Rifle comprising a stock and a housing with a housing sheath

• US 7,104,000 B2
• Filed: 09/02/2003
• Issued: 09/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Josef Beer, Manfred Orth, Wilhelm Goddek
• Original Assignee: Josef Beer, Manfred Orth, Wilhelm Goddek
• Inventors: Orth, Manfred
• Primary Examiner(s): CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE
• Application Number:
  US10/658,835
• Publication Number:
  US 20050188584A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,106 Days
• Field of Search: 42/750.2, 42/710.1
• US Class Current: 42/71.01
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 11/04 Articulated or collapsible guns, i.e. with hinged or telescopic parts for transport or storage breakdown shotguns or rifles F41C7/11; folding or telescopic stocks or stock parts F41C23/04
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 21/487 using friction, e.g. by clamping a barrel surface
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 7/11 Breakdown shotguns or rifles hinge-frame revolvers F41C3/16; breech mechanisms therefor F41A3/58; cocking mechanisms therefor F41A19/41

Abstract

A rifle, comprising a stock with a housing provided with a housing sheath and a barrel, the barrel having a barrel sleeve adapted to be removably received by the housing sheath of the housing of the stock, the housing sheath being provided with a slot extending longitudinally along said housing sheath, the housing sheath having parts for varying the slot width in the region of the slot, the diameter of the housing sheath being adjustable to the diameter of the barrel sleeve using the parts for varying the slot width, the barrel sleeve of the barrel being positively lockable with the housing sheath.

Claims

1. A rifle, comprising:

a stock, said stock including a housing, said housing including a housing sheath;

a barrel, said barrel including a barrel sleeve, said barrel sleeve removably connecting to the housing sheath;

said housing sheath including a slot, said slot extending longitudinally along said housing sheath;

said housing sheath further comprising means for varying the slot width so that the diameter of the housing sheath adjusts to the diameter of the barrel sleeve;

the barrel sleeve being lockable with the housing sheath;

a latch and a recess disposed in said barrel sleeve for receiving said latch;

the recess being disposed on the circumference of the barrel sleeve; and

said latch including a latch head for locking the barrel sleeve to the housing sheath, said latch being slidable across the longitudinal axis of the housing sheath and said latch head being insertable in said recess in the barrel sleeve.

2. A rifle, comprising:

a stock, said stock including a housing, said housing including housing sheath;

a barrel, said barrel including a barrel sleeve, said barrel sleeve removably connecting to the housing sheath;

said housing sheath including a slot, said slot extending longitudinally along said housing sheath;

said housing sheath further comprising means for varying the slot width so that the diameter of the housing sheath adjusts to the diameter of the barrel sleeve;

the barrel sleeve being lockable with the housing sheath;

a latch and a recess in said barrel sleeve for receiving said latch;

said latch including a latch head for locking the barrel sleeve to the housing sheath, said latch being slidable across the longitudinal axis of the housing sheath and said latch head being insertable in said recess in the barrel sleeve; and

the latch head being adapted for disengaging the recess against the bias of a spring.

3. A rifle, comprising:

a stock, said stock including a housing, said housing including a housing sheath;

a barrel, said barrel including a barrel sleeve, said barrel sleeve removably connecting to the housing sheath;

said housing sheath including a slot, said slot extending longitudinally along said housing sheath;

said housing sheath further comprising means for varying the slot width so that the diameter of the housing sheath adjusts to the diameter of the barrel sleeve;

the barrel sleeve being lockable with the housing sheath;

a latch and a recess in said barrel sleeve for receiving said latch;

said latch including a latch head for locking the barrel sleeve to the housing sheath, said latch being slidable across the longitudinal axis of the housing sheath and said latch head being insertable in said recess in the barrel sleeve; and

the latch head having a slant, said slant being disposed in the direction of insertion of the barrel into the housing.

4. A rifle, comprising:

a stock, said stock including a housing, said housing including a housing sheath;

a barrel, said barrel including a barrel sleeve, said barrel sleeve removably connecting to the housing sheath;

said housing sheath including a slot, said slot extending longitudinally along said housing sheath;

said housing sheath further comprising means for varying the slot width so that the diameter of the housing sheath adjusts to the diameter of the barrel sleeve;

the barrel sleeve being lockable with the housing sheath;

the barrel having a forearm, the forearm being fastened to the barrel; and

a bolt guidance being disposed between the forearm and the stock.

5. A rifle comprising:

a stock, said stock including a housing, said housing including a housing sheath;

a barrel, said barrel including a barrel sleeve, said barrel sleeve removably connecting to the housing sheath;

said housing sheath including a slot, said slot extending longitudinally along said housing sheath;

said housing sheath further comprising means for varying the slot width so that the diameter of the housing sheath adjusts to the diameter of the barrel sleeve;

the barrel sleeve being lockable with the housing sheath;

the rifle further comprising a latch and a recess in the barrel sleeve for receiving the latch, the latch having a latch head for locking the sleeve of the barrel to the housing sheath, the latch being slidable across the longitudinal axis of the housing sheath; and

the recess being disposed on the circumference of the barrel sleeve.

6. A rifle comprising:

a stock, said stock including a housing, said housing including a housing sheath,

a barrel, said barrel including a barrel sleeve, said barrel sleeve removably connecting to the housing sheath;

said housing sheath including a slot, said slot extending longitudinally along said housing sheath;

said housing sheath further comprising means for varying the slot width so that the diameter of the housing sheath adjusts to the diameter of the barrel sleeve;

the barrel sleeve being lockable with the housing sheath, the barrel having a forearm, the forearm being fastened to the barrel; and

the rifle further comprising a bolt guidance between the forearm and the stock.