FIREARM DISASSEMBLY TONGS

• US 20130081318A1
• Filed: 10/04/2011
• Published: 04/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/04/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GTUL LLC
• Original Assignee: Gregory Morando
• Inventors: Morando, Gregory
• Granted Patent: US 8,793,915 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 42/108
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 3/64 Mounting of breech-blocks; Accessories for breech-blocks or breech-block mountings
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 35/00 Accessories or details not otherwise provided for

Abstract

Firearm disassembly tongs having a generally U-shaped body having two arms joined at one end by a bottom portion, the arms having a free end portion having a flat interior surface portion with a slot therein. Each of the arms may have a textured exterior surface portion. Each of the arms may have a concave interior surface portion below the flat interior surface portion. Each of the concave interior surface portions may define a stop surface that limits upward motion of the tongs when the stop surfaces are engaged with a firearm. The stop surfaces may locate the slots in each flat interior surface portion to receive a slide lock of a firearm when the stop surfaces are engaged with the firearm. The stop surfaces may be curved radiused shapes that engage a radiused underside portion of a firearm frame above a trigger area defined by a trigger guard.

Claims

1. Tongs for a firearm comprising:

a generally U-shaped body having two elongated arms joined at one end by a bottom portion;

the arms each having a free end portion;

each free end portion having an interior surface portion;

each interior surface portion defining a recess; and

each recess defining a ledge facing toward the bottom portion.

2. The tongs of claim 1, wherein each of the arms has a textured exterior surface portion.

3. The tongs of claim 1, wherein each of the arms has a concave interior surface portion below the interior surface portion.

4. The tongs of claim 3, wherein each of the concave interior surface portions defines a stop surface that limits upward motion of the tongs when the stop surfaces are engaged with a firearm.

5. The tongs of claim 4, wherein the stop surfaces locate the recess in each interior surface portion to receive a slide lock of a firearm when the stop surfaces are engaged with the firearm.

6. The tongs of claim 4, wherein the stop surfaces are angled shapes that engage a radiused underside portion of a firearm frame above a trigger area defined by a trigger guard.

7. The tongs of claim 4, wherein the arms have a length sufficient such that the bottom portion does not contact a trigger guard when the stop surfaces are engaged with a firearm.

8. The tongs of claim 1, wherein the interior surface portions are flat.

9. The tongs of claim 1, wherein the bottom portion has a rounded, flattened cylindrical shape.

10. The tongs of claim 3, wherein a portion of the arms between the bottom portion and the concave interior surface portions has a rounded, flattened cylindrical shape.

11. The tongs of claim 4, wherein each recess is located about 0.38 inches above the stop surfaces.

12. The tongs of claim 1, wherein each recess has two teeth that define three compartments transverse to the arm.

13. The tongs of claim 12, wherein each of the arms has a concave interior surface portion below the interior surface portion that defines a stop surface that limits upward motion of the tongs when the stop surfaces are engaged with a firearm.

14. The tongs of claim 13, wherein the two teeth are located about 0.44 inches and 0.50 inches, respectively, above the stop surfaces.

15. The tongs of claim 1, wherein each recess is parallel to the arm.

16. The tongs of claim 4, wherein the distance between the stop surfaces is about 0.78 inches.

17. The tongs of claim 4, wherein the distance between the bottom portion and the stop surfaces is about 1.54 inches.

18. The tongs of claim 1, wherein the arms extend upwards from the bottom portion at an angle of at least 0°

from vertical and less than or equal to about 15°

from vertical.

19. A tool for disassembling a pistol having a removable slide releasable by a slide lock element protruding from a recessed frame portion having a selected frame contour, the tool comprising:

a U-shaped body having elongated parallel arms extending from a base;

the arms being spaced apart to receive the recessed frame portion;

the arms having free ends with opposed inner surface portions having a contour closely conforming to the selected frame contour;

the opposed inner surface portions defining a ledge facing toward the base, such that the ledge operates to engage the slide lock element and pull it toward the base.

20. The tool of claim 19, wherein the arms extend upwards from the base an angle of at least 0°

from vertical and less than or equal to about 15°

from vertical.