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US 2021/0341253 A1Published application
Movement-free quick detach latch
OwnerJohn Robert McPheeinventor
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Abstract
Movement-free quick detach latches. The latches include a monolithic body, a button, a spring, and ball-bearings configured to reduce or eliminate movement when attaching or removing the latch from a rifle, eliminate moving parts that may fail in use, remove the interfacing of a bail with the button, and lower the profile of the latch with the rifle.
Claims20
A latch for attaching a sling to a rifle, comprising:
- a monolithic body;
- a cylindrical button;
- a spring;
- and
- a plurality of ball-bearings, wherein:
- the body comprises a planar first portion having a first thickness and a triangular shape with three sides and three corners,
- a first side of the first portion has a first radius of curvature,
- a second side and a third side of the first portion are straight,
- each of the three corners are rounded,
- the button is disposed within a circular hole having a center located proximal to a first corner of the first portion and equidistant from the second side of the first portion and third side of the first portion, and
- a curved channel is disposed proximal to the first side of the first portion, wherein:
- the curved channel has a radius of curvature equal to the first radius of curvature,
- the curved channel extends from a second corner of the first portion to a third corner of the first portion,
- the curved channel is configured to accept a strap of the sling, and
- the curved channel defines a bail in the body around which the strap of the sling attaches.
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