Firearm stock or arm brace

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12332016-B2
Application number	US-202217668565-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 10, 2022
Priority date	Jan 13, 2020
Publication date	Jun 17, 2025
Grant date	Jun 17, 2025

Abstract

This disclosure describes a firearm stock or arm brace with an adjustable length of pull. The stock or arm brace can include a body and lower stock, where the body includes a buffer tube receiving aperture and the lower stock includes a hollow cavity with a plunger and two concentric springs therein. One or more buttons can be affixed to sides of the plunger in the hollow cavity that can be used to depress the plunger against the force of one or both of the springs. One of the two springs may be shorter than the other and have a greater spring constant than the longer spring. Depressing the plunger against the taller spring may allow a user to adjust the length of pull while greater pressure and engagement of the second spring allows the stock or arm brace to be removed from a buffer tube or receiver extension.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A firearm stock comprising:
a body comprising:
an upper portion comprising an aperture configured to receive a receiver extension of a firearm,
a lower portion comprising a lower stock; and
a hollow cavity extending through the upper portion and a lower portion of the body and configured to house an outer spring, an inner spring, and a plunger;

the plunger slidingly arranged in the hollow cavity, and configured to couple to one or more buttons extending through at least one wall of the hollow cavity, and configured to engage with a locking means on the receiver extension of the firearm;
wherein
depressing the one or more buttons depresses the plunger to a first distance or a second distance, and
wherein depressing the plunger up to the first distance compresses the outer spring, allowing for adjustment of a length of pull by disengaging the plunger from the locking means on the receiver extension and reengaging the plunger with the locking means when the one or more buttons are released,
wherein depressing the plunger to a second distance, compresses both the outer spring and the inner spring, thereby allowing for detachment of the firearm stock from the fireman by disengaging the plunger completely from the receiver extension.

2. The firearm stock of claim 1 , wherein the outer spring and the inner spring are wound in opposing directions.

3. The firearm stock of claim 1 , wherein a quick-disconnect socket is arranged on the lower stock on a rear of the firearm stock.

4. The firearm stock of claim 1 , wherein the inner spring and the outer spring form a pair of nested springs.

5. The firearm stock of claim 1 , wherein the inner spring, and the outer spring form a pair of concentric springs.

6. The firearm stock of claim 1 , wherein the one or more buttons are coupled to the plunger via one or more arms,
the one or more arms extend through elongated slots in the hollow cavity and are configured move in unison with the one or more buttons.

7. The firearm stock of claim 1 , wherein the plunger further comprises an upper section with a first radius and a lower section with a second radius larger than the first radius.

8. A firearm comprising:
a barrel;
a receiver coupled to the barrel;
a receiver extension coupled to the receiver;
a firearm stock detachably coupled to the receiver extension and comprising:
a body comprising:
an upper portion comprising an aperture configured to receive a receiver extension of a firearms,
a lower portion comprising a lower stock, and
a hollow cavity extending through the upper portion and lower portion of the body and configured to house an outer spring, an inner spring, and a plunger;

the plunger slidingly arranged in the hollow cavity and configured to couple to one or more buttons extending through at least one wall of the hollow cavity, and configured to engage with a locking means on the receiver extension of the firearm; and

depressing the one or more buttons depresses the plunger to a first distance or a second distance, and
wherein depressing the plunger up to the first distance compresses the outer spring allowing for adjustment of a length of pull by disengaging the plunger from the locking means on the receiver extension and reengaging the plunger with the locking means when the one or more buttons are released,
wherein depressing the plunger to a second distance, compresses both the outer spring and the inner spring, thereby allowing for detachment of the firearm stock from the firearm by disengaging the plunger completely from the receiver extension of the firearm.

9. The firearm of claim 8 , wherein the outer spring and inner spring are wound in opposing directions.

10. The firearm of claim 8 , wherein a quick-disconnect socket is arranged on the lower stock on a rear of the firearm stock.

11. A method of detaching a firearm stock from a receiver extension comprising:
depressing one or more buttons coupled to a plunger in a hollow cavity of the firearm stock, to compress an outer spring within the hollow cavity, and thereby withdrawing the plunger from one of a plurality of locking means on the receiver extension;
sliding the firearm stock along the receiver extension;
releasing the one or more buttons to allow the plunger to enter a different one of the plurality of locking means;
depressing the one or more buttons to compress the outer spring and an inner spring and thereby withdrawing the plunger from the different one of the plurality of locking means on the receiver extension; and
sliding the firearm stock along the receiver extension to remove it, wherein the plunger is sufficiently depressed to clear a bottom of the receiver extension.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the inner spring has a greater spring constant than the outer spring.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the outer spring is arranged around the inner spring.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising attaching a sling to a quick disconnect socket on a rear of the firearm stock.

15. A firearm stock comprising
a body comprising:
an upper portion comprising an aperture configured to receive a receiver extension of a firearm;
a lower portion comprising a lower stock;
a hollow cavity extending through the upper portion and lower portion of the body and configured to house an outer spring, an inner spring, and a plunger;

the outer spring and inner spring forming a pair of nested springs;
the plunger slidingly arranged in the hollow cavity and configured to couple to one or more buttons extending through at least one wall of the hollow cavity, and configured to engage with a locking means on the receiver extension of the firearm;
wherein depressing the one or more buttons depresses the plunger to a first distance or a second distance; and
wherein depressing the plunger up to the first distance compresses the outer spring allowing for adjustment of a length by disengaging the plunger from the locking means on the receiver extension and reengaging the plunger with the locking means when the one or more buttons are released,
wherein depressing the plunger to a second distance, compresses both the outer spring and the inner spring, thereby allowing for detachment of the firearm stock from the firearm by disengaging the plunger completely from the receiver extension.

16. The firearm stock of claim 15 , wherein a quick-disconnect socket is arranged on the lower stock on a rear of the firearm stock.

17. The firearm stock of claim 15 , wherein the inner spring and the outer spring form a pair of concentric springs.

18. The firearm stock of claim 15 , wherein the one or more buttons are coupled to the plunger via one or more arms,
the one or more arms are extend through elongated slots in the hollow cavity and are configured move in unison with the one or more buttons.

19. The firearm stock of claim 15 , wherein the plunger further comprises an upper section with a first radius and a lower section with a second radius larger than the first radius.

20. The firearm stock of claim 19 , wherein the upper section has a first height, and the lower section has a second height, greater than the first height.

Assignees

• Magpul Ind Corp

Inventors

• Liptak Duane
• Roberts Timothy Eric

Classifications

• F41C23/14 Primary

  Adjustable stock or stock parts, i.e. adaptable to personal requirements, e.g. length, pitch, cast or drop · CPC title

• F41C23/02

  Attachment of slings · CPC title

• F41C23/12 Primary

  Auxiliary stocks for stabilising, or for transforming pistols, e.g. revolvers, into shoulder-fired guns · CPC title