IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0998133
(2007-11-29)
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등록번호 |
US-7735406
(2010-07-05)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
13 인용 특허 :
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초록
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A latch for mounting a suppressor to a firearm is disclosed that allows interfacing with and securely attaching to the weapon's flash hider without the need to use threads and the rotational movement commonly associated with attaching suppressors to a firearm. The latch consists of a primary latch a
A latch for mounting a suppressor to a firearm is disclosed that allows interfacing with and securely attaching to the weapon's flash hider without the need to use threads and the rotational movement commonly associated with attaching suppressors to a firearm. The latch consists of a primary latch and a secondary latch. The primary latch moves in a vertical plane, fits into the grooves on a standard flash hider, and is rotationally indexed to the flash hider when locked. The secondary latch attaches to the top of the primary latch, securing the primary latch when it is fully locked by pivoting around and downwards, and locking to the suppressor. The primary latch compensates for the considerable tolerance range of the outside diameter of the flash hider. The latch has minimal thermal coupling to the suppressor and engaging/disengaging the primary latch plate and the secondary latch can be accomplished with one hand.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A sound suppressor mounting system to a firearm having a flash hider, the flash hider having a series of annular grooves and vertical flats on the body of the flash hider, and comprising: (a) a body; (b) a primary latch; and (c) a secondary latch; whereby the body has
The invention claimed is: 1. A sound suppressor mounting system to a firearm having a flash hider, the flash hider having a series of annular grooves and vertical flats on the body of the flash hider, and comprising: (a) a body; (b) a primary latch; and (c) a secondary latch; whereby the body has a bore for receiving the flash hider of the firearm, said bore having a forward support and a rear support and said front support having a surface for limiting the forward travel of the flash hider into the body, and a transverse recess for receiving the primary latch; the primary latch has at least one rib on the internal surface of the latch, a pivot point, and is movable in a vertical plane to the axis of the bore between an unlatched and a latched position; the secondary latch has a handle, a pivot surface, a lock surface, and is movable in a vertical plane to the axis of the bore between an unlatched and a latched position; and upon insertion of the flash hider into the body, the primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, the at least one rib on the internal surface of the latch interfaces with a groove on the flash hider, and whereby the secondary latch, upon the primary latch being in the latched position, is then rotated downward around the pivot point on the primary latch to a latched position, thereby locking the primary latch to the body, the body to the flash hider, and the secondary latch to the body. 2. A mounting system according to claim 1, wherein said primary latch has a protruding surface to prevent rotational movement of the sound suppressor when the latch is fully closed, and whereby when said primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, said protruding surface interfaces with said vertical flat on said flash hider. 3. A mounting system according to claim 1, wherein said primary latch has means for providing a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the flash hider; and whereby upon insertion of the flash hider into the body, the primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, and whereby there is a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the flash hider as the primary latch is pressed downward to a latched position, said biasing compensating for the tolerances of the flash hider. 4. A mounting system according to claim 2, wherein said primary latch has means for providing a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the flash hider; and whereby upon insertion of the flash hider into the body, the primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, and whereby there is a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the flash hider as the primary latch is pressed downward to a latched position, said biasing compensating for the tolerances of the flash hider. 5. A sound suppressor mounting system to a firearm including a barrel, the barrel having at least one annular groove positioned rearward of the muzzle of the barrel, and comprising: (a) a body; (b) a primary latch; and (c) a secondary latch; whereby the body has a bore for receiving the barrel of the firearm, said bore having a forward support and a rear support and said front support having a surface for limiting the forward travel of the barrel into the body, and a transverse recess for receiving the primary latch; the primary latch has at least one rib on the internal surface of the latch, a pivot point, and is movable in a vertical plane to the axis of the bore between an un-latched and a latched position; the secondary latch has a handle, a pivot surface, and a lock surface, and is movable in a vertical plane to the axis of the bore between an unlatched and a latched position; and upon insertion of the barrel into the body, the primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, the at least one rib interfaces with the at least one annular groove, and whereby the secondary latch, upon the primary latch being in the latched position, is then rotated downward around the pivot point on the primary latch to a latched position, thereby locking the primary latch to the body and the body to the barrel, and the secondary latch to the body. 6. A mounting system according to claim 5, wherein said barrel has at least one vertical flat positioned near said at least one annular groove positioned rearward of the muzzle of the barrel, said primary latch has a protruding surface to prevent rotational movement of the sound suppressor when the latch is fully closed, and whereby when said primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, said protruding surface interfaces with said vertical flat on said barrel. 7. A mounting system according to claim 5, wherein said primary latch has means for providing a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the barrel; and whereby upon insertion of the barrel into the body, the primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, and whereby there is a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the barrel as the primary latch is pressed downward to a latched position, said biasing compensating for the tolerances of the barrel. 8. A mounting system according to claim 6, wherein said primary latch has means for providing a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the barrel; and whereby upon insertion of the barrel into the body, the primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, and whereby there is a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the barrel as the primary latch is pressed downward to a latched position, said biasing compensating for the tolerances of the barrel. 9. A sound suppressor mounting system to a barrel with an integral flash hider, the barrel having at least one annular groove near the integral flash hider, and comprising: (a) a body; (b) a primary latch; and (c) a secondary latch; whereby the body has a bore for receiving the barrel with integral flash hider, said bore having a forward support and a rear support and said front support having a surface for limiting the forward travel of the barrel with integral flash hider into the body, and a transverse recess for receiving the primary latch; the primary latch has at least one rib on the internal surface of the latch, a pivot point, and is movable in a vertical plane to the axis of the bore between an un-latched and a latched position; the secondary latch has a handle, a pivot surface, and a lock surface, and is movable in a vertical plane to the axis of the bore between an unlatched and a latched position; and upon insertion of the barrel with integral flash hider into the body, the primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, the at least one rib on the latch interfaces with the at least one groove on the barrel, and whereby the secondary latch, upon the primary latch being in the latched position, is then rotated downward around the pivot point on the primary latch to a latched position, thereby locking the primary latch to the body, the body to the barrel and integral flash hider, and the secondary latch to the body. 10. A mounting system according to claim 9, wherein said barrel with integral flash hider has at least one vertical flat near the muzzle of the integral flash hider on the barrel, and whereby said primary latch has a protruding surface to prevent rotational movement when the latch is fully closed, and whereby when said primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, said protruding surface interfaces with said vertical flat on said barrel with integral flash hider. 11. A mounting system according to claim 9, wherein said primary latch has means for providing a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the barrel with integral flash hider; and whereby upon insertion of the barrel with integral flash hider into the body, the primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, and whereby there is a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the barrel with its integral flash hider as the primary latch is pressed downward to a latched position, said biasing compensating for the tolerances of the barrel with integral flash hider. 12. A mounting system according to claim 10, wherein said primary latch has means for providing a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the barrel with integral flash hider; and whereby upon insertion of the barrel with integral flash hider into the body, the primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, and whereby there is a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the barrel with its integral flash hider as the primary latch is pressed downward to a latched position, said biasing compensating for the tolerances of the barrel with integral flash hider. 13. A sound suppressor mounting system for attachment of a sound suppressor to a firearm having an extended length flash hider, the flash hider having an integral rearward extension and the flash hider having at least one annular groove and at least one vertical flat positioned at the rear extension, and comprising (a) a body; (b) a primary latch; and (c) a secondary latch; whereby the body has a bore for receiving the extended length flash hider, said bore having a forward support and a rear support and said front support having a surface for limiting the forward travel of the extended length flash hider into the body, and a transverse recess for receiving the primary latch; the primary latch has at least one rib on the internal surface of the latch, a pivot point, and is movable in a vertical plane to the axis of the bore between an un-latched and a latched position; the secondary latch has a handle, a pivot surface, and a lock surface, and is movable in a vertical plane to the axis of the bore between an unlatched and a latched position; and upon insertion of the extended length flash hider into the body, the primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, the at least one rib interface with the at least one groove on the extended length flash hider, and whereby the secondary latch, upon the primary latch being in the latched position, is then rotated downward around the pivot point on the primary latch to a latched position, thereby locking the primary latch to the body, the body to the extended length flash hider, and the secondary latch to the body. 14. A mounting system according to claim 13, wherein said extended length flash hider has at least one vertical flat positioned at the rear of the extended length flash hider, and whereby said primary latch has a protruding surface to prevent rotational movement when the latch is fully closed, and whereby when said primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, said protruding surface interfaces with said vertical flat on said extended length flash hider. 15. A mounting system according to claim 13, wherein said primary latch has means for providing a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the extended length flash hider; and whereby upon insertion of the extended length flash hider into the body, the primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, and whereby there is a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the extended length flash hider as the primary latch is pressed downward to a latched position, said biasing compensating for the tolerances of the extended length flash hider. 16. A mounting system according to claim 14, wherein said primary latch has means for providing a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the extended length flash hider; and whereby upon insertion of the extended length flash hider into the body, the primary latch is moved downward to a latched position, and whereby there is a biasing of the bore of the body against the outside diameter of the extended length flash hider as the primary latch is pressed downward to a latched position, said biasing compensating for the tolerances of the extended length flash hider. 17. A method of attaching a sound suppressor to a firearm having a flash hider, comprising (a) providing a sound suppressor including a body, a primary latch and a secondary latch; (b) lifting said primary latch and secondary latch upwards; (c) placing said sound suppressor onto said flash hider; (d) pushing said primary latch downward until primary latch is in the closed position; and (e) pushing said secondary latch downward and rotating said secondary latch around a pivot point on said primary latch until said secondary latch is locked. 18. A method of attaching a sound suppressor to a firearm including a barrel, and comprising: (a) providing a barrel; (b) machining said barrel to provide a series of annular grooves thereon rearward of the muzzle of the barrel; (c) providing a sound suppressor including a body, a primary latch and a secondary latch; (d) lifting said primary latch and secondary latch upwards; (e) placing said sound suppressor onto said barrel; (f) pushing said primary latch downward until primary latch is in the closed position; and (g) pushing said secondary latch downward and rotating said secondary latch around a pivot point on said primary latch until said secondary latch is locked. 19. The method according to claim 18, wherein: during the machining step, at least one vertical flat is machined; said primary latch is provided with a protruding surface and during the pushing the primary latch downward step, the protruding surface interfaces with the at least one vertical flat, and indexes said suppressor to the barrel of the firearm. 20. A method of attaching a sound suppressor to a firearm including a barrel with an integral flash hider, and comprising: (a) providing a barrel; (b) machining said barrel to provide a series of annular grooves thereon near the integral flash hider; (c) providing a sound suppressor including a body, a primary latch and a secondary latch; (d) lifting said primary latch and secondary latch upwards; (e) placing said sound suppressor onto said barrel; (f) pushing said primary latch downward until primary latch is in the closed position; and (g) pushing said secondary latch downward and rotating said secondary latch around a pivot point on said primary latch until said secondary latch is locked. 21. The method according to claim 20, wherein: during the machining step, at least one vertical flat is machined; said primary latch is provided with a protruding surface and during the pushing the primary latch downward step, the protruding surface interfaces with the at least one vertical flat, and indexes said suppressor to the barrel of the firearm. 22. A method of attaching a sound suppressor to a firearm having an extended length flash hider, the flash hider having an integral rearward extension and the flash hider having a series of annular grooves and vertical flats positioned at the rear of the extension, and comprising: (a) providing a sound suppressor including a body, a primary latch and a secondary latch; (b) lifting said primary latch and secondary latch upwards; (c) placing said sound suppressor onto said extended length flash hider; (d) pushing said primary latch downward until primary latch is in the closed position; and (e) pushing said secondary latch downward and rotating said secondary latch around a pivot point on said primary latch until said secondary latch is locked.
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