PISTOL CONVERTER

• US 20110107644A1
• Filed: 10/04/2010
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sagi Faifer
• Original Assignee: Sagi Faifer
• Inventors: FAIFER, SAGI
• Granted Patent: US 8,448,366 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 42/75.02
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 35/06 Adaptation of guns to both right and left hand use
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 23/04 Folding or telescopic stocks or stock parts articulated or collapsible guns F41A11/04
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 23/12 Auxiliary stocks for stabilising, or for transforming pistols, e.g. revolvers, into shoulder-fired guns
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 11/003 Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems"

Abstract

A pistol converter including a body defining a forward pistol barrel engaging portion, a stock coupled to the body, and a rear engagement member for firmly engaging an external portion of a rear of a frame of the pistol.

Claims

1. A pistol converter for a pistol including a frame, the converter comprising:

a body including a pistol barrel engaging portion;

a stock coupled to said body; and

a rear engagement member for firmly engaging an external portion of a rear of the frame of a pistol mounted in said body.

2. The pistol converter of claim 1, wherein at least one of said barrel engaging portion and said rear engagement member is spring loaded in said body for firm engagement of a pistol in the converter.

3. The pistol converter of claim 1, wherein said body includes an ejection aperture defined above and in registration with an ejection port of the pistol.

4. The pistol converter of claim 1, wherein said body includes a cut-away rear opening through which sights on the pistol can be used.

5. The pistol converter of claim 1, wherein said stock is mounted on a hinge for folding adjacent the body.

6. The pistol converter according to claim 1, wherein said rear engagement member includes a spring loaded element defining a groove for engaging a hand protecting protrusion on the rear of the frame of the pistol.

7. The pistol converter according to claim 1, wherein said converter body includes a pair of mounting grooves, and said rear engagement member further includes complementary rails for sliding in said mounting grooves.

8. The pistol converter according to claim 1, wherein said stock includes a closure plate for supporting said rear engagement member, and a hinge for pivoting said closure plate away from said body.

9. The pistol converter according to claim 1, wherein said rear engagement member is removably mounted in said body.

10. A method for forming a pistol converter for holding a pistol having a frame, the method comprising:

forming a body defining a forward pistol barrel engaging portion;

coupling a stock to said body; and

mounting a rear engagement member in said body for firmly engaging an external portion of a rear of the frame of the pistol.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of coupling includes coupling by means of a hinge permitting folding adjacent the body

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of forming includes forming a body defining a spring loaded barrel engaging portion.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of mounting includes mounting a spring loaded rear engagement member for engaging said external portion.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the step of mounting includes mounting said rear engagement member including a spring loaded element defining a groove for engaging a hand protecting protrusion on the rear of the frame of the pistol.