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US 6,655,068 B2Granted
Shoulder support element for a small arm
AssigneeHeckler & Koch GmbH
InventorsJohannes Murello, Wilhelm Fischbach
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Abstract
A shoulder support element is disclosed for use in a firearm. The shoulder support element includes a shoulder support adapted to support the small arm in the firing position and a base plate removably mounted to the shoulder support such that impact forces applied to the base plate are distributed to the shoulder support.
Claims17
In a firearm, a shoulder support element comprising:
- a shoulder support adapted to support the firearm in a firing position, the shoulder support including a shoulder support wall;
- a base plate for protection of the shoulder support, the base plate including a closure piece directly engaging the shoulder support, the closure piece including a fastening section that cooperates with a portion of the shoulder support wall to form a tongue-in-groove connection joining the base plate and the shoulder support, the base plate further including a covering cap mounted on the closure piece, wherein the closure piece is made from a first material comprising at least one of metal and reinforced plastic, and wherein the covering cap is made from a second material which is softer than the first material, wherein the shoulder support extends into the base plate and defines a first hole, the base plate defines a second hole which, when the base plate is mounted on the shoulder support, is aligned with the first hole, and the first and second holes are adapted to accommodate a safety pin to secure the base plate to the shoulder support.
In a firearm, a shoulder support element comprising:
- a shoulder support adapted to support the firearm in a firing position, the shoulder support including a shoulder support wall;
- a base plate for protection of the shoulder support, the base plate including a closure piece directly engaging the shoulder support and overlying at least a portion of the shoulder support wall, the closure piece including a fastening section that cooperates with the shoulder support wall to form a tongue-in-groove connection joining the base plate and the shoulder support, the base plate further including a covering cap mounted on the closure piece, wherein the closure piece is made from a first material comprising at least one of metal and reinforced plastic, and wherein the covering cap is made from a second material which is softer than the first material, wherein the closure piece includes reinforcement ribs projecting outwardly generally away from a front of the firearm and the covering cap is fastened to the reinforcement ribs.
In a firearm, a shoulder support element comprising:
- a shoulder support adapted to support the firearm in a firing position, the shoulder support including a shoulder support wall;
- a base plate for protection of the shoulder support, the base plate including a closure piece directly engaging the shoulder support and having a portion overlying at least a portion of the shoulder support wall, the closure piece including a fastening section that cooperates with the shoulder support wall to form a tongue-in-groove connection joining the base plate and the shoulder support, the base plate further including a covering cap mounted on the closure piece, wherein the closure piece is made from a first material comprising at least one of metal and reinforced plastic, and wherein the covering cap is made from a second material which is softer than the first material, wherein the shoulder support extends into the base plate and defines a first hole, the base plate defines a second hole which, when the base plate is mounted on the shoulder support, is aligned with the first hole, and the first and second holes are adapted to accommodate a safety pin to secure the base plate to the shoulder support.
A shoulder support element for a firearm, the shoulder support element comprising:
- a shoulder support, the shoulder support adapted to support the firearm in a firing position, the shoulder support including a wall;
- a base plate, the base plate including a fastening section and a covering cap, the covering cap overlying at least the fastening section of the base plate, the base plate directly engaging the shoulder support, the fastening section and a portion of the wall of the shoulder support cooperating to define a slidably releasable tongue-in-groove connection;
- the fastening section made from a first material comprising at least one of metal and reinforced plastic;
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- the covering cap made from a second material, the second material softer than the first material.
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