Firearms inventions 10/07

20070245615 - Trigger mechanism and a firearm containing the same: A firearm having a small trigger pull force, small trigger pull distance, and a large sear engagement is provided. The firearm of the present invention provides a safe firearm having a light and crisp trigger pull. Certain embodiments of the present invention may provide a firearm having a ratio of... Agent: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale And Dorr LLP

20070245616 - Telescopic sight having an illumination apparatus: An illumination apparatus for a telescopic sight has a lamp, in particular for a reticle of the telescopic sight. The apparatus comprises a control circuit for supplying the lamp, and an adjustment knob cooperating with the control unit for adjusting the brightness of the lamp. Incremental markings are associated with... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070240351 - Childproof and accident-proof rotating percussion handgun: The present invention relates to a small-calibre defence system, characterised by the use of an unconventional process, with the following main characteristics: the absence of a trigger and hammer, which are replaced by firing mechanisms in the form of a handle (B) inside which the percussion system (C) is activated... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070240352 - Shotgun forearm-stock shot shell carrier: A shotgun forearm-stock shot shell carrier, for storing multiples of shotgun shells and quickly releasing the same for hand loading into a shotgun magazine or chamber. Improved efficiency and speed of loading shotgun shells may be achieved by a shotgun forearm-stock shot shell carrier, which may comprise one or multiple... Agent: Pedersen & Company, PLLC

20070240354 - Tactical sight for a semi-automatic hand gun: A rear tactical sight for a handgun having a barrel with a barrel axis. The sight including a base extending in a longitudinal direction parallel to the barrel axis. The base having a front and an oppositely facing back with sides extending in the longitudinal direction between the front, the... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20070240355 - Laser pointer as auxiliary sight of firearm: A laser pointer on a seat of a firearm as an auxiliary sight is disclosed. The pointer comprises a cylindrical housing comprising a forward aperture; a light emitting mechanism in the housing, the mechanism being adapted to emit laser beam through the aperture to impinge on a target; and an... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070240356 - Actuating element for a telescopic sight: The invention relates to an actuating element for setting the aim mark of a telescopic sight. According to the invention, the actuating element is rotatbly located on the telescopic sight in the form of a rotary knob and the aim mark is displaced in a vertical and/or horizontal direction by... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070240357 - Method and apparatus for fitting and aiming a firearm: An apparatus and method are disclosed for determining a proper firearm fit for a user. In an embodiment, a firearm alignment device is disclosed. The firearm alignment device comprises a reflective surface and an opening. In addition, the firearm alignment device includes a band. The band may be horizontally disposed... Agent: Tumey, L.L.P.

20070234622 - Revolver handgun having an ambidextrous, integrated, combined, lockable safety and handgun lock and a method of operating the lockable safety and handgun lock: A handgun has a reliable, integrated, lockable safety/hammer lock which is easy to operate and inexpensive to manufacture. The handgun contains a frame having shaft receiving recesses, a hammer supported in the frame, and a lockable safety/hammer lock disposed in a slidable fashion in the frame. The safety/hammer lock has... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070234623 - Apparatus for securing a device to a weapon: An auxiliary device for use with a weapon has a plurality of detachable attachment assemblies that can be coupled to a receiver on the auxiliary device. Each attachment assembly has a positioning member engageable in the receiver, a moveable jaw for grabbing the sides of the rail, and a tightener.... Agent: Insight Technology, Inc. Attn: Peter W. Murphy

20070234624 - Shotgun launching cup: A launching cup has a horseshoe-shaped segment with a right and a left extension, each extension having a hole, and a pin can be inserted through the holes in the extensions to thereby prevent the launching cup from shaking or otherwise falling off the muzzle of the firearm.... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070234625 - Interchangeable sight system and method for removably mounting an optical alignment apparatus: A rugged, releasably attachable or interchangeable optical alignment system well suited for use as with pistol sights includes a sight body carrying a leaf spring locking member adapted to releasably engage a pistol's indentation. The sight body's leaf spring member is inserted into the pistol in a side opening transverse... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.C.

20070234626 - Systems and methods for adjusting a sighting device: Systems and methods usable to facilitate adjustments to a sighting device, such as a scope. In one example, an adjustment calculator associated with the scope receives data relating to a distance to a target and relating to at least one environmental variable, such as for example, wind and/or humidity, which... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070234628 - Accessory mount for a firearm: An accessory mount or interface adapter having a rail for removably mounting an accessory (such as a light beam generator) to a firearm, the accessory mount being removably securable to a recurved trigger guard of a firearm without necessarily utilizing other structural features of the firearm for effecting the securement.... Agent: David Weiss

20070234627 - Sighting device for a firearm and firearm with an installation possibility for a sighting device: A sighting device for a firearm exhibits a display device, which is a component of a measuring device for the distance to the target and which displays this target in the field of vision of the marksman. Of the other components of the measuring device, at least one part is... Agent: Fleit Kain Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco

20070227056 - Tactical illuminator: A plurality of actuators allow a gun operator to control the on/off status of an illuminator attached to a weapon in the area forward of the trigger guard. The actuators are spaced to allow them to extend rearwardly on opposite sides of the trigger guard. “Up” turns the light emitter... Agent: Insight Technology, Inc. Attn: Peter W. Murphy