Stock for a firearm
A stock for a firearm has a body defining a passage with a forward opening, the passage configured to closely receive the rearwardly extending tube, the body having a first wall portion defining a first portion of the passage and configured to conformally contact a first cylindrical portion of the rearwardly extending tube, the body having a second wall portion facing a second portion of the rearwardly extending tube and spaced apart from the second portion of the rearwardly extending tube, and a flexible support element connected to the second wall portion and extending to a position configured to contact the second portion of the rearwardly extending tube. The first wall portion may be an upper portion of the body. A lower surface of the first wall portion may be an elongated cylindrical section. The second wall portion may be below the first wall portion.
1 . A stock for a firearm having a rearwardly extending tube, the stock comprising:
a body defining a passage with a forward opening;
the passage configured to closely receive the rearwardly extending tube;
the body having a first wall portion defining a first portion of the passage and configured to conformally contact a first cylindrical portion of the rearwardly extending tube;
the body having a second wall portion facing a second portion of the rearwardly extending tube and spaced apart from the second portion of the rearwardly extending tube;
a flexible support element connected to the second wall portion and extending to a position configured to contact the second portion of the rearwardly extending tube; and
the flexible support element being entirely contained within the passage.
2 . The stock of claim 1 wherein the first wall portion is an upper portion of the body.
3 . The stock of claim 1 wherein a lower surface of the first wall portion is an elongated cylindrical section.
4 . The stock of claim 1 wherein the second wall portion is below the first wall portion.
5 . The stock of claim 1 wherein the flexible support element is an elongated element extending along the length of the passage.
6 . The stock of claim 1 wherein the flexible support element has an articulated cross-sectional profile.
7 . The stock of claim 1 including a pair of flexible support elements.
8 . The stock of claim 7 wherein the flexible support elements are spaced apart to define a channel.
9 . The stock of claim 8 wherein the channel has a straight profile configured to closely receive a lower spline portion of the rearwardly extending tube, such that rotation of the stock relative to the rearwardly extending tube is prevented.
10 . The stock of claim 1 wherein the flexible support element includes a first portion extending from the second wall portion to the rearwardly extending tube, and a second cylindrical portion connected to the first portion and having a cylindrical surface configured to contact a selected cylindrical portion of the rearwardly extending tube.
11 . The stock of claim 1 wherein the body is formed as a unitary body.
12 . The stock of claim 1 wherein the body is a single molded plastic form.
13 . A stock for a firearm having a rearwardly extending tube, the stock comprising:
a body defining a passage with a forward opening;
the passage configured to closely receive the rearwardly extending tube;
the body having a first wall portion defining a first portion of the passage and configured to conformally contact a first cylindrical portion of the rearwardly extending tube;
the body having a second wall portion facing a second portion of the rearwardly extending tube and spaced apart from the second portion of the rearwardly extending tube;
a flexible support element connected to the second wall portion and extending to a position configured to contact the second portion of the rearwardly extending tube;
the flexible support element being entirely contained within the passage; and
wherein the flexible support element is an elongated element extending along the length of the passage.
14 . The stock of claim 13 wherein the first wall portion is an upper portion of the body.
15 . The stock of claim 13 wherein a lower surface of the first wall portion is an elongated cylindrical section.
16 . The stock of claim 13 wherein the second wall portion is below the first wall portion.
17 . The stock of claim 13 wherein the flexible support element has an articulated cross-sectional profile.
18 . The stock of claim 13 including a pair of flexible support elements.
19 . The stock of claim 13 wherein the flexible support element includes a first portion extending from the second wall portion to the rearwardly extending tube, and a second cylindrical portion connected to the first portion and having a cylindrical surface configured to contact a selected cylindrical portion of the rearwardly extending tube.
20 . The stock of claim 13 wherein the body is formed as a unitary body.