Handgun brace
AssigneeGear Head Works, LLC
InventorJohnson Paul Reavis, III
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Abstract
A brace for stabilizing a handheld device such as a handgun against a user's forearm includes a vertically elongated body adapted to detachably engage a portion of the handheld device, and an arm pivotably connected to a portion of the body. The pivotable arm is selectably moveable between a stowed position wherein the arm is vertically aligned with the body, and a deployed position wherein the arm provides a surface against which a user's forearm is removably receivable to stabilize the handheld device when the body is engaged with the handheld device.
Claims20
A brace for stabilizing a handheld device against a user's forearm, comprising:
- an elongated body adapted to detachably engage a portion of the handheld device, the elongated body including an arm receiving portion;
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- an arm pivotably connected to the elongated body, the arm selectably moveable between a stowed position wherein the arm is at least partially received within the arm receiving portion, and a deployed position wherein the arm provides a surface against which a user's forearm is removably receivable to stabilize the handheld device when the elongated body is engaged with the handheld device.
A firearm, comprising:
- a rear end portion;
- and
- a brace for stabilizing the firearm against a user's forearm, the brace comprising:
- an elongated body adapted to detachably engage the rear end portion of the firearm, the elongated body including an arm receiving portion;
- and
- an arm pivotably connected to the elongated body, the arm selectively moveable between a stowed position wherein the arm is at least partially received within the arm receiving portion, and a deployed position wherein the arm provides a surface against which a user's forearm is removably receivable to stabilize the firearm when the elongated body is engaged with the rear end portion of the firearm.
A method of stabilizing a firearm, comprising:
- providing a handgun and a brace for stabilizing the handgun against a user's forearm, the brace comprising:
- an elongated body adapted to detachably engage a rear end portion of the handgun, the elongated body including an arm receiving portion;
- and
- an arm pivotably connected to the elongated body, the arm selectively moveable between a stowed position wherein the arm is at least partially received within the arm receiving portion, and a deployed position wherein the arm provides a surface against which a user's forearm is removably receivable to stabilize the handgun when the elongated body is engaged with the rear end portion of the firearm;
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- holding a grip portion of the handgun while the brace is engaged with the rear end portion of the handgun and the user's forearm is received against the arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.