US906876A

US906876A - Breech-protector.

Info

Publication number: US906876A
Application number: US22327204A
Authority: US
Inventors: Edmund Lyne Hann; Wylie C Smith
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1904-09-03
Filing date: 1904-09-03
Publication date: 1908-12-15
Anticipated expiration: 1925-12-15

Description

E. L. HANN, DEGD.

w. 0. SMITH, ADMINISTRATOR, n1: BONIS non.

BREEOH PROTECTOR.

' APPLICATION rmzn arm. 3,1904. 906,876.

Patented Dec. 15,1908

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' NITED STATES PATEN OFFICE.

' EDMUND LYNEHANN, E DENToN, 'rExAs; WYLIE 0. SMITH ADMINISTRATOR DE'BoNIS NON or sAID EDMUN LYNE HANN, DEoEASED.

To all whom it mag concern:

. Be it known thatI, EDMUND LYNE HANN,

BREECH-PROTECTOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 15, 1908.

; acitizen of the United States, and a resident a gun barrel, with attached of Denton, in the-county of Denton and "State of Texas, have invented a new and ,Im-'

roved Breech-Protector, of which the folowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a breech protector for guns, and the objects are to provide means for rotecting the exposed breech ends and ot er adjacent parts, and for protecting the hands of the person cleaning or handling the same. 7

With these and other objects in view, my invention comprises a protecting cover, and means for .removably attaching it to the breech of the barrel or frame of a gun.

The protector may include two elements to fit the barrel and frame, these parts being preferably exact or modified duplicates of each other so that they can be fitted together when not used on the gun, in, such a way as to rotect each other from dirt and injury; eference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side view of the breech end of arts, showing in section a preferred form of my invention applied thereto; Fig. 2 isa rear view of the same, showing the protector in position to be secured to the gun barrel; Fig. 3 is a rear View of the protector secured in place; Fig.4 is a perspective view of the protector; Fig. 5

.is a side view of the end of a gun frame, showing a protector in position' thereon;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the frame protector; and Fig. 7 is a central sectional view of tlalhe barrel and frame protectors fitted toget er.i 7 L 5- The particular embodiment of my inven tion which is illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4, co m prises ahollow cylindrical body 1, having a at lip 2 projecting at right angles there-' from. Upon the surface of this lip is a stop pin 3. On op osite sides of the inside surace' of the cy inder are sections of screwthreads 4, and on the interior of the outer end is a

shoulder

5, 6 represents the breech end of the gun barrel, 7 the action slide, and 8 the magazine. 9 is a slide handle which actuates the action slide,rand 10 is a collar which screws on the breech end of thejgun barrel and holds the different parts in lace. 11 is 'a hole in the collar, through whic the action slide is adapted to pass, and 12 is a slot in the collar for the reception of the pin 3.

The magazine is provided with interrupted threads 13, for attachment to the frame. The end of the plunger in the magazine passes through an opening 14 in the collar. Screw threads 15 are provided on the outside of the end of the barrel. These threads are usually termed interrupted threads, there being a section on each of the two opposite sides of the barrel with a smooth part between them. I

My device'maybe applied to any kind of a single ordouble-barreled gun, but the shape of it and the arrangement for attaching it to the breech will have to be altered in detail to provide for attaching it to the particular make for which it is designed. In the accompanying drawings the form is made with particular reference to a Winchester takedown shot-gun. It will be obvious that the modifications which will have to be made in order to provide for fitting the device ;on other makes of guns will fall within the scope of the present invention, and that many other modifications may be made in the form shown in the drawings in the same manner.

When the barrel of a gun is dismounted from the receiver, the threads 15 and squared end of the barrel Q are exposed in such a manner as to be easily injured. The action slide and magazine are also free to move to the rear, thus exposing them to injury. In cleaning such a gun, when force is exerted to push the cleaning rod through the barrel with one hand of the operator, the other hand is used to firmly grasp the handle of the ac itself. My invention is adapted to prevent all these accidents and injuries, and to thoroughly protect the various parts of the gun. It is applied to the barrel as follows: The dismounted barrel portion is held in the left hand, the protector is then slipped over the ex )osed end of the barrel and down to the co ar 10, the interrupted screw-threads in the protector assing over the smooth spaces between the t reads 15. The parts are then in the position shown by Fig. 2. The protector is then given a quarter turn so as to assume the position shown in Fig. 3, which will cause the pin 3 to enter the slot 12 and secure the device in the desired position. The reverse action is required to remove the device.

It will be apparent that when the protector is 1placed in the position indicated, it protects al the exposed parts, such as threads and the end of the barrel, from injury; revents the loosening of the action slide, as t eend thereof will rest against the surface of the projecting lip 2 prevents the magazine from moving to the rear for the same reason; prevents all injury to the end of the barrel on account of the shoulder 5; covers up the magazine hole in the collar; keeps dirt out of the magazine and leaves a smooth tapering entrance for cleaning the barrel.

The portion of my invention shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is a protector for the front end of the frame. It is similar to the barrel protector and is designed to fit in it as shown in Fig. 7, when the parts are removed from the gun. It will be seen that the two parts thus cooperate with each other and when fitted together protect each other from dirt and inury. The frame protector 1* has a flat lip 2 having a depression 3 a for a screw-head on the end of the frame. The outer surface of the main portion of this protector is provided with interrupted screw-threads 4 fitting the interrupted threads 13 of the frame 6 in the manner described above with reference to the

threads

1 and 13. The threads 4 also fit the threads 4 in the same way, as is shown in Fig. 7. As there is no necessity for having a hole through the frame protector, it is referably made solid so as to fully protect t 1e interior of the frame from dirt and injury. The frame protector is attached to and removed from the frame and the barrel protector, in the same manner in which the latter is attached to the barrel and removed therefrom.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A breech rotector having means for attaching it to tlie breech end of a gun, and a lip projecting over the end of the magazine of the gun.

2. A cylindrical breech protector having means for attaching it to the breech end of a gun, and a fiat lip extending at right angles to the cylinder.

3. A breech protector comprisin a cylindrical body having means for attac ling it to the end of a gun, and a flat shoulder therein fitting on the end of the barrel of the gun.

4. A breech protector, comprising a cylindrical body having screw-threads for attaching it to the barrel of a gun, and a lip projecting over the action slide and the magazine of the gun; said lip being provided with a stop pin.

5. The combination of a gun barrel, action slide and magazine, with means for protecting the breech thereof and preventing the working of the action slideand magazine.

6. A gun protector com rising a portion adapted to be attached tot 1e breech end of a gun, and a portion for protecting the adjacent parts.

7. The combination of a gun barrel, action slide and magazine, with means for covering the magazine hole, protecting the breech and preventing the working of the action slide.

8. The combination of a gun barrel, action slide and magazine, with a breech protector, comprising a cylindrical body having means for removably attaching it to the gun barrel, a lip on said body projecting over the magazinc and action slide, a pin on said lip, and a collar mounted on the gun barrel and provided with a slot for the reception of said pin.

9. The combination of a barrel )rotector and a frame protector capable of fitting together.

10. The combination of a breech protector having interrupted screw-threads for attaching it to the barrel of a gun, and a protector having interrupted screw-threads for attaching it to the frame of the gun or to the firstmentioned breech protector.

11. A breech protector for single-barrel take-down guns comprising a removable lip adapted to cover the magazine of the gun.

12. A breech rotector and action stop for single-barrel ta re-down guns comprising a removable li adapted to cover the magazine and action-s ide of a gun.

13. A protector for the breech of a gun, comprising a cylindrical body having means for attaching it to the breech end of the barrel of the gun, said protector being a substantial duplicate of a portion of the frame.

1 1. A breech protector for fire-arms comrising a barrel case member formed to cmrace the breech end of the barrel, anda stock case section formed to embrace and house the firing mechanism carried by the forward end of the stock.

15. A breech protector for fire-arms including a barrel case member formed to embrace the open portion of the breech end of the barrel, and a stock case member formed 1 name to this specification in the presence of to house the figing meclhlanisrg of the stmfik, two subscribing Witnesses. said case Inem ers ca a eof ein mutua y engaged when not a p plied to a re-arm t0 EDMUND LYNE HANN' 5 close their open sidesand protect the inte- Witnesses:

rio-rs thereof. 7 JNO. M. BITTER, In testimony whereof I have signed my ALBERT E. FAY.