Light weight stiffened gun stock
OwnerCraig B. Simpsoninventor
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Abstract
A light weight stiffened gun stock is disclosed herein. The gun stock utilizes structural members oriented in a grid pattern resulting in a high strength-to-weight ratio. The grid pattern can be an isogrid, orthogrid, hoop-grid pattern, or a combination thereof. The structural members define the form of the gunstock, and provide recoil absorption to reduce the amount of recoil experienced by the shooter.
Claims20
A gun stock comprising a butt, a fore-end and a plurality of structural members disposed therebetween in a grid pattern and comprising a plurality of voids that contain no structural members, said voids being located between the structural members.
A method for manufacturing a gun stock, the method comprising:
- providing a gun stock comprising a butt and a fore-end;
- disposing a plurality of structural members in a grid pattern between the butt and the fore-end;
- providing a plurality of voids having no structural members;
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- locating the plurality of voids between the structural members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.