The disclosure is directed at a blank fire bullet trap attachment (BFBTA) that provides improved protection for firearm users when live ammunition is accidently loaded into the firearm. The BFBTA includes a barrel portion made of a first metal; and a hardened element portion made of a second metal, the hardened element portion sized to frictionally fit within the pipe portion; wherein the first metal is softer than the second metal, such that when live ammunition contacts the hardened element portion, the hardened element portion slides within the barrel portion.
The disclosure is directed at a blank fire bullet trap attachment (BFBTA) that provides improved protection for firearm users when live ammunition is accidently loaded into the firearm. The BFBTA includes a barrel portion made of a first metal; and a hardened element portion made of a second metal, the hardened element portion sized to frictionally fit within the pipe portion; wherein the first metal is softer than the second metal, such that when live ammunition contacts the hardened element portion, the hardened element portion slides within the barrel portion.
The disclosure is directed at a blank fire bullet trap attachment (BFBTA) that provides improved protection for firearm users when live ammunition is accidently loaded into the firearm. The BFBTA includes a barrel portion made of a first metal; and a hardened element portion made of a second metal, the hardened element portion sized to frictionally fit within the pipe portion; wherein the first metal is softer than the second metal, such that when live ammunition contacts the hardened element portion, the hardened element portion slides within the barrel portion.
(1) Firearms and parts thereof; rifles and parts thereof; carbines, being light short-barreled repeating rifles, and parts thereof; military rifles and parts thereof; guns and parts thereof; pistols and parts thereof; revolvers and parts thereof; handguns, namely, pistols and revolvers, and parts thereof; automatic guns and parts thereof; automatic rifles and parts thereof; submachine guns and parts thereof; machine guns and parts thereof; airsoft guns not for recreational use; air pistols being air guns; air pistols being weapons, not toys; air rifles being weapons, not toys; ammunition; ammunition bags; ammunition magazines and component parts for ammunition magazines; magazines for weapons; bags specially adapted to hold rifles, carbines, guns, pistols, revolvers, or handguns; bandoliers for weapons; bandoliers for holding ammunition, ammunition cartridges, or ammunition cases; belts adapted for ammunition; cases specially adapted for rifles, carbines, guns, pistols, revolvers, or handguns; case covers for firearms; cleaning brushes for firearms; covers for firearms; mounts for firearms, namely, gun mounts, mounts for attaching accessories to a firearm; firearm hand guard; firearm slings; firearm tactical rails; flare pistols; foresights for firearms; grenade launchers; grenades; grips for firearms, namely, grips for small arms, rifle hand grips, pistol grips; grip tape for firearms; handles for firearms, namely, handles for pistols and revolvers; holsters; load-bearing vests adapted primarily for holding firearms, grenades, and ammunition; noise suppressors for guns; noise suppressors for firearms; non-telescopic gun sights for firearms; protective lens covers for non-telescopic gun sights; shoulder straps for weapons; sighting mirrors for firearms; sights, other than telescopic sights, for firearms; silencers for firearms; sling straps for firearms; tripods and stands for firearms; wiping rods for firearms; firearm tactical deployment systems sold as a unit, namely, firearms, software used for tactical deployment of firearms, wireless computer network transmitters and receivers, portable computers; structural parts and components of the aforementioned goods.
(1) Firearms and parts thereof; rifles and parts thereof; carbines, being light short-barreled repeating rifles, and parts thereof; military rifles and parts thereof; guns and parts thereof; pistols and parts thereof; revolvers and parts thereof; handguns, namely, pistols and revolvers, and parts thereof; automatic guns and parts thereof; automatic rifles and parts thereof; submachine guns and parts thereof; machine guns and parts thereof; airsoft guns not for recreational use; air pistols being air guns; air pistols being weapons, not toys; air rifles being weapons, not toys; ammunition; ammunition bags; ammunition magazines and component parts for ammunition magazines; magazines for weapons; bags specially adapted to hold rifles, carbines, guns, pistols, revolvers, or handguns; bandoliers for weapons; bandoliers for holding ammunition, ammunition cartridges, or ammunition cases; belts adapted for ammunition; cases specially adapted for rifles, carbines, guns, pistols, revolvers, or handguns; case covers for firearms; cleaning brushes for firearms; covers for firearms; mounts for firearms, namely, gun mounts, mounts for attaching accessories to a firearm; firearm hand guard; firearm slings; firearm tactical rails; flare pistols; foresights for firearms; grenade launchers; grenades; grips for firearms, namely, grips for small arms, rifle hand grips, pistol grips; grip tape for firearms; handles for firearms, namely, handles for pistols and revolvers; holsters; load-bearing vests adapted primarily for holding firearms, grenades, and ammunition; noise suppressors for guns; noise suppressors for firearms; non-telescopic gun sights for firearms; protective lens covers for non-telescopic gun sights; shoulder straps for weapons; sighting mirrors for firearms; sights, other than telescopic sights, for firearms; silencers for firearms; sling straps for firearms; tripods and stands for firearms; wiping rods for firearms; firearm tactical deployment systems sold as a unit, namely, firearms, software used for tactical deployment of firearms, wireless computer network transmitters and receivers, portable computers; structural parts and components of the aforementioned goods.
A firearm includes one or more rails to which accessories may be mounted. The rails provide a communication path over which data may be transferred between the accessories and a processor located in the rails or in the firearm. The processor may cause the data to be sent to another location and may receive other data from other locations to provide a network of intercommunicating firearms that may deployed in a battlefield environment.
A firearm includes one or more rails to which accessories may be mounted. The rails provide a communication path over which data may be transferred between the accessories and a processor located in the rails or in the firearm. The processor may cause the data to be sent to another location and may receive other data from other locations to provide a network of intercommunicating firearms that may deployed in a battlefield environment.
A plurality of battlefield devices that communicate with a battle management system using a communications network to form a network of intercommunicating battlefield devices that may be deployed in a battlefield environment. Each battlefield device comprising one or more rails to which accessories may be mounted. The rails provide a communication path over which data may be transferred between the accessories and a processor located in the rails or in the battlefield device. The processor configured to cause the data to be sent to another location and to process other data received from other locations over said communications network.
A method, apparatus and system for networking accessories to a firearm or weapon wherein the accessories are conductively powered from the rail and data is transferred between the accessories and the rail via conductive coupling. In one embodiment, a weapon is provided, the weapon having: an upper receiver; a lower receiver; a powered accessory mounted to a rail of the upper receiver; and an apparatus for conductively networking a microcontroller of the powered accessory to a microcontroller of the upper receiver and a microcontroller of the lower receiver, wherein the data is exclusively provided to the powered accessory from the rail.
A method, apparatus and system for networking accessories to a firearm or weapon wherein the accessories are conductively powered from the rail and data is transferred between the accessories and the rail via conductive coupling. In one embodiment, a weapon is provided, the weapon having: an upper receiver; a lower receiver; a powered accessory mounted to a rail of the upper receiver; and an apparatus for conductively networking a microcontroller of the powered accessory to a microcontroller of the upper receiver and a microcontroller of the lower receiver, wherein the data is exclusively provided to the powered accessory from the rail.
A method, apparatus and system for networking accessories to a firearm or weapon wherein the accessories are inductively powered from the rail and data is transferred between the accessories and the rail via inductive coupling. In one embodiment, a weapon is provided, the weapon having: an upper receiver; a lower receiver; a powered accessory mounted to a rail of the upper receiver; and an apparatus for inductively networking a microcontroller of the powered accessory to a microcontroller of the upper receiver and a microcontroller of the lower receiver, wherein the data is exclusively provided to the powered accessory from one of a plurality of coils located within the rail; and wherein the powered accessory further comprises a plurality of coils and the powered accessory is configured to determine when one of the plurality of coils of the powered accessory is adjacent to the one of the plurality of coils of the rail.
A method, apparatus and system for networking accessories to a firearm or weapon wherein the accessories are inductively powered from the rail and data is transferred between the accessories and the rail via inductive coupling. In one embodiment, a weapon is provided, the weapon having: an upper receiver; a lower receiver; a powered accessory mounted to a rail of the upper receiver; and an apparatus for inductively networking a micro- controller of the powered accessory to a micro-controller of the upper receiver and a micro- controller of the lower receiver, wherein the data is exclusively provided to the powered accessory from one of a plurality of coils located within the rail; and wherein the powered accessory further comprises a plurality of coils and the powered accessory is configured to determine when one of the plurality of coils of the powered accessory is adjacent to the one of the plurality of coils of the rail.
F41A 11/02 - Modular concepts, e.g. weapon-family concepts
F41A 35/00 - Accessories or details not otherwise provided for
F41G 1/38 - Telescopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnanceSupports or mountings therefor
F41G 1/40 - Periscopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnanceSupports or mountings therefor
F41G 11/00 - Details of sighting or aiming apparatusAccessories
H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling
H02J 50/80 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power involving the exchange of data, concerning supply or distribution of electric power, between transmitting devices and receiving devices
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APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INDUCTIVELY POWERING AND NETWORKING A RAIL OF A FIREARM
A method, apparatus and system for networking accessories to a firearm or weapon wherein the accessories are inductively powered from the rail and data is transferred between the accessories and the rail via inductive coupling. In one embodiment, a weapon is provided, the weapon having: an upper receiver; a lower receiver; a powered accessory mounted to a rail of the upper receiver; and an apparatus for inductively networking a microcontroller of the powered accessory to a microcontroller of the upper receiver and a microcontroller of the lower receiver, wherein the data is exclusively provided to the powered accessory from one of a plurality of coils located within the rail; and wherein the powered accessory further comprises a plurality of coils and the powered accessory is configured to determine when one of the plurality of coils of the powered accessory is adjacent to the one of the plurality of coils of the rail.
An electro-mechanical firearm trigger mechanism for controlling the rate of fire for a firearm in automatic firing mode. The controlling being achieved through the use of a solenoid directed by a computer processor. The computer processor being connected to multiple sensors to instruct the solenoid on a rate of fire or to disengage automatic fire if needed.
A method and system for an inductively powering rail on a firearm to power accessories such as: telescopic sights, tactical sights, laser sighting modules, and night vision scopes. This is achieved by having primary and secondary electromagnets (U-Cores) on both the inductively powering rail and the accessory. Once the electromagnets are in contact, the accessory is able to obtain power through induction via the inductively powering rail. Accessories may be attached to various fixture points on the inductively powering rail and are detected by the firearm when attached and detached. When attached, power and data communications may flow between the accessory and a master CPU located on the firearm. Accessories that are attached to the inductively powering rail and have rechargeable power systems may be recharged via the inductive power rail. Further, accessories that have power that is not needed may be transferred to other accessories.
F41G 1/38 - Telescopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnanceSupports or mountings therefor
F41G 1/41 - Mounting periscopic sights on smallarms
F41G 11/00 - Details of sighting or aiming apparatusAccessories
H02H 3/00 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition, with or without subsequent reconnection
H02J 7/00 - Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
H02J 50/10 - Circuit arrangements or systems for wireless supply or distribution of electric power using inductive coupling
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A RAIL FOR INDUCTIVELY POWERING FIREARM ACCESSORIES
A method and system for an inductively powering rail on a firearm to power accessories such as: telescopic sights, tactical sights, laser sighting modules, and night vision scopes. This is achieved by having primary and secondary electromagnets (U-Cores) on both the inductively powering rail and the accessory. Once the electromagnets are in contact, the accessory is able to obtain power through induction via the inductively powering rail. Accessories may be attached to various fixture points on the inductively powering rail and are detected by the firearm when attached and detached. When attached, power and data communications may flow between the accessory and a master CPU located on the firearm. Accessories that are attached to the inductively powering rail and have rechargeable power systems may be recharged via the inductive power rail. Further, accessories that have power that is not needed may be transferred to other accessories.
F41G 1/38 - Telescopic sights specially adapted for smallarms or ordnanceSupports or mountings therefor
F41G 1/41 - Mounting periscopic sights on smallarms
F41G 11/00 - Details of sighting or aiming apparatusAccessories
H02H 3/00 - Emergency protective circuit arrangements for automatic disconnection directly responsive to an undesired change from normal electric working condition, with or without subsequent reconnection
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PROJECTILE LAUNCHER CONVERTIBLE FOR LEFT OR RIGHT HAND OPERATION
A launcher which can be readily converted for use by either a right-handed or left-handed shot. The launcher has a receiver with upper and lower extensions extending forwardly from the receiver body. A barrel is pivotally mounted near forward portions of the extensions, in one of two positions, such that in one position it is pivotable from a home position aligned with the receiver and the extensions between the two extensions, to a load position with the breech of the barrel to the left, and such that in the other position it is pivotable from the home position, to a load position with the breech to the right. One way of accomplishing this is with a barrel support bracket to which the barrel is pivotally mounted, with the barrel support bracket being secured at or near the front of the receiver extensions, and being rotatable between two positions, each corresponding to a different swing direction for the barrel.
