Gun stock assembly with coordinated comb and recoil

• US 5,031,348 A
• Filed: 10/01/1990
• Issued: 07/16/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 10/01/1990
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Reliance Comm/Tec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Reliance Comm/Tec Corporation
• Inventors: Carey, Donald C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Carone, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US07/591,669
• Time in Patent Office: 288 Days
• Field of Search: 42/1.06, 42/71.01, 42/73, 42/74
• US Class Current: 42/74
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 23/06 Stocks or firearm frames specially adapted for recoil reduction
• 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

A shoulder gun stock assembly has a comb piece coordinated with a shoulder piece and an associated recoil assembly. The comb piece and shoulder piece remain stationary during shooting while the recoil assembly absorbs the recoil. The comb piece provides a stationary cheek rest which eliminates the cheek-chafing action usually associated with the operation of shoulder firearms.

Claims

1. A shoulder gun stock assembly comprising:

a) a base portion,

b) a comb piece dimensioned and contoured to mount movably longitudinally on the base portion,

c) a bore extending longitudinally centrally of the base portion,

d) above the longitudinally extending bore a longitudinally extending recess communicating with the exterior,

e) the recess having forward and rearward segments,

f) the rearward segment of the recess communicating with the bore,

g) a shoulder piece,

h) recoil-damping plunger means mounted inside the bore and having an end extending rearwardly of the base,

i) plunger connecting means connecting the plunger means to the shoulder piece,

j) a first slide block,

k) first mounting means mounting the first slide block slidably longitudinally in the rearward segment of the recess,

l) first slide block connecting means connecting the same to the plunger means,

m) a second slide block,

n) second slide block mounting means mounting the second slide block slidably longitudinally in the forward segment of the recess,

o) first comb piece support means mounting the comb piece to the first slide block, and

p) second comb piece support means mounting the comb piece to the second slide block.

2. The shoulder gun stock assembly of claim 1 comprising a truncated base portion and a comb piece dimensioned and contoured to nest movably and longitudinally within the truncated portion of the base portion.

3. The shoulder gun stock assembly of claim 1 wherein the second slide block mounting means comprise track and flange mounting means.

4. The shoulder gun stock assembly of claim 1 wherein the first and second comb piece support means comprise adjustable post support means.

5. The shoulder gun stock assembly of claim 1 wherein the recoil-damping plunger means comprise fluid-actuated cylinder damping plunger means.

6. The shoulder gun stock assembly of claim 1 wherein the recoil damping plunger means comprises spring-biased damping plunger means.

7. The shoulder gun stock assembly of claim 1 wherein the recoil damping plunger means comprise a combination of fluid-actuated-cylinder and spring-biased damping plunger means.

8. The shoulder gun stock assembly of claim 1 wherein the recoil damping plunger means comprises spring-biased damping plunger means including a plurality of coaxial coil springs selectively removable to adjust the damping pressure.

9. The shoulder gun stock assembly of claim 1 wherein the recoil damping plunger means comprises a thrust tube connected to the shoulder piece, a thrust plunger housed in the thrust tube, hydraulic cylinder damping means and associated multiple coil spring damping means biased against the thrust tube and thrust cylinder, and connecting means connecting the thrust tube and thrust cylinder to the second slide block.