Firearm with barrel clamp

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12092413-B2
Application number	US-202017754449-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 28, 2020
Priority date	Oct 4, 2019
Publication date	Sep 17, 2024
Grant date	Sep 17, 2024

Abstract

A firearm with a clamping device for attaching a barrel with a barrel extension, where the barrel extension on the one hand, and a seat on the other hand, possibly directly the upper receiver, are connected to one another by means of a clamp and the fixing of the barrel extension on the upper receiver by means of a tension lever that is rotatable about a common axis of rotation running normal to the weapon center plane between two end positions, the ready-to-fire position and the dismantling position, with at least one clamping section and a grip and a cam formed on the tension lever.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A firearm, comprising:
an upper receiver, including at least one barrel having a barrel axis, a barrel extension that can be connected to the barrel, a locking mechanism, and a firing pin mechanism; and
a lower receiver, including at least one grip, a magazine, and a trigger mechanism;
the firearm being configured so that when the firearm is in an assembled and ready-to-fire state the upper receiver and the lower receiver are connected to one another;
wherein the barrel extension is connected directly to the upper receiver using a clamp, or the barrel extension is connected to the upper receiver via a seat using the clamp;
wherein the barrel extension defines a prism, and the clamp defines corresponding prismatic guide surfaces running parallel to the barrel axis when the firearm is in the assembled and ready-to-fire state;
the barrel extension is fastened on the upper receiver by a tension lever, the tension lever being rotatable in the upper receiver about a common axis of rotation that extends normal to a weapon center plane between two end positions corresponding to the assembled and ready-to-fire position and a dismantling position, the tension lever further including at least one clamping section, an elongated grip, and a cam formed on the tension lever;
the clamp and the tension lever are connected by a pin along the common axis of rotation through at least one clamp hole or clamping lever hole that extends normal to the weapon center plane;
when the firearm is in the assembled and ready-to-fire position, the barrel extension rests with a rear stop surface on the seat, when present, so that the barrel extension is clamped backwards by the cam against a forward direction of travel, and the clamping section biases the clamp in a vertical direction; and
when the firearm is in the dismantling position, the clamping section and the cam lie entirely outside a path of movement of the barrel extension in the forward direction of travel.

2. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the seat, when present, defines at least one slotted hole.

3. The firearm according to claim 2 , wherein the slotted hole has a width that substantially corresponds to a diameter D1 of the clamping lever hole and/or the clamp hole, and a length of the slotted hole corresponds to 1.1 to 2.5 times the width of the slotted hole.

4. The firearm according to claim 3 , wherein the length of the slotted hole corresponds to 1.2 to 1.5 times the width of the slotted hole.

5. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the barrel extension defines at least one slot that extends parallel to a forward direction.

6. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the barrel defines a flattened region on a side facing the cam that is complementary in shape to the cam when the firearm is in the assembled and ready-to-fire state.

7. The firearm according to claim 6 , wherein when the firearm is in the assembled and ready-to-fire state, the cam and the flattened region are spatially separated from one another by a clearance having a width of 0.02 mm to 0.4 mm.

8. The firearm according to claim 6 , wherein when the firearm is in the assembled and ready-to-fire state, the cam and the flattened region are spatially separated from one another by a clearance having a width of 0.10 mm to 0.20 mm.

9. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the cam is flattened in the transverse direction and/or in the forward direction.

10. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the tension lever includes at least two clamping sections.

11. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp includes lateral guide extensions, and the seat, when present, defines guide grooves that correspond to the lateral guide extensions.

12. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the barrel extension defines a receptacle that is configured to receive the cam.

13. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp includes a plurality of parts.

14. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp includes exactly two parts.

15. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp includes a clamping surface, and the clamp is formed with a bevel on at least one side in an insertion area of the clamping surface.

16. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein bevels are formed laterally on the prism of the barrel extension in an end region pointing to a rear stop surface and in the transverse direction.

17. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the barrel extension is integrally formed on the barrel, or is permanently connected to the barrel.

18. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the clamp includes a clamping surface, and the clamping surface of the clamp points outward in the transverse direction and a corresponding prismatic guide surface of the barrel extension points inward.

19. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the upper receiver further comprises a gas operating mechanism.

20. The firearm according to claim 1 , wherein the firearm is a rifle.

Assignees

• Glock Tech Gmbh

Inventors

• Wutte Andreas
• Bilgeri Elmar

Classifications

• F41A21/481 Primary

  using partial or interrupted threads, e.g. bayonet-type mountings · CPC title

• F41A21/484 Primary

  using interlocking means, e.g. by sliding pins · CPC title

• F41A21/482

  using continuous threads on the barrel · CPC title

• F41A21/487

  using friction, e.g. by clamping a barrel surface · CPC title