Small weapons simulator

• US 4,380,437 A
• Filed: 09/04/1981
• Issued: 04/19/1983
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/1981
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: WHLM, Inc.
• Original Assignee: WHLM, Inc.
• Inventors: Yarborough, G. Wirth Jr.
• Primary Examiner(s): Grieb, William H.
• Application Number:
  US06/299,335
• Time in Patent Office: 592 Days
• Field of Search: 434/18, 434/16, 434/21, 434/22, 273/312
• US Class Current: 434/18
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 33/02 Light- or radiation-emitting guns ; Light- or radiation-sensitive guns; Cartridges carrying light emitting sources, e.g. laser
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/2655 in which the light beam is sent from the weapon to the target

Abstract

A small weapons simulator in which a plurality of functioning and control modules are supported by a gun body having an exterior configuration to simulate a real weapon. The functioning modules include a laser beam transmitter to synthesize the trajectory of a bullet, recoil simulating means, sound simulating means and means to develop a lifting force on the forward portion of the gun body upon trigger actuation of the trigger, the recoil means and the sound simulating means to synthesize the characteristic of muzzle-rise on discharging a projectile from a weapon.

Claims

1. A small weapons simulator for marksmanship training, said simulator comprising:

a gun body having an external buttstock, action housing, forestock and muzzle configuration resembling a weapon to be simulated;

a transmitter supported within said body for transmitting a light beam forwardly along the barrel axis of said body;

recoil means supported within said body to develop a rearwardly directed force impulse when actuated, said recoil means comprising a pneumatic piston-cylinder module;

muzzle rise simulating means for developing a force upon actuation to lift the forward portion of said body; and

means for simultaneously actuating said transmitter, said recoil means and said muzzle rise means, said actuating means comprising means defining a supply of compressed air to said gun body and trigger actuated valve means for actuating said piston-cylinder module.

2. The apparatus recited in claim 1 wherein said muzzle rise simulating means comprises a downwardly directed nozzle projecting from said forestock, and means for delivering a pulse of compressed air through said nozzle upon actuation of said valve means.