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US 4,388,855 AGranted
Firearm pneumatic slide decelerator assembly
OwnerPaul J. Sokolovskyinventor
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Abstract
A slide decelerator assembly for a firearm (1), having a slide (2) which moves rearwards when the firearm (1) is fired is described comprising means (12, 13) for compressing air in response to said rear movement of said slide 2for retarding said rear slide movement.
Claims5
A slide decelerator assembly for a firearm having a slide which moves when said firearm is fired comprising:
- a cylinder for containing compressed air;
- a piston assembly including a hollow tubular member having an open end and a closed end, means forming a first air passageway in said closed end, a base member, means forming a second air passageway in said base member for communication with said first air passageway, and means for movably mounting said base member to said closed end of said hollow tubular member for adjusting the compressing of air in said cylinder in response to said slide movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.