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Granted Patent B2
US 11,454,469 · App. 17/328,545 · Granted Sep 27, 2022

Firearm grip

Inventors: Adam W Nilson (Shelburne, VT); Tod A West (Vergennes, VT)
Assignee: Atlas Gunworks, Inc
F41A11/02F41C23/10
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,454,469
App. No.
17/328,545
Granted
Sep 27, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A modular grip device for a firearm. The modular grip is designed to be removable from a firearm's frame. The modular grip is designed with recesses on both sides of the grip. Removable panels are designed to fit into the recesses, with a beveled edge securing an edge of each panel to a undercut surface in the modular grip. A trim ring is affixed to an end of the modular grip, with a coaxial hole designed into the grip and trim ring, which is designed to receive a retaining pin.

Claims (38)

1. A firearm device, comprising:

a modular grip, detachable from a frame;

a first recess on a first side of the modular grip capable of receiving a first grip panel, with the first grip panel removably affixed into the first recess;

a second recess on a second side of the modular grip capable of receiving a second grip panel, with the second grip panel removably affixed into the second recess;

the first recess and the second recess positioned on opposing sides of the modular grip;

a trim ring which encompasses the modular grip's distal end;

and in which the trim ring is configured to be coupled to the modular grip by a grip tab engaging with a grip tab recess.

2. The firearm device of claim 1 , in which a lip of the trim ring engages both with a first grip panel tab on a distal end of the first grip panel and with a second grip panel tab on a distal end of the second grip panel.

3. The firearm device of claim 1 , in which a proximal end of the first grip panel includes a beveled surface which engages an undercut surface in a proximal end of the first recess; and a proximal end of the second grip panel includes a beveled surface which engages an undercut surface in a proximal end of the second recess.

4. The firearm device of claim 1 , in which the modular grip includes the grip tab which engages with the grip tab recess on the trim ring.

5. The firearm device of claim 1 , in which both the trim ring and the modular grip contain a coaxial hole capable of receiving a retaining pin, with the retaining pin capable of securing the trim ring to the modular grip.

6. The firearm device of claim 1 , in which the firearm device is for a handgun or a rifle.

7. The firearm device of claim 1 , in which the first and second grips panels are made from at least one material of plastic, metal, and carbon fiber.

8. A method of customizing a firearm device, comprising:

detachably mounting a modular grip to a frame;

removably affixing a first grip panel into a first recess on a first side of the modular grip,

removably affixing a second grip panel into a second recess on a second side of the modular grip,

the first recess and second recess positioned on opposing sides of the modular grip;

affixing a trim ring to the modular grip's distal end;

and configuring the trim ring to be coupled to the modular grip by a grip tab engaging with a grip tab recess.

9. The method of claim 8 , in which a proximal end of the first grip panel includes a beveled surface and is engaged with an undercut surface in a proximal end of the first recess; and the proximal end of the second grip panel includes a beveled surface and is engaged with an undercut surface in a proximal end of the second recess.

10. The method of claim 8 , in which both the trim ring and the modular grip contain a coaxial hole capable of receiving a retaining pin, with the retaining pin capable of securing the trim ring to the modular grip.

11. The method of claim 8 , in which the first and second grip panels are selected to according to volume.

12. The method of claim 8 , in which the first and second grip panels are selected to according to weight.

13. The method of claim 8 , in which the first and second grip panels are selected to according to surface texture.

14. The method of claim 8 , in which the first and second grip panels are selected to according to shape.

15. The method of claim 8 , in which the first and second grip panels are selected to according to material.

16. The method of claim 8 , in which the first grip panel and the second grip panel each have a thickness between 0.05 inches and 0.75 inches.

17. The method of claim 8 , in which the first grip panel fits flush into the first recess and the second grip panel fit flush into the second recess.

18. A firearm device, comprising:

a modular grip, detachable from a frame;

a first recess on a first side of the modular grip capable of receiving a first grip panel, with the first grip panel removably affixed into the first recess;

a second recess on a second side of the modular grip capable of receiving a second grip panel, with the second grip panel removably affixed into the second recess;

the first recess and the second recess positioned on opposing sides of the modular grip;

a trim ring which encompasses the modular grip's distal end;

and in which a lip of the trim ring engages both with a first grip panel tab on a distal end of the first grip panel and with a second grip panel tab on a distal end of the second grip panel, the first grip panel tab and the first grip panel's backside forming a single planar surface, the second grip panel tab and the second grip panel's backside forming a single planar surface.

19. The firearm device of claim 18 , in which a proximal end of the first grip panel includes a beveled surface which engages an undercut surface in a proximal end of the first recess; and a proximal end of the second grip panel includes a beveled surface which engages an undercut surface in a proximal end of the second recess.

20. The firearm device of claim 18 , in which both the trim ring and the modular grip contain a coaxial hole capable of receiving a retaining pin, with the retaining pin capable of securing the trim ring to the modular grip.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2021
From: NILSON, ADAM; WEST, TOD
To: ATLAS GUNWORKS INC
Reel/Frame 058017/0056 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63033965 · Jun 3, 2020
Related Publication 20210381788A1 · Dec 9, 2021
Cited By (2)
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