Firearms – Stocks – For pistols
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-29
2004-05-04
Johnson, Stephen M. (Department: 3641)
Firearms
Stocks
For pistols
C042S072000, C042S146000, C042S001160
Reexamination Certificate
active
06729061
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to improvements in the accurate use of a handgun by a police officer, and more particularly concerns apparatus which permits improvised use of police equipment as a shoulder stock attachment for a handgun.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Handguns are routinely carried by law enforcement officers, usually in belt-worn holsters. Most such handguns are currently of semi-automatic firing design, having a hand grip that accommodates a spring-activated magazine of ammunition. At the base of the hand grip there is generally a recess which facilitates engagement of the handgun by a lanyard or tether.
The handgun is well suited for shooting quickly at targets at relatively short distances. However, at longer ranges, handguns are not as accurate as rifles, which are usually not immediately accessible to the officer. Rifles and other shoulder held firearms have greater accuracy because of their longer barrel length, longer sighting radius, and the steadiness provided by a shoulder stock.
There are several disclosures in the prior art of devices which can be quickly and temporarily attached to a handgun to serve as a shoulder stock for bracing the weapon to assist the shooter in acquiring greater accuracy. For example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,989,358 to Aronson, et. al. describes an adapter which enables a policeman's baton to be coupled to a handgun in a manner which enables the baton to function as a shoulder stock for the handgun.
Although the Aronson adapter makes good use of a readily available item of police equipment, namely the baton, it does not allow for any adjustability in the effective length of the improvised shoulder stock. The Aronson adapter also must be specially contoured to fit the hand grip of a specific handgun, thereby requiring a customized adapter for each of various models of handgun that police officers might carry.
It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a coupling device to facilitate the use of an item of commonly employed police equipment as an improvised shoulder stock for a handgun.
It is another object of this invention to provide a coupling device as in the foregoing object which is particularly useful with an elongated item of police equipment.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a coupling device of the aforesaid nature which interacts at adjustable lengths with an elongated item of police equipment.
It is yet another object of this invention to provide a coupling device of the aforesaid nature which facilitates simultaneous use of a flashlight pointed in the direction of aim of the handgun.
It is an additional object of the present invention to provide a coupling device of the aforesaid nature having versatility of interaction with handguns having a recess at the base of their hand grip.
It is a still further object of this invention to provide a coupling device of the aforesaid nature of simple, durable construction amenable to low cost manufacture.
These objects and other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The above and other beneficial objects and advantages are accomplished in accordance with the present invention by a coupling device for interaction between an elongated object of police equipment and a handgun whose hand grip has a recess, said coupling device comprising:
a) a rigid mounting ring comprised of a sidewall of flat band configuration that defines a circular interior aperture having a center axis, circular outer wall, forward and rearward edges, and upper and lower extremities,
b) a prong attached to said upper extremity and directed forwardly of said forward edge in parallel relationship to the axis of said interior aperture, and
c) manually operable securing means interactive with said sidewall at said lower extremity to permit controlled engagement with an object disposed within said interior aperture.
In an alternative embodiment of the coupling device of this invention, an annular retaining surface may be associated with said forward edge and disposed within said interior aperture.
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patent: 4913391 (1990-04-01), Klipp
patent: 4989358 (1991-02-01), Aronson et al.
patent: 5636531 (1997-06-01), Miller
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Webster's New World Dictionary; 1968; p. 1166.*
Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary; 1985; p. 942.*
The American Heritage Dictionary; 1976; p. 1047.
Johnson Stephen M.
Rainer Norman B.
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