Firearm having two pivoted props
OwnerPaul E. Tellieinventor
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Abstract
Two articulated props for a firearm are lockable in a firing or in a carrying position by a finger on the upper end of the props. A spring urges the finger into one or the other of two radial recesses provided on a trunnion protruding laterally from the firearm. The props can be unlocked by exerting a pull on the free end of the props so that the finger emerges from the recess.
Claims9
A firearm of the type having two props having feet, said props being pivoted to its front portion about two respective laterally protruding trunnions, said props being adapted to occupy at least one active position in which, their feet resting on the ground, they serve as support for the front portion of the firearm so as to maintain it elevated, and an inactive position in which they are swung back along the firearm, each prop comprising:
- a prop rod, said prop rod having a foot, a head having a blind hole by means of which it can be engaged over the laterally protruding trunnion on the firearm, and said head having a radial extension, a bore in said radial extension, said bore slidably receiving the end of the prop rod which is opposite its foot,
- means for axial retention of the head on the trunnion, and
- within the head, means for the automatic locking of said end on the trunnion in the two aforementioned positions, said means being unlockable under the effect of a pull exerted on the rod in the direction of its axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.