FIREARM ADJUSTABLE CHEEK PIECE

• US 3,710,496 A
• Filed: 09/08/1970
• Issued: 01/16/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/1970
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Frank A. Pachmayr, Nanitta G. Pachmayr
• Original Assignee: Frank A. Packmayr, Jack R. Farrar, John Gerick
• Inventors: Packmayr, Frank A., Farrar, Jack R., Gerick, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Borchelt, Benjamin A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jordan, C. T.
• Application Number:
  US05/070,182
• Time in Patent Office: 861 Days
• Field of Search: 42/73,74,71
• US Class Current: 42/71.01
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 23/14 Adjustable stock or stock parts, i.e. adaptable to personal requirements, e.g. length, pitch, cast or drop

Abstract

Gunstock having a movable cheek piece carried on the side thereof which is adjustable to variably accommodate the gunstock in cradled position against a user'"'"''"'"'s face.

Claims

1. Gunstock for supporting a gun mechanism and a gun barrel, said gunstock being adapted to be cradled against a user'"'"''"'"'s face, and including movable face engaging means carried on the side and top of said gunstock, structure mounting said face engaging means on the gunstock in adjustably spaced relation for variable accommodation of the gunstock in cradled position, said mounting structure including a plurality of distributed spacer elements supporting the face engaging means in adjustable spaced relation to the gunstock body, and a frame secured to the gunstock and adapted to anchor said spacer elements, said frame having a horizontally disposed transverse bore for receiving a spacer element.

2. Gunstock according to claim 1 in which said mounting structure spacer elements include a spacer element supporting said face engaging means to be vertically adjustable on the gunstock.

3. Gunstock according to claim 2 in which said mounting structure spacer elements include forward and rearward vertically disposed spacer elements supporting said face engaging means to have forward and rearward positions relatively differently adjustable vertically on said gunstock.

4. Gunstock according to claim 1 in which said mounting structure spacer elements include a spacer element supporting said face engaging means to be adjustable transversely on the gunstock.

5. Gunstock according to claim 4 in which said mounting structure spacer elements include forward and rearward horizontally disposed spacer elements supporting said face engaging means to have forward and rearward positions relatively differently adjustable transversely on said gunstock.

6. Gunstock according to claim 1 including also a spring compressed between the face engaging means and the gunstock body to dampen firing recoil forces transmitted to the face engaging means.

7. Gunstock for supporting a gun mechanisn and a gun barrel and adapted to be cradled against a user'"'"''"'"'s face, said gunstock including movable face engaging means carried on the side and top thereof and mounted to have upper and lower portions of the face engaging means relatively differently transversely adjustable on said gunstock.

8. Gunstock for supporting a gun mechanism and a gun barrel and adapted to be cradled against a user'"'"''"'"'s face, said gunstock including movable face engaging means on the top and side thereof, mounting structure for said face engaging means, said mounting structure including an elongated frame secured lengthwise to the gunstock body and provided with plural vertical apertures and horizontal apertures, a plurality of distributed spacer elements supporting the face engaging means in adjusted spaced relations with the gunstock body, said spacer elements including a longitudinally spaced pair of vertically disposed spacer elements and a longitudinally spaced pair of horizontally disposed spacer elements, said spacer elements being anchored at the frame apertures, and each individually adjustable to correspondingly adjust the spacing of that portion of the face engaging means it supports in relation to the gunstock body.

9. Gunstock according to claim 8 including also an additional spacer element adapted to adjust the spacing from the gunstock body of the lower portion of the face engaging means relative to the upper portion thereof.

10. Gunstock according to claim 9 including also compression springs extending between the face engagIng means and said horizontally disposed spacer elements, said springs being centered on vertically disposed spacer elements.

11. Gunstock according to claim 8 including also spacer element engaging means between the frame and the gunstock body and accessible through the frame apertures, said vertically disposed spacer elements being received in said apertures and secured by said spacer element engaging means.

12. Gunstock according to claim 8 in which said horizontally disposed frame apertures comprise plural threaded transverse bores longitudinally spaced along said frame and each adjustably receiving one of said spacer elements in threaded engagement.

13. Gunstock according to claim 12 in which said vertically disposed spacer elements are terminally threaded and including also nut means between the frame and the gunstock body accessible through said frame apertures for threaded engagement with said spacer elements.

14. Gunstock according to claim 13 including also an additional spacer element adjustably threaded into said gunstock body below said frame and opposite said face engaging means for varying the spacing of the lower portion thereof relative to its upper portion.

15. Gunstock according to claim 14 including also a pair of longitudinally spaced springs compressed between the face engaging means and the gunstock body to dampen recoil forces transmitted to the face engaging means.

16. Gunstock according to claim 8 in which said face engaging means comprises a curved molding of rigid synthetic organic plastic saddled on the gunstock body over said frame.