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US 8,297,172 B2Granted
Unmanned air vehicle weapon adapter
AssigneeAlliant Techsystems Inc.
InventorsKent C. Nelson, Kenneth Nash, Dennis C. Philpot
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Abstract
In some embodiments, an adapter for attaching a handheld firearm to an unmanned air vehicle comprises a mounting assembly configured for attachment to said firearm and to the unmanned air vehicle, and an actuation assembly comprising an actuation device configured to actuate a trigger of the handheld firearm.
Claims21
An adapter for attaching a handheld firearm to an unmanned air vehicle comprising:
- a mounting assembly configured for attachment to said firearm and to said unmanned air vehicle;
- and
- an actuation assembly comprising a first actuation device configured to actuate a trigger of said handheld firearm, a second actuation device configured to actuate a safety mechanism of said handheld firearm and a releasable link coupling between the second actuation device and the safety mechanism, said releasable link coupling arranged to release an attachment between said second actuation device and said safety mechanism upon application of a predetermined amount of torque.
An unmanned air vehicle comprising:
- a structural framework;
- a commercially available firearm designed to be fired by hand, the firearm comprising a trigger and a safety;
- a mounting assembly, a first portion of said mounting assembly attached to said firearm, a second portion of said mounting assembly attached to said structural framework;
- a first actuator configured to actuate said trigger;
- a second actuator configured to actuate said safety;
- and
- a releasable link coupling between the second actuation device and the safety mechanism, said releasable link coupling arranged to release an attachment between said second actuation device and said safety mechanism upon application of a predetermined amount of torque.
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An unmanned air vehicle comprising:
- a structural framework;
- a firearm designed to be fired by hand, the firearm comprising a body, a trigger, a safety and a barrel;
- a mounting assembly attaching said firearm to said structural framework, a first portion of said mounting assembly attached to said barrel of said firearm, a second portion of said mounting assembly attached to said structural framework, said mounting assembly comprising a recoil absorbing mechanism;
- and
- a first actuator configured to actuate said trigger;
- a second actuator configured to actuate said safety;
- and a releasable link coupling between the second actuation device and the safety mechanism, said releasable link coupling arranged to release an attachment between said second actuation device and said safety mechanism upon application of a predetermined amount of torque;
- wherein
- said mounting assembly only contacts the barrel of the firearm.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.