Patent Application
20140026745
The application relates to a method and apparatus for protecting the internals of a pistol from damage due to the movement of the handgun slide hitting the frame.
1. Prior Art
During regular firing of a pistol, as the slide of the pistol moves forward it hits the frame of the pistol, causing damage to both elements. The compression spring acts to buffer this impact by decelerating the motion of the slide as it moves towards the frame. Shooters have utilized different options to internally buffer the frame and slide of a pistol to prevent wear as well as reduce recoil. These methods involve utilizing compartments of compressible liquids, multiple spring setups, and frictional elements. These methods are flawed in that they often lead to unreliable setups that are prone to malfunctioning or damage. Most stock pistols only use friction and the compression of one spring to stop and rebound the slide mechanism. This method is functional, but causes extreme stress on the internal elements of the pistol. Methods to reduce this stress have been used in the prior art, but often lead to a diminished or insufficient rebound of the slide mechanism. This diminished or insufficient rebound can cause problems with the safety and/or accuracy of the weapon.
Presently, there exist certain buffer systems which use a flexible or compressible material to form a buffer between the pistol frame and slide, but these are often not endurable because of the constant strain applied to these systems which are inherently weak. Furthermore, this structural weakness is compounded by the configuration of these buffers which applies great pressure on certain parts of the buffer because the buffers are flat while opposing a pointed frame edge. Another failure of these buffer systems is that they often break apart because the slide rod in the center applies pressure to the inner portion of the buffer opposite to pressure on the outer portion of the buffer applied by the frame. This type of buffer fails quickly because all pressure input is transferred axially, causing greater stress on the buffer.
There exists a need for an internal buffer system which reduces damage to the pistol slide and frame without leading to radically diminished or insufficient rebounding of the pistol slide while increasing the durability and effectiveness of the buffer system over present buffer systems.
2. Objects and Advantages
Accordingly, several objects and advantages of this invention are:
Further objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from a consideration of the drawings and ensuing description.
The following summary is provided to facilitate an understanding of some of the innovative features unique to the embodiments and is not intended to be a full description. A full appreciation of the various aspects of the embodiments can be gained by taking the entire specification, claims, drawings, and abstract as a whole.
In accordance with the present invention a method and apparatus for creating a buffer for the movement of the pistol slide against the pistol frame wherein said buffer fits the form of frame and directs pressure from glide rod radially.
So that the manner in which the above recited features, advantages and objects of the present invention are attained and can be understood in detail, a more particular description of the invention, briefly summarized above, may be had by reference to the preferred embodiment thereof which is illustrated in the appended drawings, which drawings are incorporated as a part hereof.
It is to be noted however, that the appended drawings illustrate only a typical embodiment of this invention and are therefore not to be considered limiting of its scope, for the invention may admit to other equally effective embodiments.
With reference now to the drawings, the preferred embodiment of the glock buffer according to the present invention is herein described. As can be seen in
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The foregoing description of the invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed, and other modifications and variations may be possible in light of the above teachings. The embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention in various embodiments and various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the appended claims be construed to include other alternative embodiments of the invention except insofar as limited by the prior art.
The invention may be embodied in other forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes that come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.
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Thus, the reader will see that the method and apparatus will provide for creating a buffer for the movement of the internal rod and compression spring in the internals of a pistol wherein said buffer fits the form of frame and directs pressure from glide rod radially. While the above description contains many specifications, these should not be construed as limitations of the scope of the invention, but rather as an exemplification of a preferred embodiment of the invention. Many other variations and embodiments are possible.
Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be determined not by the embodiment illustrated, but by the appended claims and their legal equivalents.
