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US 8,037,805 B1Granted
Pistol with off-axis slide
OwnerRandy A. Neroniinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus having a frame, a slide assembly and a barrel is disclosed. The slide assembly may be slidably mounted to the frame along a sliding plane. The barrel may be disposed in the slide assembly. The barrel generally has a bore shaped to accept an ammunition round. The bore may define a bore axis intersecting the sliding plane such that when the ammunition round is fired the slide assembly recoils both backward and upward relative to the frame.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a slide assembly slidably mounted to said frame along a sliding plane;
- and
- a barrel disposed in said slide assembly, said barrel having a bore shaped to accept an ammunition round, said bore defining a bore axis intersecting said sliding plane such that when said ammunition round is fired said slide assembly recoils both backward and upward relative to said frame;
- and
- at least one locking surface formed in said slide assembly;
- and
- at least one locking lug disposed on said barrel, said locking lug alternatively engaging and disengaging said locking surface to respectively lock and unlock said barrel from said slide in response to an angular orientation of said barrel about said bore axis.
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