초록 ▼

An attachment system is provided for attaching an auxiliary apparatus to a weapon having a frame, and in particular to a weapon frame in the area forward of the trigger guard. An attachment mechanism on the auxiliary apparatus is adapted to be engageable with a rail on the weapon to selectively atta

An attachment system is provided for attaching an auxiliary apparatus to a weapon having a frame, and in particular to a weapon frame in the area forward of the trigger guard. An attachment mechanism on the auxiliary apparatus is adapted to be engageable with a rail on the weapon to selectively attach the auxiliary apparatus. The weapon may include a transverse slot which can be engaged by a portion of the auxiliary apparatus to prevent the auxiliary apparatus from sliding relative to the weapon due to recoil forces associated with firing the weapon.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A weapon system with a mechanism for mounting an auxiliary device to a weapon, said system comprising:the weapon, wherein the weapon comprises a frame, a barrel, and a trigger guard; andthe auxiliary device, wherein the auxiliary device comprises a housing;said weapon system furthe

[ We claim:] [1.] A weapon system with a mechanism for mounting an auxiliary device to a weapon, said system comprising:the weapon, wherein the weapon comprises a frame, a barrel, and a trigger guard; andthe auxiliary device, wherein the auxiliary device comprises a housing;said weapon system further comprising:i) elongated rails, unitarily formed in the frame of the weapon at a location adjacent to an underside of the barrel, wherein the elongated rails extend from a location near the trigger guard to a location near an end of the barrel, and complementary grooves formed in the housing of the auxiliary device, the elongated rails and the complementary grooves enabling the auxiliary device to be mounted to the weapon at a predetermined position by relative sliding movement therebetween, wherein the predetermined position is located such that an end of the auxiliary device abuts the trigger guard; andii) a positioning mechanism for fixing the location of the auxiliary device at the predetermined position, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises a position fixer, a position fixer receptacle and a biasing mechanism that biases the position fixer into the position fixer receptacle, and wherein the biasing mechanism biases the position fixer in a direction that is substantially normal to the underside of the barrel.