Adjustable length heavy duty butt stock assembly for a firearm

• US 7,398,616 B1
• Filed: 05/21/2005
• Issued: 07/15/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: J & T Munitions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: J & T Munitions, Inc.
• Inventors: Weir, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Carone; Michael J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lee; Benjamin P
• Application Number:
  US11/133,797
• Time in Patent Office: 1,151 Days
• Field of Search: 42/73, 42/750.3, 42/77, 42/710.1, 42/72
• US Class Current: 42/73
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 23/04 Folding or telescopic stocks or stock parts articulated or collapsible guns F41A11/04
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 23/14 Adjustable stock or stock parts, i.e. adaptable to personal requirements, e.g. length, pitch, cast or drop
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 23/20 Butts; Butt plates; Mountings therefor F41C23/08, F41C23/10, F41C23/14 take precedence

Abstract

A heavy-duty adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm such as an AR15 rifle or any other firearm that is made to accept an AR15 butt stock. The stock is designed to be stronger than any existing production AR15 butt stock. The butt stock has three major components, the butt, the receiver extension tube and the clamping gusset The front end of the butt stock has a primary bore hole that extends inwardly from its front end to the rear end of the butt stock. The receiver extension tube is telescopically received in the primary bore hole. An adjustment push button lock extends inwardly from one of the lateral sides of the butt stock and it actuates locking plunger pin that can mate with various longitudinally spaced transversely extending grooves on the bottom surface of the receiver extension tube. Various sling mount structures can be formed on the butt stock or on a clamping gusset that is removably inserted over the receiver extension tube adjacent its front end.

Claims

1. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm comprising:

an elongated receiver extension tube having a front end, a rear end, a longitudinally extending X-axis, a telescoping portion extending forwardly a predetermined distance from said rear end, a passive portion extending rearwardly a predetermined distance from said front end;

an outer diameter D1, an inner diameter D2;

said receiver extension tube having a radial thickness T1 and a length L1;

said receiver extension tube having an outer top surface, an outer bottom surface, an outer left side surface and an outer right side surface;

a plurality of longitudinally spaced length adjustment grooves formed in said outer bottom surface of said receiver extension tube;

said length adjustment grooves being transversely oriented to said X-axis;

a butt stock having a front end having a front wall surface, a rear end having a rear wall surface, a top wall surface, a bottom wall outer surface, a left side outer wall surface and a right side outer wall surface;

a primary bore hole having a diameter greater than D1 extends inwardly from said front end of said butt stock for telescopically receiving said rear end of said receiver extension tube;

a secondary bore hole extends traversely through said butt stock from said left side outer wall surface to said right side outer wall surface;

said secondary bore hole having an interior outlet port that communicates with the interior of said primary bore hole;

an elongated locking plunger pin having an outer end, an inner end and an arcuate outer side wall surface wherein said inner end of said locking plunger pin has an internally threaded bore that matingly receives an externally threaded front end of a push button lock/screw; and

said push button lock/screw having an outer end having a head cap, a shank portion and said externally threaded front end

locking means for locking and unlocking said locking plunger pin in said secondary bore hole with a portion of said arcuate outer surface of said locking plunger pin extending through said interior outlet port so that said locking plunger pin engages one of said adjustment grooves formed in said outer bottom surface of said receiver extension tube wherein said locking means comprises a push button lock/screw.

2. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 1 wherein said receiver extension tube has a cylindrical outer surface.

3. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 1 further comprising attachment means adjacent said front end of said receiver extension tube for detachable connection to the rear end of a firearm receiver.

4. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 3 wherein said attachment means are external threads on said outer surface of said receiver extension tube.

5. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 3 further comprising a rotatable clamping gusset removably inserted on said receiver extension tube adjacent said front end for reinforcing said front end of said receiver extension tube adjacent said attachment means.

6. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 5 wherein said clamping gusset has at least one elongated sling slot.

7. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 1 further comprising at least one axially extending alignment groove formed in said outer top surface of said telescoping portion of said receiver extension tube.

8. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 7 wherein said butt stock has at least one threaded alignment bore hole formed in said top wall outer surface;

an alignment screw is threaded into said threaded alignment bore hole and down into said alignment groove on said outer top surface of said receiver extension tube.

9. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 1 further comprising a cross-hatched hammer surface is formed on said bottom wall outer surface of said butt stock.

10. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 1 further comprising a closed cell foam overtube that insulates the operator from said butt stock assembly and reduces operator felt vibration.

11. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 1 wherein said butt stock has a laterally extended open window structure that forms a front strut frame member;

and a pair of laterally spaced upright oriented spring grooves are formed in said front strut frame member.

12. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 1 wherein T1 is at least 0.07 inch or greater which enables said stock assembly to be much stronger than current stock designs for the AR15 firearm.

13. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 1 wherein said inner end of said locking plunger pin has a tapered outer side wall surface.

14. An adjustable length bun stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 13 wherein said length adjustment grooves are tapered to match said tapered outer side wall surface of said locking plunger pin to take the slop or play out of said licking means.

15. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 1 further comprising a coil spring surrounding said shank portion of said push button lock/screw.

16. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 15 wherein said secondary bore hole has a front end and a rear end;

said front end has a countersink that forms a gate that reduces the chances of said locking plunger pin being accidentally released.

17. An adjustable length butt stock assembly for a firearm as recited in claim 1 further comprising audible signal means incorporated into said locking plunger pin and said length adjustment grooves in said outer surface of said receiver extension tube that creates an audible as well as tactile click when properly aligned.