Protective shroud for firearms with external reciprocating mechanisms
OwnerEnrico Miguel Molinainventor
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Abstract
A shroud may include a hood component, faceplate component, floorplate component and/or other fitments which may partially or completely cover or extend beyond certain constituents of a firearm. Each of the components and fitments may include various functional and/or aesthetic features that prevent a firearm's reciprocating mechanism from malfunctioning by being moved out-of-battery, not cycling completely or being fouled by debris. Additionally, the components, fitments, functions and features improve: the distribution of weight on a firearm, the ability to grip and operate a firearm, and the options for using a firearm, both in its traditional and new alternative ways, collectively to enhance a firearm operator's defensive and/or combative capabilities.
Claims18
An apparatus for an integrated component of a handgun, comprising:
- a shroud that is configured to directly affix to a frame of the handgun through at least one fastener, the shroud being further configured to:
- cover at least a portion of a reciprocating mechanism of the handgun, and
- allow the reciprocating mechanism to move freely through an entire cycle of the reciprocating mechanism while the shroud remains directly affixed to the frame;
- the shroud comprising a hood portion that extends at least to an end of a muzzle of the handgun, wherein the hood portion comprises a box-shaped enclosure that encloses the reciprocating mechanism on at least three sides when the shroud is attached to the handgun, and
- the shroud is configured to be retained in a holster which holster is separate from the shroud.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a shroud that is configured to directly affix to a frame of a firearm through at least one fastener, the firearm comprising:
- the frame, a reciprocating mechanism, and a muzzle, the shroud being further configured to:
- completely cover at least a portion of the reciprocating mechanism of the firearm from at least an ejection port of the firearm to the end of the muzzle of the firearm, and
- allow the reciprocating mechanism to move freely through an entire cycle of the reciprocating mechanism while the shroud remains directly affixed to the frame,
- wherein the shroud includes:
- a hood portion that covers at least a portion of the reciprocating mechanism, wherein the hood portion comprises a box-shaped enclosure that encloses the reciprocating mechanism on at least three sides when the shroud is attached to the firearm;
- a faceplate that is coupled to directly to the hood portion, the faceplate extending beyond the muzzle of the firearm;
- and
- the shroud is configured to be retained in a holster which holster is separate from the shroud.
An apparatus, comprising:
- a shroud that is configured to directly affix to a frame of a firearm through a fastener, the firearm comprising:
- the frame, a reciprocating mechanism, and a muzzle, the shroud being further configured to:
- cover at least a portion of the reciprocating mechanism of the firearm, and
- allow the reciprocating mechanism to move freely through an entire cycle of the reciprocating mechanism while the shroud remains directly affixed to the frame, wherein the shroud includes:
- a hood portion that covers at least a portion of the reciprocating mechanism wherein the hood portion comprises a box-shaped enclosure that encloses the reciprocating mechanism on at least three sides when the shroud is attached to the firearm;
- a faceplate that is coupled directly to the hood portion, the faceplate extending beyond the muzzle of the firearm;
- a floorplate that is coupled directly to at least one of the hood portion or the faceplate portion or the firearm;
- and
- the shroud is configured to be retained in a holster which holster is separate from the shroud.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.