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Stock for a firearm

  • US 8,296,986 B1
  • Filed: 05/29/2012
  • Issued: 10/30/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A stock for a firearm, comprising:

  • a stock having an internal cavity;

    a buttplate assembly having a base member, wherein the base member includes a locking leg extending from the base member, wherein the locking leg includes a locking notch formed in a portion of the locking leg, and wherein the base member includes an attachment leg extending from the base member, wherein the attachment leg is substantially L-shaped and includes an attachment aperture formed in a portion of the attachment leg;

    wherein the buttplate assembly is pivotably coupled, via interaction of an attachment pin and the attachment aperture, to a rear portion of the stock;

    wherein the attachment leg is shaped such that the buttplate assembly can be pivoted from a closed position to an open position relative to the stock; and

    an engaging lever positioned through an engaging lever aperture formed through an upper portion of the stock, wherein the engaging lever comprises a body that extends from a head to a locking tab, wherein a release notch is formed in a central portion of the body, such that when the buttplate assembly is in a closed position and the engaging lever is in a locking position, the body is positioned within the locking notch of the locking leg and when the engaging lever is rotated into a release position the body is removed from the locking notch.

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