Claims
- 1. An electrically discharged and gas operated firearm comprising:
- a main body having a barrel extending therefrom and a chute through said main body;
- a cassette for receiving a plurality of cartridges, said cassette fitting within and slidable through said chute in said main body;
- a gas operation means for pulling and sequencing said cassette through said chute and aligning said cartridges one at a time with said barrel; and
- an electrical firing means for discharging said cartridges.
- 2. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 1 in which said main body comprises a front plate, back plate, left side plate and right side plates, said plates defining said chute through the center of said main body.
- 3. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 2 in which said main body further comprises a barrel attachment means contained on said front plate, said barrel being attached to said barrel attachment means.
- 4. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 1 in which said gas operation means comprises:
- a piston contained within said main body, said piston being operated upon by discharge gases from a discharging cartridge;
- a pull down link operated by said piston, said pull down link engaging said cassette to pull said cassette through said chute; and
- an indexer link operated upon by said pulldown link, said indexer link engages and disengages said cassette; said indexer link holding said cassette in a specific position when a cartridge contained within said cassette is in alignment with said barrel.
- 5. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 1 in which said gas operation means comprises:
- a piston installed within a piston port in said main body, said piston being operated by gases feed from the breech of said barrel through a gas port extending from said breech to said piston port;
- a slide connected to and operated by said piston, said slide contained within an opening on said body and traveling in conjunction with said piston;
- a pulldown link pivotally attached to said slide and positioned within an indentation on an inside surface of said chute, said pulldown link having a pawl to engage said cassette; as said slide operates said pulldown link said pulldown link operates to reposition said cassette in said chute; and
- an indexer link pivotally attached within an indentation within said chute, said indexer link pivotally operated by said pulldown link, said indexer link having an index link pin that engages or disengages an index cavity on said cassette as said indexer link is pivoted; said indexer link holding said cassette in a specific position when said index link pin is engaged with said index cavity in such a position that a bore within said cassette containing a cartridge on said cassette is in alignment with said barrel.
- 6. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 1 in which said electrical firing means comprises:
- an electric trigger attached to an outside surface of said main body;
- an electrical firing pin attached to and extending through an opening on a back side of said main body, said electrical firing pin in alignment with a cartridge contained within said cassette; and
- an electric circuit electrically attached between said electric firing pin and said electric trigger for providing a controlled electrical pulse to said electric firing pin when said electric trigger is actuated.
- 7. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 5 further claiming a delatcher assembly contained within an opening in said chute in said main body, said delatcher assembly disengages said index link pin from said index cavity on said cassette as a second cassette is inserted into said chute allowing a first cassette in said chute to be ejected from said chute.
- 8. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 7 in which said delatcher assembly comprises an input crank and an output crank connected together by an axle and biased with a delatcher operating spring; said delatcher assembly being retained within an opening within said chute by a retainer plate; said input crank being a clog that engages a second cassette as said second cassette is inserted into said chute; said axle being rotated by said input crank which in turn operates said output crank, said output crank being a second clog that engages and pivots said indexer link to disengage said indexer link pin so the first cassette can be expelled from said chute.
- 9. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 1 further claiming a one way clutch block, said clutch block being a wedge shaped block that fits in a cavity area on an inside back surface of said chute, said clutch block slides against and exerts a forward force on a rear face of said cassette, said clutch block restricts cassette movement to one direction by squeezing said clutch block against said cassette if moved in an opposite direction.
- 10. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 1 further claiming a lateral cassette bias spring and a forward cassette bias spring; said lateral cassette bias spring mounted along one side of said chute for exerting lateral bias to said cassette in said chute, and said forward cassette bias spring mounted along a back surface of said chute for exerting forward bias to said cassette.
- 11. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 5 further claiming a thrust bearing located under said indexer link in said main body, said indexer link resting upon a top surface of said thrust bearing, said thrust bearing used for vertical positioning of said index link and firing position of said cassette, said thrust bearing being secured and position adjustable within said main body.
- 12. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 1 further claiming a laser sight, said laser sight being attached to either said main body or said barrel and being in alignment with said barrel.
- 13. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 6 in which said electric circuit further comprises security measures programmable into said electric circuit to prevent unauthorized firing of said electrically discharged and gas operated firearm.
- 14. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 6 in which said electric circuit further comprises programmability for firing sequence of said electrically discharged and gas operated firearm, in which said firing sequence controls a number of shots fired for each trigger pull, the timing between shots, and selectable between full automatic operation, semi-automatic operation or burst firing.
- 15. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 6 in which said electric trigger comprises a plurality of electric switches wired in series such that all of said switches have to be closed for the electrically discharged and gas operated firearm to fire.
- 16. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 1 further claiming a cartridge remaining indication, said cartridge remaining indication comprising spots within said chute to indicate the number of remaining unfired cartridges in said cassette.
- 17. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 16 in which said cartridge remaining indication comprises two small spots and one single large spot properly position that said two spots indicate two remaining unfired cartridges and said single large spot indicated a single unfired cartridge remains.
- 18. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 1 further claiming a cartridge retention means, said cartridge retention means providing a friction or mechanical hold on said cartridges in said cassette to prevent said cartridges from falling out of said cassette.
- 19. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 18 in which said cartridge retention means comprises a plastic rod inserted into a small bore on a side of said cassette and extending into lateral bores containing said cartridges on said cassette, said plastic rod contacting and providing a friction hold on casing of said cartridges.
- 20. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 6 in which said electric firing pin makes direct electrical contact with an electrically discharged cartridge contained within said cassette and transmits said electric pulse to said electrically discharged cartridge.
- 21. The electrically discharged and gas operated firearm as set forth in claim 6 in which said electric firing pin comprises an electrically operated firing pin being driven into said cartridge to fire said cartridge by percussion when said electrically operated firing pin is activated by said electrical pulse from said electric circuit.
- 22. An electrically discharged and gas operated firearm comprising:
- a main body having a barrel extending therefrom and a chute through said main body;
- a cassette for receiving a plurality of cartridges, said cassette fitting within and slidable through said chute in said main body;
- a piston contained within said main body, said piston being operated upon by discharge gases from a discharging cartridge;
- a pull down link operated by said piston, said pull down link engaging said cassette to pull said cassette through said chute; and
- an indexer link operated upon by said pulldown link, said indexer link engages and disengages said cassette; said indexer link holding said cassette in a specific position when a cartridge contained within said cassette is in alignment with said barrel; and
- an electrical firing means for discharging said cartridges.
- 23. An electrically discharged and gas operated firearm comprising:
- a main body having a barrel extending therefrom and a chute through said main body;
- a cassette for receiving a plurality of cartridges, said cassette fitting within and slidable through said chute in said main body;
- a gas operation means for sequencing said cassette through said chute and aligning said cartridges one at a time with said barrel; and
- an electric trigger attached to an outside surface of said main body;
- an electrical firing pin attached to and extending through an opening on a back side of said main body, said electrical firing pin in alignment with a cartridge contained within said cassette; and
- an electric circuit electrically attached between said electric firing pin and said electric trigger for providing a controlled electrical pulse to said electric firing pin when said electric trigger is actuated.
Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/892,917 filed Jul. 15, 1997, titled Electrically Discharged and Gas Operated Firearm, issuing as a U.S. Pat. No. 5,784,821 on Jul. 28, 1998.
US Referenced Citations (11)
Divisions (1)
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