IP Library Granted Patent US 10,890,400
Granted Patent B2
US 10,890,400 · App. 16/008,680 · Granted Jan 12, 2021

Fastening device for weapon accessory

Inventors: Dieter Christandl (Weiz, AT); Oliver Fischer (Hard, AT); Robert Hofer (Raab, AT); Alexander Haider (Albersdorf, AT); Josef Christandl (Raab, AT)
Assignee: Dieter Christandl
F41A21/30F41A21/325F41G1/35F41G11/003
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Patent No.
US 10,890,400
App. No.
16/008,680
Granted
Jan 12, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fastening device is provided for fastening a weapon accessory to a firearm, in particular a hand-held firearm, and to a weapon accessory having a fastening device according to the invention. The weapon accessory is in particular a silencer or a tactical light. The fastening device has a fastening rail, wherein at the rear end of the fastening rail a support surface is formed which rests at least partially on the front end of the trigger of the firearm when the fastening device is fastened to the firearm.

Claims (14)

1. A handgun ( 90 ) with a silencer ( 10 ) and with a fixing device for fixing the silencer ( 10 ) to a handle ( 92 ) of the handgun ( 90 ), wherein the fixing device comprises:

a fixation rail ( 30 ) for fixing the fixing device to a mounting rail ( 94 ) of the handgun, wherein the fixation rail ( 30 ) has two upper side walls ( 31 ), the two side walls respectively comprise inner longitudinal guides ( 32 ), which are configured as guide grooves, wherein the guide grooves correspond to the mounting rail ( 94 ),

wherein the mounting rail ( 94 ) is provided at a horizontal section of the handle ( 92 ) directly below a barrel ( 91 ) and forward of a trigger guard ( 97 ) of the handgun ( 90 ),

the fixation rail ( 30 ) is arranged at a rear end wall of a silencer housing ( 11 ) of the silencer ( 10 ), wherein the rear end wall of the silencer housing ( 11 ) is facing the barrel ( 91 ) of the handgun ( 90 ) when fixing the silencer ( 10 ) to the handgun ( 90 ),

wherein the fixation rail ( 30 ) and the silencer ( 10 ) is formed in one piece,

wherein a support surface ( 36 ) is formed at the rear end ( 33 ) of the fixation rail ( 30 ), which at least in sections rests on the front end ( 97 a ) of the trigger guard ( 97 ) of the handgun ( 90 ), if the fixing device is fixed to the handgun,

wherein a surface of the support surface ( 36 ) facing the trigger guard ( 97 ) has a convex curvature,

wherein the front end ( 97 a ) of the trigger guard ( 97 ) is formed as end wall-sided counter support surface, which at least in sections corresponds to the convex support surface ( 36 ),

wherein the support surface ( 36 ) of the fixation rail ( 30 ) rests in a substantially positive-locking manner on the end wall-sided counter support surface ( 97 a ), if the fixing device is fixed to the handgun, such that the silencer ( 10 ) is reliably prevented from oscillating in a vertical direction (P 2 ) after a shot has been fired from the handgun ( 90 ), and

wherein the support surface ( 36 ) at the rear end ( 33 ) of the fixation rail ( 30 ) has an axial recess, with which an axial protrusion or pin ( 97 b ) arranged at the front end ( 97 a ) of the trigger guard ( 97 ) engages in a positive-locking manner, if the fixing device is fixed to the handgun.

2. The handgun of claim 1 , wherein two blades ( 35 ) spaced apart from each other are provided at the rear end ( 33 ) of the fixation rail ( 30 ), which at least in sections protrude in axial direction at the support surface ( 36 ).

3. The handgun of claim 2 , wherein the distance between the two blades ( 35 ) is selected such that it substantially corresponds to the width of the front end of the trigger guard ( 97 ) such that the front end of the trigger guard ( 97 ) at least in sections engages substantially in a positive-locking manner between the two blades ( 35 ), if the fixing device is fixed to the handgun.

4. The handgun of claim 2 , wherein the support surface ( 36 ) extends between the two blades ( 35 ) and perpendicular to the two blades ( 35 ).

5. The handgun of claim 1 , wherein a locking means ( 12 ; 13 ) is provided at the fixation rail ( 30 ), in order to lock the locking device at the gun, wherein the locking means comprises at least one locking rocker ( 13 ), which is arranged pivotably about a pivot axis ( 14 ) at the rear end ( 33 ) of the fixation rail ( 30 ), and which can be brought from a locking position into a release position, wherein the locking rocker ( 13 ) is aligned substantially in parallel to the longitudinal axis (LA) of the fixation rail ( 30 ), and in a state of the fixing device being fixed to the handgun, can be brought into engagement with the trigger guard ( 97 ) of the handgun ( 90 ) in order to lock the fixing device at the handgun.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 2, 2024
From: CHRISTANDL, DIETER, MR.
To: DJC USA LLC
Reel/Frame 065995/0639 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 12, 2019
From: CHRISTANDL, DIETER; FISCHER, OLIVER; HOFER, ROBERT; HAIDER, ALEXANDER; CHRISTANDL, JOSEF
To: CHRISTANDL, DIETER
Reel/Frame 050359/0626 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTEP2016074431 · Oct 12, 2016
Related Publication 20180292161A1 · Oct 11, 2018
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