Firearm fastener

• US 8,650,794 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2011
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: S&S Precision, LLC
• Original Assignee: S&S Precision, LLC
• Inventors: Swan, Johnny E., Kent, Peter Everett, Borland, Andrew C.
• Primary Examiner(s): DAVID, MICHAEL D
• Application Number:
  US13/135,032
• Publication Number:
  US 20120030986A1
• Time in Patent Office: 971 Days
• Field of Search: 42/85, 42/90, 421/06, 24/31, 24/31.1, 24/31.2, 224/191, 224/913
• US Class Current: 42/90
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 23/02 Attachment of slings
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 33/007 for long firearms, e.g. rifles

Abstract

Embodiments include a method and apparatus for removably connecting a firearm, accessory, or tool to a surface, material, object, belt, vehicle, pocket, or tactical equipment. The apparatus may include a first connecting member operatively connectible to the firearm, accessory, or tool and a second connecting member operatively connectible to the surface, material, object, belt, vehicle, pocket, or tactical equipment. The first connecting member and second connecting member are capable of connection to one another to connect the firearm, accessory, or tool to the surface, material, object, belt, vehicle, pocket, or tactical equipment.

Claims

1. An apparatus for connecting a firearm to tactical equipment, comprising:

a grabbing portion capable of positionally fixing the apparatus with respect to a width of the firearm or a rail section attachable to the firearm or another object;

a connector capable of positionally fixing the apparatus with respect to a length of the firearm or a rail section attachable to the firearm or another object; and

a clipping portion capable of clipping the tactical equipment to the firearm, rail section, or another object,

wherein the grabbing portion comprises at least two pieces including a first piece and a second piece, the first piece capable of grabbing one side of the firearm or a rail section attachable to the firearm or another object and the second piece capable of grabbing another side of the firearm or a rail section attachable to the firearm or another object, the clipping portion attached to the second piece.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first piece comprises a first hole therethrough and wherein the connector is disposed through the first hole and through a first cutout portion of the firearm or the rail section attachable to the firearm or another object to fix the apparatus vertically to the firearm or the rail section attachable to the firearm or another object and to connect the first and second pieces to one another.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the first piece further comprises a second hole therethrough spaced apart from the first hole, the central axis of the first hole generally parallel to the central axis through the second hole.

4. The apparatus of claim 3, wherein a second connector is disposed through the second hole and through a second cutout portion of the firearm or the rail section attachable to the firearm or another object, the second cutout portion of the firearm or the rail section attachable to the firearm or another object spaced apart from the first cutout portion and generally parallel to the first cutout portion.

5. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the clipping portion is a hook and the grabbing portion is a rail grabber.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tactical equipment is used for securing the firearm or other accessory to a user'"'"'s body.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the tactical equipment is a sling and wherein the apparatus provides a second attachment point of the sling to the firearm.

8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the clipping portion is biased closed onto the grabbing portion.

9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein a tension from bias force of the clipping portion and surface tension is capable of positionally retaining the tactical equipment within the clipping portion.

10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first piece comprises a first hole therethrough and wherein the connector is disposed through at least a portion of the first hole of the first piece and through a first cutout portion of the firearm or the rail section attachable to the firearm or another object to positionally fix the apparatus to the firearm or the rail section attachable to the firearm or another object.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the clipping portion is spring biased closed onto the grabbing portion.

12. An apparatus for connecting a firearm to tactical equipment, comprising:

a rail grabber having a hooking member for receiving and tensioning a strapping member, the hooking member having an opening which is wide enough to receive a thickness of the strapping member and narrow enough to maintain surface tension along the strapping member surface, the rail grabber for grabbing a rail connectable to a firearm and positionally maintaining the apparatus with respect to the rail.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the rail grabber comprises:

a first connecting member having a first hole therethrough;

a second connecting member; and

a first fastening member, the rail grabber connectable to the rail by inserting the first fastening member through the first hole and through a space between adjacent protrusions in the rail when the first and second connecting members are placed in contact with one another.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the hooking member maintains surface tension along the strapping member surface at a first location, and wherein the strapping member is attached to the rail or the firearm at a second location spaced apart from the first location.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the strapping member is webbing material, and the opening in the hooking member maintains surface tension along the webbing material when the webbing material is twisted or bent around the hooking member.

16. An apparatus for connecting a firearm to tactical equipment, comprising:

a grabbing portion capable of positionally fixing the apparatus with respect to a width of a rail or a rail section, the rail or the rail section attachable to the firearm or to another object;

a connector capable of positionally fixing the apparatus with respect to a length of the rail or the rail section; and

a clipping portion capable of clipping the tactical equipment to the rail or the rail section,

wherein the grabbing portion comprises at least two pieces including a first piece and a second piece, the first piece capable of grabbing one side of the rail or the rail section and the second piece capable of grabbing another side of the rail or the rail section, the clipping portion attached to the second piece.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first piece comprises a first hole therethrough and wherein the connector is disposed through at least a portion of the first hole of the first piece and through a first cutout portion of the rail or the rail section to positionally fix the apparatus to the rail or the rail section.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the second piece comprises a first hole therethrough and wherein the connector is disposed through at least a portion of the first hole of the second piece to connect the first and second pieces to one another.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the clipping portion is biased closed with respect to the grabbing portion.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein a tension from bias force of the clipping portion and surface tension is capable of positionally retaining the tactical equipment within the clipping portion.