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US 10,161,710 B2Granted
Weapons embedded in a wearable item
OwnerJohn V. Riverainventor
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Abstract
This invention is characterized by its appearance as a bracelet or a wrist watch, for example. The distinctive features of this device are its micro size, stealth-ness, and light weight. The object of this invention is to a provide state-of-the-art personal protection in two forms, a firearm and a knife, both of which are totally concealable even if the wearer is not wearing clothes. They are both instantly available and easily deployed to protect oneself from an imminent threat.
Claims12
A firearm disposed within an enclosure, the firearm comprising:
- a barrel through which a bullet passes to exit the firearm;
- a shell comprising a charge proximate a rear surface of the shell, the shell for receiving the bullet;
- a firing pin moveable to a firing position by operation of a firing pin control;
- a primer safety component a location of which relative to the charge is controlled by a primer safety handle, the primer safety component moveable from a safety position wherein the primer safety component is interposed between a rear surface of the shell and the firing pin, to a firing position exposing the rear surface of the shell;
- a firing pin lock retaining the firing pin in the firing position when in a locked position;
- a first biasing member for applying a force to the firing pin, movement of the firing pin restrained against the force by the locked position of the firing pin lock;
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- a trigger for releasing the firing pin lock from the locked position such that when the primer safety component is in the firing position, the force causes the firing pin to strike the rear surface of the shell, igniting the charge, thereby causing the bullet to be ejected from the barrel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.