Shock Attenuation Device and Method Using a Pivot Mechanism
AssigneeQioptiq Limited
InventorsKenneth David Ball, Mark Riley, David A. Jones
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Abstract
A system and method for a weapon accessory mount is disclosed. The weapon accessory mount is configured to attach a weapon accessory to a rail of a weapon configured to fire a projectile in a projectile path. A flexure is configured to receive the weapon accessory. The flexure includes a first end attached to the rail at a first pivot portion, and a second end opposite the first end attached to the rail at a second portion. The first pivot portion is configured to convert at least a portion of energy of a shock recoil from the weapon from translational energy to rotational energy, the second pivot portion has a similar functionality to the first pivot portion.
Claims22
A weapon accessory mount configured to attach a weapon accessory comprising a weapon accessory body to a rail of a weapon configured to fire a projectile in a projectile path direction comprising:
- a weapon bracket comprising a flexure configured to receive the weapon accessory body comprising a first end attached to the rail at a weapon bracket first pivot portion, and a second end opposite the first end attached to the rail at a second portion,
- wherein the weapon bracket first pivot is configured to convert at least a portion of energy of a shock recoil from translational energy to rotational energy.
A weapon accessory mount configured to attach a weapon accessory to a weapon configured to fire a projectile in a projectile path direction comprising:
- a flexure configured to receive the weapon accessory comprising a first end attached to the weapon at a first pivoted portion, and a second end opposite the first end attached to the weapon at a second portion, wherein the first pivoted portion is configured to convert at least a portion of energy of a shock recoil from translational energy to rotational energy.
A method for forming a weapon accessory mounting device configured to attach to a weapon firing a projectile, comprising the steps of:
- forming a flexure configured to receive the weapon accessory;
- forming a first pivot portion at a first end of the flexure configured to attach the flexure to the weapon at a first attachment region;
- and
- forming a second attachment portion at a second end of the flexure configured to attach the flexure to the weapon at a second attachment region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.