PISTOL GRIP RECOIL ASSEMBLY FOR FIREARMS

• US 20120222342A1
• Filed: 03/01/2011
• Published: 09/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ATI IP, LLC
• Original Assignee: Advanced Technology International USA LLC
• Inventors: Chvala, John R.
• Granted Patent: US 8,561,338 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 42/74
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 23/04 Folding or telescopic stocks or stock parts articulated or collapsible guns F41A11/04
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 23/08 Recoil absorbing pads
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 23/10 Stocks or grips for pistols, e.g. revolvers F41C23/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 23/14 Adjustable stock or stock parts, i.e. adaptable to personal requirements, e.g. length, pitch, cast or drop
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49947 by applying separate fastener

Abstract

A pistol grip recoil assembly for a firearm includes a rigid grip body formed with rest structure thereon and connected to a firearm. A substantially elastomeric, resilient and deformable grip insert is received in the grip body and forms a shock absorbing, cushioning backstrap engageable with the palm of a user'"'"'s hand for minimizing recoil caused by discharge of the firearm. The grip body and grip insert are slidably engaged together by means of a dovetail arrangement and secured together thereafter by a means of a fastening structure.

Claims

1. A pistol grip recoil assembly comprising:

a grip body constructed of rigid material formed with finger rest structure and adapted to be connected to a device operated to produce a recoil force; and

a grip insert received in the grip body and having a resilient deformable backstrap constructed of an elastomeric, shock absorbing and cushioning material adapted to be engaged by a palm of the user'"'"'s hand minimizing the recoil force caused by operation of the device.

2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the grip body has a curved outer surface formed with the finger rest structure, and a recessed inner surface defining a slide track for removably mounting the grip insert therein.

3. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the grip body includes a connector adapted to connect the grip body to the device producing the recoil force.

4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the backstrap includes an elastomeric spine that is attached to a rigid reinforcing member.

5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the rigid reinforcing member has side edges that are matingly received in the slide track of the grip body.

6. A pistol grip recoil assembly for a firearm comprising:

a rigid grip body formed with finger rest structure thereon, and connected to a firearm; and

a substantially elastomeric, resilient and deformable grip insert received in the grip body forming a shock absorbing, cushioning backstrap engageable with a palm of a user'"'"'s hand for minimizing recoil caused by discharge of the firearm,

wherein the grip body and the grip insert are slidably engaged together by means of a dovetail arrangement and secured together thereafter by means of a fastening structure.

7. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the grip body includes a curved forwardly facing outer surface provided with multiple spaced apart ribs that form the finger rest structure therebetween.

8. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the grip body has a top end provided with a connector enabling attachment of the grip body to the firearm.

9. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the grip body has a pair of spaced apart rear walls that are connected together by a bridge portion, and merge smoothly into a bottom end of the grip body.

10. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the grip body includes a recessed inner surface formed of the pair of opposed longitudinally extending and inwardly projecting cylindrical tubes provided with holes on bottom ends thereof.

11. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the inner surface further includes a pair of opposed longitudinally extending notches that define a slide track for receiving the grip insert.

12. The assembly of claim 11, wherein each notch includes a forward segment, a side segment, a rear segment and an angle segment connecting the forward and the side segments.

13. The assembly of claim 12, wherein the backstrap includes an elastomeric spine that is attached to a rigid reinforcing member.

14. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the reinforcing member is constructed of a hard plastic material.

15. The assembly of claim 14, wherein the reinforcing member has opposed side edges, each of which includes a forward wall segment, a side wall segment, a rear wall segment and an angled wall segment connecting the forward wall segment and the side wall segment.

16. The assembly of claim 13, wherein the reinforcing member of the grip insert and the notches of the grip body have cooperating engagement surfaces which define the dovetail arrangement.

17. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the curved outer surface of the backstrap is formed with a grip enhancing structure.

18. The assembly of claim 10, wherein the backstrap includes a base formed with apertures that are alignable with the holes of the cylindrical tubes, the apertures and the holes being configured to receive the fastening structure for securing the grip body and the grip insert together.

19. The assembly of claim 6, wherein the grip insert is removable from the grip body while the grip body is connected to the firearm.

20. A method of assembling a pistol grip comprising the steps of:

a) providing a rigid grip body formed with finger rest structure thereon;

b) providing a substantially elastomeric resilient, deformable grip insert having a shock absorbing, cushioning backstrap adapted to be engaged with the palm of a user'"'"'s hand;

c) slidably engaging the grip body and the grip insert together by means of a dovetail arrangement; and

d) securing the grip body and grip insert together using a fastener structure once the grip body and the grip insert are in slidable engagement with each other.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the step of providing the grip body includes molding the grip body with a slide track structure.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein the step of providing the grip insert includes the step of molding the backstrap with a spine and a rigid reinforcing member that is engageable in the slide track structure.