Firearm Having Central Power Source and Integrated Data Bus to both Power and Control Multiple Accessories
First Claim
1. A firearm comprising one or a plurality of mounting fixtures circumferentially surrounding a barrel, wherein each mounting fixture comprises one or a plurality of common conductors, and wherein each common conductor is electrically connected to a power source.
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Abstract
There is disclosed an automatic or semiautomatic firearm having one or a plurality of parallel rail attachments for weapon attachments (accessories) with a central power source capable of powering the accessory devices electrically connects through a series of parallel rails circumferentially surrounding a barrel of the firearm. More specifically, there is disclosed a central power source to power up one or a plurality of rail accessories that provides power to each rail accessory through, preferably, a copper or brass strip located on each rail element. In addition, there is disclosed a method for transmitting information among and between weapon attachments using the rails as an antenna and radio frequency transmission of digital or analog signals to receiver units in each attachment of within a central bus.
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- 1. A firearm comprising one or a plurality of mounting fixtures circumferentially surrounding a barrel, wherein each mounting fixture comprises one or a plurality of common conductors, and wherein each common conductor is electrically connected to a power source.
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13. A firearm or small weapons system having a plurality of fixtures, comprising
(a) one or a plurality of mounting fixtures circumferentially surrounding a barrel, wherein each mounting fixture comprises one or a plurality of common conductors, and wherein each common conductor is electrically connected to a power source; - and
(b) a radio frequency (RF) antenna embedded within the plurality of common conductors, wherein each RF antenna is capable of transmitting or picking up radio frequency signals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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