLCRANE, E. M. BAKER.

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