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US 2012/0266746 A1Published application
Remotely controlled firearm mount
OwnerDarron HODGEinventor
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Abstract
A firearm mount including a base that supports a movable cradle within which is positioned a firearm. Remotely controlled motors turn the cradle about horizontal and vertical axes. Remote operation of the motors is enhanced by a video camera secured to the firearm and connected to a transmitter that broadcasts an electronic video signal to the user stationed away from the mount. The trigger of the firearm in the cradle is moved to fire by a remotely controlled solenoid.
Claims11
A firearm mount, comprising:
- a base for positioning on a supporting surface;
- a mast being rotatably fastened said base plate:
- a cradle for supporting a firearm, said cradle including:
- a remotely controlled solenoid adapted for mounting on a firearm carried by said cradle, said solenoid having an extensible plunger for moving a trigger of said firearm for discharging said firearm;
- a first video camera adapted for mounting on said firearm, said first video camera producing a first electronic video signal;
- a first transmitter being connected to said first video camera for broadcasting said first electronic video signal to a remote first receiver;
- at least one second video camera being carried by said mast and facing in a different direction of said first video camera for producing at least one second electronic video signal;
- said first transmitter being connected to said at least one second video camera for broadcasting the at least one second electronic video signals to the remote first receiver;
- a first remotely controlled motor being affixed to said base, said first motor having a first rotatable drive shaft extending therefrom;
- a second, remotely controlled motor being carried by said mast, said second motor having a second rotatable drive shaft extending therefrom.
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A method for controlling a remote firearm mount, the method comprising:
- mounting a firearm on a cradle;
- mounting a first video camera on said firearm;
- producing a first electronic video signal from said first video camera;
- mounting at least one second video camera on a tube carrying said cradle, said at least one second video camera facing in a different direction of said first video camera;
- producing at least one second electronic video signal from said at least one second video camera;
- broadcasting said first electronic video signal and said second video signal to a remote, first receiver;
- remotely controlling at least one motor affixed to said cradle;
- remotely controlling at least one second motor affixed to said tube;
- remotely controlling a solenoid mounted on said firearm, said solenoid having an extensible plunger for moving a trigger of said firearm;
- discharging said firearm by activating said solenoid.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.