Stock system for a shoulder-supported weapon

• US 8,381,427 B2
• Filed: 02/25/2010
• Issued: 02/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wilfried Nill
• Original Assignee: Wilfried Nill
• Inventors: Nill, Wilfried
• Primary Examiner(s): Weber, Jonathan C
• Application Number:
  US12/713,028
• Publication Number:
  US 20100212205A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,097 Days
• Field of Search: 42/710.1, 42/710.2, 42 72- 74
• 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

Abstract

A stock system for a shoulder-supported weapon the holding and supporting stock (10) of which for accepting the weapon system comprises:

• • a pistol grip (12),
  • an at least sideways-adjustable and height-adjusting cheek piece (15), and
  • a pivotable and length-adjustable butt plate unit (16),
    which are assigned to a middle piece (14) forming part of the stock (10), which is designed as a coupling for creating a positive connection between the weapon system and the stock parts (12, 15, 16) forming the stock (10), which connection can be released by the application of force.

Claims

1. A stock system for a shoulder-supported weapon system comprising:

a pistol grip,

an at least sideways-adjustable and height-adjusting cheek piece, and

a pivotable and length-adjustable butt plate unit, the butt plate unit including a pitchfork, a pivoting plate pivotably supported on the pitchfork, and an adjusting plate carrying a butt plate, and

a middle piece connecting the pistol grip, the cheek piece, and the butt plate unit including a coupling for creating a positive connection between the weapon system and stock parts forming the stock system, which connection can be released by an application of force,

wherein the middle piece surrounds a toothed telescoping tube having a first end hingedly connected the butt plate unit, and a second end which can be clamped to the middle piece by way of a plurality of clamping points spaced apart along the axis of the telescoping tube.

2. A stock system according to claim 1, wherein the pitchfork is supported in the telescoping tube so that it can be rotated and held in a desired position in the telescoping tube.

3. A stock system according to claim 1, wherein the sideways-adjustable and height-adjustable cheek piece is attached to the top surface of the middle piece by guide and fastening tabs, which are clamped to the middle piece by screw elements.

4. A stock system according to claim 1, wherein the pistol grip couples the weapon system and the middle piece by means of a pin which engages in a corresponding opening in the middle piece in the second end facing in a shooting direction (S) and is clamped to the middle piece by means of a screw or a coupling.

5. A stock system according to claim 1, wherein the middle piece is a tubular element with an elliptical cross section, and includes a guide plate provided with a groove that guides the telescoping tube in the middle piece.

6. A stock system according to claim 1, wherein the telescoping tube surrounded by the middle piece is detachably connected to the butt plate.