FIREARM HAVING A CARRYING HANDLE AND ASSOCIATED REAR SIGHT

• US 3,742,636 A
• Filed: 12/13/1971
• Issued: 07/03/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 12/13/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Citicorp Credit Services Incorporated (Citigroup Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: John F. Dealy, Michael W. York
• Inventors: Dealy, John F., York, Michael W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Borchelt, Benjamin A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Jordan, C. T.
• Application Number:
  US05/207,012
• Time in Patent Office: 568 Days
• Field of Search: 42/1S 89/199 33/233,244,261
• US Class Current: 42/111
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 33/08 Handles for carrying smallarms
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/00 Sighting devices for indirect laying of fire F41G3/16; bombsights F41G3/24 ; structurally associated with laser telemeters F41G3/065; mounting tubular or beam shaped aiming devices on firearms F41G11/001
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/065 Protection means therefor F41G1/04 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/17 Convertible sights, i.e. sets of two or more sights brought into the sight line optionally

Abstract

A firearm having a receiver, a barrel connected to the forward portion of the receiver, a front sight connected to the forward portion of the barrel, and a carrying handle connected to the receiver. The carrying handle has a grip member portion that is adapted to be used for carrying the firearm and a forward mounting member portion depending downwardly from the forward portion of the grip member portion. The forward mounting member portion has its lower portion connected to the receiver and serves to mount the forward portion of the grip member portion to the receiver. Another rearward mounting member portion depends downwardly from the rearward portion of the grip member portion and the lower portion of the rearward mounting member portion has its lower portion connected to the receiver to connect the rearward portion of the grip member portion to the receiver. Each mounting member portion has an aperture extending through it from its forward to its aft surfaces and a rear sight is partially located within the aperture of the rearward mounting member portion so that the line of sight from the rear sight through the aperture of the forward mounting member portion to the front sight is located closer to the centerline of the bore of the firearm than is possible with present firearms that have receiver mounted carrying handles. The close location of the line of sight to the centerline of the bore makes the firearm easier to shoot and improves the accuracy potential of the firearm. The apertures in the two mounting members can also be used as auxiliary sighting means under poor light conditions.

Claims

1. In a firearm, a receiver, a barrel connected to the forward portion of said receiver, a front sight operatively connected to the forward portion of said barrel, a carrying handle, said carrying handle comprising a grip member portion adapted to be grasped by a person carrying the firearm, a rearward mounting member portion depending downwardly from the rearward portion of said grip member portion and having its lower portion connected to said receiver for mounting the rearward portion of said grip member portion to said receiver, said rearward mounting member portion having an aperture extending therethrough from its rearward to its forward surfaces, a forward mounting member portion depending downwardly from the forward portion of said grip member portion and having its lower portion connected to said receiver for mounting the forward portion of said grip member portion to said receiver, said forward mounting member portion having an aperture extending therethrough from its rearward to its forward surfaces, and a rear sight connected to said carrying handle in such a position that the line of sight from said rear sight to said front sight extends through the aperture of said forward mounting member portion.

2. The firearm of claim 1 wherein said rear sight is connected to said carrying handle in such a position that the line of sight from said rear sight to said front sight also extends through at least a portion of the aperture of said rearward mounting member portion.

3. The firearm of claim 2 wherein said rear sight is operatively connected to the rearward mounting member portion of said carrying handle.

4. The firearm of claim 3 wherein said rear sight has at least a portion thereof located within the aperture of said rearward mounting member portion.

5. The firearm of claim 1 wherein said forward mounting member portion has an enlarged section surrounding its aperture.

6. The firearm of claim 5 wherein said rearward mounting member portion has an enlarged section surrounding its aperture.

7. The firearm of claim 1 wherein said rear sight has two normal operative positions in which the rear sight partially blocks the view through the apertures of said mounting member portions and a third position adapted to permit less blockage of the view through the apertures of said mounting member portions by said rear sight.

8. The firearm of claim 1 wherein the apertures of said rearward and said forward mounting member portions have substantially circular cross sections.

9. The firearm of claim 8 wherein the aperture of said forward mounting member portion is larger than the aperture of said rearward mounting member portion.

10. The firearm of claim 9 wherein the aperture of said forward mountinG member portion is of sufficient size to appear to be substantially the same diameter as the diameter of the aperture of said rearward mounting member portion when viewed through the aperture of said rearward mounting member portion.

11. The firearm of claim 1 further comprising a buttstock connected to the rear portion of said receiver, a receiver extension located within said buttstock in close proximity to the upper surface of said buttstock, a bolt carrier movably mounted within said receiver, and means located within said receiver extension for urging said bolt carrier in a forward direction, said receiver extension having a substantially uniform cross section with a substantially flat upper surface, said bolt carrier having a rear portion with a substantially flat upper surface that is adapted to move within said receiver extension.