Rifle stock
AssigneeSpringfield, Inc.
InventorsCharles David Williams, Nick Ballard, Christopher Martin Baumbach
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Abstract
A stock assembly for a firearm including an integrally molded accessory attachment housing and a method of forming the accessory attachment housing. The integrally molded accessory attachment housing is formed by molding a material in the form of a stock assembly around the accessory attachment housing. A stock slot is formed through the material around the accessory attachment housing and an opening corresponding to the position of the stock slot is defined through the accessory attachment housing. The stock assembly may additionally or alternatively include a cheek riser that has an adjustable cheek rest. The cheek rest may be configured to be adjustable in at least four different directions including rotation.
Claims20
A stock for a firearm, comprising:
- a first material molded at least partially around an accessory attachment housing comprising a second material;
- said accessory attachment housing having a sidewall defining at least a portion of an internal cavity of said accessory attachment housing;
- said sidewall having an inward-facing surface facing said internal cavity, an outward-facing surface opposing said inward-facing surface, and a thickness extending from said inward-facing surface to said outward-facing surface;
- said sidewall defining a sidewall opening extending through said thickness;
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- said sidewall opening having a width less than a corresponding width of said internal cavity.
A method of forming a component for a firearm, comprising:
- positioning a hollow accessory attachment housing having an interior cavity into a mold;
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- molding a first material around said hollow accessory attachment housing;
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- forming at least one opening through a sidewall and into the interior cavity of said hollow accessory attachment housing;
- and
- wherein the at least one opening has a width less than a corresponding width of said interior cavity.
A stock assembly for a firearm comprising:
- a buttstock;
- a cheek riser including a cheek rest, said cheek rest attached to a cheek rest base, said cheek rest base attached to at least one riser post, and said at least one riser post attached to said buttstock;
- wherein said cheek rest of said cheek riser is configured for translation relative to said cheek rest base in a first direction;
- wherein said cheek rest base is configured for translation relative to said at least one riser post in a second direction;
- wherein said at least one riser post is configured for translation relative to said buttstock in a third direction;
- wherein said first direction is transverse to said second direction and said third direction;
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- wherein said second direction is transverse to said third direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.