Back to results
US 4,759,336 AGranted
Double underwater speargun
OwnerPatrick F. Fraininventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An underwater speargun consisting of two spears that are independent of each other. This underwater speargun is capable of 2 rapid discharges of spears or 2 simultaneous discharges of spears. Accidental firing is prevented due to the safety blocking the trigger until the trigger and the safety trigger are squeezed rearward at the same time. Grooved tracks and front spear guides help insure the spear propels out of the gun in a straight path.
Claims10
An underwater speargun comprising:
- an elongated tubular barrel having a forward end, a rear end, and an upper and lower spear support means, a hollow hand grip attached intermediate the ends of said barrel, upper and lower pivotally attached trigger means located inside said hand grip, upper and lower pivotally attached sear means engaging respective ones of said trigger means, first and second elongated spear means for slidably engaging said spear support means, each of said spear means having means at one of its ends for releasably engaging said first and second sear means and further having at said one end means for releasably attaching sear propelling means;
- upper and lower safety means for automatically locking said respective trigger and sear means and to release said sear means when said trigger and safety means are simultaneously activated, said sear spear propelling means being elastic means attached to and stretched from the forward end of said barrel and attached to respective ones of said spear means at one end, and at least one tubular structure attached to said speargun and sealed at its ends to form an airtight chamber whereby the buoyancy of said speargun is increased to achieve neutral buoyancy under water.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.