Device for assisting with movement of a pistol slide

• US 9,500,439 B1
• Filed: 10/28/2015
• Issued: 11/22/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Martin Wayne Dietrich, Robin Nathaniel Dietrich
• Original Assignee: Martin Wayne Dietrich, Robin Nathaniel Dietrich
• Inventors: Dietrich, Martin Wayne, Dietrich, Robin Nathaniel
• Primary Examiner(s): Clement, Michelle R
• Application Number:
  US14/925,185
• Time in Patent Office: 391 Days
• Field of Search: 42/10.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 3/72 Operating handles or levers; Mounting thereof in breech-blocks or bolts F41C7/02, F41C7/06 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 7/00 Auxiliary mechanisms for bringing the breech-block or bolt or the barrel to the starting position before automatic firing; Drives for externally-powered guns; Remote-controlled gun chargers
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 27/00 Accessories; Details or attachments not otherwise provided for

Abstract

A device for use with a pistol having a slide, said device configured to assist with racking the slide by providing a body configured to removably interface with the slide, said body providing improved means for maintaining a grip and providing improved leverage, thereby allowing the slide to be more easily moved in a rearward direction.

Claims

1. A device for assisting with the movement of a slide of a pistol, said pistol having said slide, a frame, a hand grip integrated with the frame, a barrel mounted on the frame, a front sight mounted on the slide, a rear sight mounted on the slide, an ejection port integrated with the slide, an extractor, and a line of fire, said slide being moveable relative to the frame in forward and rearward directions, said device comprising

a body, said body having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a front face, a rear face, and a longitudinal axis;

a slide channel formed into the bottom surface of the body, said slide channel having a first end, a second end, and a width, with the first end of the slide channel being in communication with the rear face of the body, and the width of the slide channel being slightly greater than a width of the slide;

a barrel channel formed into the bottom surface of the body, said barrel channel oriented collinearly with the slide channel, said barrel channel having a first end, a second end, and a width, with the first end of the barrel channel being in communication with the front face of the body, the width of the barrel channel being slightly greater than a width of the barrel and less than the width of the slide channel, and the second end of the barrel channel being in communication with the second end of the slide channel;

a slide stop, said slide stop formed at the junction of the second ends of the slide channel and the barrel channel, said slide stop presenting a surface, whereby the surface of the slide stop provides a barrier against which a front portion of the slide is placed, preventing the slide from entering into the barrel channel;

a front sight cutout formed into the bottom surface of the body, said front sight cutout having a length, a width, and a depth, with the length, width, and depth of the front sight cutout being suitably configured to accommodate the front sight within the front sight cutout; and

a rear sight cutout formed into the bottom surface of the body, said rear sight cutout having a length, a width, and a depth, with the length, width, and depth of the rear sight cutout being suitably configured to accommodate the rear sight within the rear sight cutout;

wherein the device is configured to be placed on top of the slide such that at least a portion of the slide extends into the slide channel, at least a portion of the barrel extends into the barrel channel, at least a portion of the front sight extends into the front sight cutout, and at least a portion of the rear sight extends into the rear sight cutout, and

whereby the device is configured to be used by a user by said user gripping the hand grip of the pistol with one hand, holding the device in another hand and placing the device onto the slide such that at least a portion of the slide extends into the slide channel, at least a portion of the barrel extends into the barrel channel, at least a portion of the front sight extends into the front sight cutout, and at least a portion of the rear sight extends into the rear sight cutout, then said user applying downward pressure to the device against the pistol while moving the device in a rearward direction relative to the frame of the pistol such that the slide stop of the device comes into contact with the front portion of the slide and forces the slide to move rearward relative to the frame, with no portion of the device obscuring the line of fire during placement of the device onto the pistol, use of the device with the pistol, or removal of the device from the pistol.

2. The device of claim 1 further comprising

an ejection port cutout formed into the bottom surface of the body, said ejection port cutout having a depth, with the depth of the ejection port cutout being greater than a diameter of an ammunition cartridge that is capable of being used with the pistol;

and

an extractor cutout formed into the bottom surface of the body, said extractor cutout having a length, a width, and a depth, with the length, width, and depth of the extractor cutout being sufficient to allow the extractor to move laterally within the extractor cutout;

wherein the device is further configured to be placed on top of the slide such that at least a portion of the ejection port is substantially aligned with the ejection port cutout, and at least a portion of the extractor is substantially aligned with the extractor cutout,

whereby the device is further configured to be used by a user by said user placing the device onto the slide such that at least a portion of the ejection port is substantially aligned with the ejection port cutout, and at least a portion of the extractor is substantially aligned with the extractor cutout.

3. The device of claim 2 wherein

the body is monolithic and is constructed of a substantially rigid material, the body further has a length, the top surface of the body is substantially planar, the first sidewall of the body is substantially planar, the first sidewall of the body is oriented substantially perpendicular to the front and rear faces of the body, the second sidewall of the body is substantially planar, the second sidewall of the body is oriented substantially perpendicular to the front and rear faces of the body, the second sidewall is spaced apart from the first sidewall, the second sidewall is oriented substantially parallel to the first sidewall, the front face of the body is substantially planar, and the rear face of the body is substantially planar;

the slide channel extends along the length of the body and is oriented substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the body, the slide channel further has a length, a depth, an inner intermediate surface, and a pair of inner lateral surfaces, with the length of the slide channel being greater than at least half of the length of the body, the depth of the slide channel being sufficient to accommodate at least a portion of the slide, the inner intermediate surface of the slide channel being substantially planar and oriented substantially parallel to the top surface of the body, the pair of inner lateral surfaces of the slide channel being spaced apart from each other and being oriented substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the inner intermediate surface of the slide channel, and with the slide channel being open opposite its inner intermediate surface and at its first end;

the barrel channel extends along the length of the body and oriented substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the body, the barrel channel further has a length, a depth, an inner intermediate surface, and a pair of inner lateral surfaces, with the length of the barrel channel being less than the length of the slide channel, the depth of the barrel channel being substantially the same as the depth of the slide channel, the inner intermediate surface of the barrel channel being substantially planar and oriented substantially parallel to the top surface of the body, the pair of inner lateral surfaces of the barrel channel being spaced apart from each other and being oriented substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the inner intermediate surface of the barrel channel, the inner intermediate surface of the barrel channel being substantially coplanar with the inner intermediate surface of the slide channel, and with the barrel channel being open opposite its inner intermediate surface and at its first end;

the surface presented by the slide stop is oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body;

the front sight cutout is formed within portions of the intermediate surface of the slide channel and the intermediate surface of the barrel channel proximate to the seconds ends of the slide channel and the barrel channel, and the front sight cutout extends substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the body;

the rear sight cutout is formed within a portion of the intermediate surface of the slide channel proximate to the first end of the slide channel, and the rear sight cutout extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body;

the ejection port cutout extends into a portion of the intermediate surface of the slide channel and extends substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the body;

the extractor cutout extends into a portion of the intermediate surface of the slide channel and extends substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the body;

wherein the device is configured to be placed on top of the slide such that at least a portion of a top surface of the slide is in direct contact with the intermediate surface of the slide channel.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein

the length of the front sight cutout being slightly greater than a length of the front sight, the width of the front sight cutout being slightly greater than a width of the front sight, and the depth of the front sight cutout being slightly greater than a height of the front sight;

and

the length of the rear sight cutout being slightly greater than a length of the rear sight, the width of the rear sight cutout being slightly greater than a width of the rear sight, and the depth of the rear sight cutout being slightly greater than a height of the rear sight.

5. The device of claim 1 further comprising a hand stop, said hand stop extending upward from the top surface of the body.

6. The device of claim 5 wherein the hand stop is substantially planar, is located at a point between the front face and the rear face of the body, with the hand stop located closer to the rear face than to the front face, the hand stop is oriented substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the body, substantially perpendicular to the first sidewall and to the second sidewall of the body, and substantially parallel to the front face and the rear face of the body.

7. The device of claim 1 further comprising a first finger groove formed into the first sidewall of the body, wherein said first finger groove is configured to accommodate one or more fingers or thumb of a human hand when the hand grips the device.

8. The device of claim 7 wherein the first finger groove has a length less than a length of the body, a width less than a distance between the top surface and bottom surface of the body, and a depth less than a thickness of the first sidewall.

9. The device of claim 7 further comprising a second finger groove formed into the second sidewall of the body, wherein said second finger groove is configured to accommodate one or more fingers or thumb of a human hand when the hand grips the device.

10. The device of claim 9 wherein the second finger groove has a length less than a length of the body, a width less than a distance between the top surface and bottom surface of the body, and a depth less than a thickness of the second sidewall.

11. The device of claim 9 wherein the second finger groove is dimensioned substantially identical to the first finger groove.

12. The device of claim 1 further comprising a directional indicator formed into the top surface of the body, said directional indicator indicating the direction of the line of fire of the pistol.

13. The device of claim 12 wherein the directional indicator is in the shape of an arrow pointing in the direction of the line of fire of the pistol.

14. The device of claim 1 wherein the body is constructed of a high impact plastic material.

15. The device of claim 1 wherein the body is formed by injection molding.

16. The device of claim 2 wherein the body further comprises

a hand stop, said hand extending upward from the top surface of the body;

a first finger groove formed into the first sidewall of the body, wherein said first finger groove is configured to accommodate one or more fingers or thumb of a human hand when the hand grips the device;

a second finger groove formed into the second sidewall of the body, wherein said second finger groove is configured to accommodate one or more fingers or thumb of a human hand when the hand grips the device; and

a directional indicator formed into the top surface of the body, said directional indicator indicating the direction of the line of fire of the pistol.

17. The device of claim 16 wherein

the hand stop is substantially planar, is located at a point between the front face and the rear face of the body, with the hand stop located closer to the rear face than to the front face, said hand stop being oriented substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the body, substantially perpendicular to the first sidewall and to the second sidewall of the body, and substantially parallel to the front face and the rear face of the body;

the first finger groove has a length less than the length of the body, a width less than a distance between the top surface and bottom surface of the body, and a depth less than a thickness of the first sidewall;

the second finger groove has a length less than the length of the body, a width less than a distance between the top surface and bottom surface of the body, and a depth less than the thickness of the first sidewall, with the second finger groove being dimensioned substantially identical to the first finger groove; and

the directional indicator is in the shape of an arrow pointing in the direction of the line of fire of the pistol.

18. The device of claim 17 wherein

the body is monolithic and is constructed of a substantially rigid material, the body further has a length, the top surface of the body is substantially planar, the first sidewall of the body is substantially planar, the first sidewall of the body is oriented substantially perpendicular to the front and rear faces of the body, the second sidewall of the body is substantially planar, the second sidewall of the body is oriented substantially perpendicular to the front and rear faces of the body, the second sidewall is spaced apart from the first sidewall, the second sidewall is oriented substantially parallel to the first sidewall, the front face of the body is substantially planar, and the rear face of the body is substantially planar;

the slide channel extends along the length of the body and is oriented substantially parallel with a longitudinal axis of the body, the slide channel further has a length, a depth, an inner intermediate surface, and a pair of inner lateral surfaces, with the length of the slide channel being greater than at least half of the length of the body, the depth of the slide channel being sufficient to accommodate at least a portion of the slide, the inner intermediate surface of the slide channel being substantially planar and oriented substantially parallel to the top surface of the body, the pair of inner lateral surfaces of the slide channel being spaced apart from each other and being oriented substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the inner intermediate surface of the slide channel, and with the slide channel being open opposite its inner intermediate surface and at its first end;

the barrel channel extends along the length of the body and oriented substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the body, the barrel channel further has a length, a depth, an inner intermediate surface, and a pair of inner lateral surfaces, with the length of the barrel channel being less than the length of the slide channel, the depth of the barrel channel being substantially the same as the depth of the slide channel, the inner intermediate surface of the barrel channel being substantially planar and oriented substantially parallel to the top surface of the body, the pair of inner lateral surfaces of the barrel channel being spaced apart from each other and being oriented substantially parallel to each other and substantially perpendicular to the inner intermediate surface of the barrel channel, the inner intermediate surface of the barrel channel being substantially coplanar with the inner intermediate surface of the slide channel, and with the barrel channel being open opposite its inner intermediate surface and at its first end;

the surface presented by the slide stop is oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the body;

the front sight cutout is formed within portions of the intermediate surface of the slide channel and the intermediate surface of the barrel channel proximate to the seconds ends of the slide channel and the barrel channel, and the front sight cutout extends substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the body;

the rear sight cutout is formed within a portion of the intermediate surface of the slide channel proximate to the first end of the slide channel, and the rear sight cutout extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the body;

the ejection port cutout extends into a portion of the intermediate surface of the slide channel and extends substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the body;

the extractor cutout extends into a portion of the intermediate surface of the slide channel and extends substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of the body;

wherein the device is configured to be placed on top of the slide such that at least a portion of a top surface of the slide is in direct contact with the intermediate surface of the slide channel.

19. The device of claim 18 wherein

the length of the front sight cutout being slightly greater than a length of the front sight, the width of the front sight cutout being slightly greater than a width of the front sight, and the depth of the front sight cutout being slightly greater than a height of the front sight;

and

the length of the rear sight cutout being slightly greater than a length of the rear sight, the width of the rear sight cutout being slightly greater than a width of the rear sight, and the depth of the rear sight cutout being slightly greater than a height of the rear sight.

20. The device of claim 19 wherein the body is constructed of a high impact plastic material.