Power rail system

• US 20110000120A1
• Filed: 09/28/2007
• Published: 01/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wolfpac Technologies Incorporated (The AZEK Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Wolfpac Technologies Incorporated (The AZEK Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Thompson, John
• Granted Patent: US 8,151,505 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 42/84
• CPC Class Codes: F41C 27/00 Accessories; Details or attachments not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 11/003 Mountings with a dove tail element, e.g. "Picatinny rail systems"

Abstract

A power supply system for a firearm including a plurality of leads disposed in a rail for providing power to an electric firearm accessory attached thereto and an electric firearm accessory including connectors for electrically connecting to leads disposed in a rail on which the accessory is mounted.

Claims

1. A system for providing power to a firearm accessory comprising:

a power supply included in a firearm;

a rail comprising a plurality of positive leads; and

a ground lead;

wherein said power supply is operably connected to at least one of said positive leads and said ground lead to provide an electrical potential therebetween.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said power supply comprises a battery disposed at a location selected from the group consisting of a grip, a forearm, a stock, and a barrel.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said power supply comprises a battery disposed in a location selected from the group consisting of a void in a grip, a void in a forearm, and a void in a stock.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said first positive lead is disposed in a first rail.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said ground lead is disposed in a rail.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second positive lead.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said plurality of positive leads each carries a respective voltage, and wherein said respective voltages are different.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second rail wherein a first positive lead is disposed in said first rail and a second positive lead is disposed in said second rail.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein each of said first positive lead and said second positive lead is each disposed in a first rail.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein said second rail is connectable to said first rail such that said second positive lead is electrically connected to said first positive lead.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein said rail comprises an electrically insulating material.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein said power supply comprises a battery comprising a plurality of positive terminals, each providing a different voltage.

13. An electrical accessory for attachment to a firearm comprising:

a plurality of connectors for electrically connecting an electrical circuit of said electrical accessory to a first positive lead of the firearm; and

a second connector for electrically connecting said electrical circuit to a ground lead of the firearm.

14. The electrical accessory of claim 13, wherein at least one of said plurality of positive leads and said ground lead comprises a rail of the firearm.

15. The electrical accessory of claim 13, further comprising a battery electrically connected to said electrical circuit, said battery adapted to power said electrical accessory.

16. The electrical accessory of claim 13, further comprising a battery electrically connected to said electrical circuit, said battery adapted to be charged by a power supply.

17. The electrical accessory of claim 13, wherein one of said plurality of connectors is adapted to electrically connect said electrical circuit to a selected one of a plurality of positive leads of the firearm.

18. The electrical accessory of claim 17, wherein said one of a plurality of positive leads is selected to supply a voltage corresponding to a voltage required by said electrical circuit.

19. The electrical accessory of claim 13, wherein said electrical accessory is attached to the firearm, said attachment being adjustable between a plurality of positions on the firearm.

20. The electrical accessory of claim 17, further comprising a switch for selectively connecting said electronic circuit to a battery of the firearm.