Pistol concealment device

• US 7,934,333 B1
• Filed: 09/27/2007
• Issued: 05/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/21/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Michael Tuz
• Original Assignee: Michael Tuz
• Inventors: Tuz, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): CLEMENT, MICHELLE RENEE
• Application Number:
  US11/863,194
• Publication Number:
  US 20110107648A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,314 Days
• Field of Search: 42/96, 42/700.7
• US Class Current: 42/96
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 27/00 Accessories; Details or attachments not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 33/00 Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 9/02 Concealed pistols, e.g. in pencils
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 1/35 for illuminating the target , e.g. flash lights

Abstract

A pistol is concealed and stabilized by filling in an area below the barrel and in front of the grip with a spacer. The result is a rectangular shape similar to a wallet, which shape conceals the presence of the pistol when carried in a pocket (i.e., de-prints the pistol shape), and stabilizes the pistol in the pocket. The spacer may be attached to a trigger guard, to a portion of the pistol frame beneath the forward end of the barrel, or be integrated with the pistol grips, creating the rectangular shape. The spacer may further include a laser aiming device. In one embodiment, the spacer securely grasps a curved portion of the trigger guard and includes a contoured rear surface which is urged against a lower leading edge of the grip, thus firmly establishing a position for the device relative to the pistol.

Claims

1. A concealable automatic pistol comprising:

an automatic pistol frame;

an automatic pistol barrel assembly attached to the frame and residing above the frame;

a grip frame portion of the automatic pistol frame below the automatic pistol barrel assembly and at the rear of the frame;

grips attached to the grip frame for grasping the pistol;

a trigger for firing the pistol, the trigger connected to the automatic pistol frame and residing under the automatic pistol barrel assembly and in front of the grip frame;

a trigger guard extending vertically downward from the automatic pistol frame in front of the trigger and horizontally below the trigger to the grip frame;

a first distance extending horizontally from a front of the grip frame to a forward end of the automatic pistol barrel assembly

a second distance extending vertically from an underside of the automatic pistol barrel assembly to a bottom of the grips; and

a spacer attached to the automatic pistol frame and having a fixed position residing entirely below the automatic pistol barrel assembly and ahead of the grip frame, the spacer having no attachment to any part of the automatic pistol barrel assembly and not interfering with movement of the automatic pistol barrel assembly during firing, and having;

a length approximately equal to the first distance;

a height approximately equal to the second distance; and

a recessed corner allowing access to the trigger at all times and allowing at least one finger to grasp the grips.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the spacer includes a contoured rear most surface which is urged against a lower leading edge of the grip frame, thus firmly establishing a position for the spacer relative to the pistol and providing a rectangular profile for concealment.

3. The device of claim 1, wherein the spacer includes a curved trigger guard slot shaped to engage with a forward curved portion of the trigger guard for attaching the spacer to the pistol and prevent movement of the spacer on the pistol, the trigger guard slot enclosing a forward surface and a rearward surface of the trigger guard thereby firmly attaching the spacer to the automatic pistol.

4. A concealable automatic pistol comprising:

an automatic pistol frame;

an automatic pistol barrel assembly including a barrel and a slide, the automatic pistol barrel assembly attached to the automatic pistol frame and residing above the frame;

a grip frame portion of the automatic pistol frame;

grips attached to the grip frame for grasping the pistol;

a trigger for firing the pistol, the trigger connected to the automatic pistol frame and residing under the automatic pistol barrel assembly and in front of the grip frame;

a trigger guard extending downward from the automatic pistol frame in front of the trigger and horizontally below the trigger to the grip frame; and

a spacer fixedly attached to the automatic pistol frame and not in contact with the slide and not in contact with the barrel and not interfering with movement of the automatic pistol barrel assembly during firing, and filling in an area below the automatic pistol barrel assembly to a depth even with the bottom of the grips and in front of the grips forward to a front of the automatic pistol barrel assembly, the spacer including a trigger opening providing access for a trigger finger to the trigger at all times,

wherein an outline of the pistol and spacer is rectangular other than a slope of the grip frame and irregularities in the rear and top of the pistol.

5. The automatic pistol of claim 4, wherein;

the spacer comprises two sides each including a trigger guard slot circling the trigger opening and curved similarly to a forward portion of the trigger guard; and

the two sides of the spacer are attached to the automatic pistol frame by assembling the sides over the trigger guard, wherein the two sides of the trigger guard slot enclose both a forward surface and a rearward surface of the trigger guard and the forward portion of the trigger guard engages the trigger guard slot of the installed spacer thereby firmly attaching the spacer to the automatic pistol.

6. The automatic pistol of claim 5, wherein:

the trigger opening extends below the trigger guard; and

the trigger opening allows access of a trigger finger to the trigger and allows at least one second finger to grasp the grips.

7. The automatic pistol of claim 5, wherein:

the trigger guard has a first width and a first thickness and the trigger guard slots have a second width and a second thickness; and

the second width and the second thickness provide an interference fit to the first width and the first thickness when the spacer is assembled onto the pistol.

8. The automatic pistol of claim 5, wherein:

the spacer includes a contoured rear most surface; and

when the spacer is attached to the frame, the contoured rear surface is urged against a grip front surface of the grip frame to firmly hold the spacer to the pistol frame.

15. The pistol of claim 4, wherein the spacer includes a trigger opening and a second opening below the trigger opening, and wherein the trigger opening allows access of a trigger finger to the trigger, and the second opening allows at least one second finger to grasp the grip.

16. The pistol of claim 15 further including a laser aiming device, wherein a switch for actuating the laser aiming device resides in the second opening.

17. The concealable automatic pistol of claim 4, wherein:

the spacer includes a contoured rear surface matching a shape of a lower leading edge of the grip frame; and

the contoured rear surface is urged against the lower leading edge of the grip frame by the cooperation of the trigger guard and a trigger guard slot in the space, thus firmly establishing a position for the spacer relative to the pistol.

9. A concealable automatic pistol comprising:

an automatic pistol frame;

an automatic pistol slide assembly including a slide and a barrel and attached to the automatic pistol frame by frame rails and residing above the automatic pistol frame;

a grip frame portion of the automatic pistol frame extending downward at the rear of the automatic pistol frame;

grips attached to the grip frame for grasping the pistol;

a trigger for firing the automatic pistol, the trigger connected to the automatic pistol frame and residing under the automatic pistol frame rails and in front of the grips;

a trigger guard extending in front of and below the trigger; and

a spacer fixedly attached to the automatic pistol frame and not in contact with the automatic pistol slide assembly, and filling in an area below the frame rails and in front of the grip frame, the spacer having a horizontal base even with the bottom of the grip frame and a vertical face even with the front of the automatic pistol slide assembly forming a rectangular outline, and an opening in the spacer providing access for a trigger finger to the trigger, wherein the concealable automatic pistol has an outline having a rectangular shape other than a slope of the grip frame and irregularities in the rear and top of the automatic pistol.

10. The concealable automatic pistol of claim 9, wherein:

the spacer includes spacer rails aligned with the frame rails; and

the spacer rails are pressed against the frame rails to attached the spacer to the frame.

11. The concealable automatic pistol of claim 9, wherein the spacer includes a curved trigger guard slot shaped to engage with a forward curved portion of the trigger guard to fixedly attach the spacer to the pistol.

12. The concealable automatic pistol of claim 11, wherein the spacer includes a contoured rear surface which is urged against a lower leading edge of the grip frame by the cooperation of the curved trigger guard slot with the trigger guard, thus firmly establishing a position for the spacer relative to the pistol.

13. The concealable automatic pistol of claim 9, wherein a rear edge of the base of the spacer is in contact with the grip frame.

14. The concealable automatic pistol of claim 9, wherein grips and the spacer are a single piece.

18. The concealable automatic pistol of claim 9, wherein the spacer leaves the grips uncovered for allowing a comfortable grasp of the pistol and leaves a magazine release uncovered to allow unloading and reloading the pistol without removing the spacer.

19. The concealable automatic pistol of claim 18, wherein the spacer butts up against the grip frame.

20. The concealable automatic pistol of claim 9, wherein:

the spacer has flat vertical sides; and

a base of the spacer comprises a flat horizontal surface reaching from a front lower corner of the spacer to a rear lower corner of the spacer and is approximately in the plane of a bottom surface of the grip frame and having approximately the same width as the spacer.