Firearms inventions 04/08

20080092422 - Systems and methods for providing a hand guard and accessory mounting device for a firearm: Embodiments of the invention include systems and methods and apparatus for providing a hand guard and accessory mounting device for a firearm. In one embodiment, a system for providing a hand guard and accessory mounting device for a firearm can be provided. The system can include at least one barrel... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080092423 - Assault rifle back-up sight rib and support structure: Back-up sights for use on a rifle configured with an optical sight aligned along a first sighting axis include a handguard or support carrying first and second attachment points that are substantially parallel with the central axis of the rifle's barrel but offset at a different angle than the first... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.C.

20080092424 - Adjustable night sight for a pistol: An adjustable night sight for a pistol includes a sight base, a vertical tilt member and a horizontal windage slide. The three components form the adjustable night sight which can be mounted on a slide of a pistol. Sources of luminescence are used to define a rear sight notch. The... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.C.

20080092425 - Adjustable night sights for use on assault rifles or other instruments including tangent sight mounts: A method and apparatus to optimize windage adjustment allows the user to leave the front sight post centered and adjust windage using a rugged, compact traversing leaf on the rear sight by replacing the traditionally non-moving rear sight notch with a click adjustable notch of a configuration similar to that... Agent: Jones, Tullar & Cooper, P.C.

20080086926 - Pistol conversion from an automatic weapon: A semi-automatic pistol is created by the modification of a fully automatic sub-machine gun Sa vz. 61. The semi-automatic pistol is constructed partly from original parts of the Sa vz. 61 sub-machine gun, i.e. barrel, receiver, trigger, trigger lever and pistol grip, partly from modified parts of Sa vz. 61... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080086927 - Gun locking system and method of use: A gun lock system including a chamber restriction unit and a key. The chamber restriction unit includes a lock screw, a base, a nose, a stud connected between the nose and the base, at least two expandable rings and at least one solid spacer. The lock screw includes a threaded... Agent: John J. Elnitski, Jr.