Patent Application
20170227318
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1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to single barrel magazine-fed, repeating, lever action firearms and lever action non-firearms.
The invention particularly relates to lever guns providing quicker use by means of their levers being centred behind the trigger, and thus eliminating additional requirements in gun design, as well as performing force transmission without loss and providing advantage of field by means of the lever arm consisting of a plurality of parts connected to each other via movable hinges.
2. Description of Related Art Including Information Disclosed Under 37 CFR 1.97 and 37 CFR 1.98
Nowadays, lever action rifles are considered to be under the group of firearms (explosive weapons) and their mechanisms are set and operated by moving their levers around a fixed hinge point by means of pushing with manual force. In the U.S. Pat. No. 3,287,842, entitled: “Knockdown repeating lever action rifle”, an example of lever action rifles can be seen. As can also be seen in said invention, in such embodiments, the divider point is found in front of the trigger and the opening movement is required to be made with a wider angle and at a longer distance. As one of the deficiencies encountered in relation to this situation, the finger pulling the trigger gets away from the trigger each time, and it is required to be re-adjusted according to the trigger when closed. Moreover, the target may be lost for the next cartridge shot due to the distance of opening and closing. Another disadvantage is the requirement of complete re-design of the trigger guard and the mechanism for this purpose. Therefore, alteration of size may be required for appropriate operation of the mechanism parts, and thus a cost increasing factor occurs.
In some of the prior art embodiments, difficulty is encountered in use, since the lever is a single-piece component, and since the direction of the force applied by the user during opening and closing requires application of upward and downward force in addition to the forward and backward force to be applied on the mechanism. Accordingly, due to the need for a greater force, most of the time, application of an extra force with the thumb is also required.
As a result, the need for lever action guns providing quicker use by means of their levers being centred behind the trigger, and thus eliminating additional requirements in gun design, as well as performing force transmission without loss and providing advantage of field by means of the lever arm consisting of a plurality of parts connected to each other via movable hinges, and the inadequacy of the prior art solutions have necessitated an improvement in the related technical field.
The invention relates to lever guns, which meet the above said requirements, eliminates all of the drawbacks, and brings some additional advantages.
The main purpose of the lever gun according to the invention is to narrow down the lever angle and thus reduce the operating distance by means of centring the divider point of the lever behind the trigger, preferably on the trigger guard. In addition, in this way, the finger pulling the trigger is not removed from the trigger/trigger guard and thus the need for reaching the trigger again for pulling the trigger next time is eliminated. In other words, the time period between the first and second firing is reduced. In this way, the rate of hitting the target from the same point without moving the rifle is increased. Besides, loss of target is avoided due to short opening and closing distance. Moreover, there is no need for re-design and additional costs, since conventional trigger guards of the prior art repeating gun systems are used. Besides, size alteration is not required in parts such as body and mechanism, since the lever will be shortened. In addition, low divider movement provides great ergonomic comfort and ease during rifle opening and setting. Since the shotgun is held from behind at the lever arm, the impact on backfire, hit, and target is increased.
Another purpose of the invention is to provide more flexible bending and operating angles by means of the lever arm, which transmits the lever motion to the mechanism, being formed of at least two parts that are connected to each other via movable hinges, and thus ensure that the direction of the movement provided to the mechanism by the lever is only in forward and backward directions. In this way, since movements in upward and downward directions are prevented, a system that can be opened and closed in an easier manner with less amount of applied force is presented and a wider angular motion can be provided. Accordingly, the size of the housing where the lever arm is connected can be reduced.
Another purpose of the invention is to minimize the friction forces that make movement harder, by means of forming the movable hinges between the lever arm parts and the divider component at which the lever motion is centred by male and female components. Besides reduced friction, the possibility of loosening of the hinges due to movement and rotation is also reduced. The maintenance and replacement costs are reduced. Moreover, advantage is obtained in demounting of the system.
Another purpose of the invention is to provide freedom of connecting from different points to the mechanism such as from upper or lower points, by means of forming some part of the lever arm connected to the mechanism in an angular manner.
In order to achieve the above said purposes, a single barrel magazine-fed, repeating, firearm and non-firearm lever action gun is developed. The lever gun developed comprises a receiver bearing the whole structure and all other components, a mechanism performing the cocking and locking functions, a trigger mechanism performing the firing function, a barrel, through which the fired ammunition is guided towards the target, a magazine storing the ammunition, a lever driving and thus cocking/setting said mechanism, a divider component positioned at the rear side of said trigger mechanism that does not face the barrel, and at which the lever is centred in order to perform rotating motion, and at least two lever arms performing transmission of motion between the lever and the mechanism, and connected to each other via movable hinges.
The structural and characteristic features of the invention and all of its advantages shall be understood better with the figures and the detailed description given below in reference to the figures, and therefore, the assessment should be made by taking into account the said figures and detailed explanations.
For better understanding of the embodiment of the present invention and its advantages with its additional components, it should be evaluated together with below described figures.
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c: are the close-up sectional views of the lever gun according to the invention, while the lever and the lever arm are at different positions.
a: is the close-up view of the hinge found in the lever gun according to the invention.
b: is the close-up view of the divider component found in the lever gun according to the invention.
Drawings do not have to be scaled and details not necessary for understanding the present invention may be neglected. Moreover, components which are at least widely equal or which have at least widely equal functions are shown with the same number.
The lever gun (9) shown in a general state in
By means of centring the lever (2) motion behind the trigger mechanism (13), the finger does not have to be removed from (can be kept on) the trigger mechanism (13) and the user does not need to reach the trigger mechanism (13) again for the next shot. In this way, there is no more need for making design changes on the other parts about lever (2) use. Moreover, the opening and closing distance is also narrowed down.
With the more flexible bending and operating angles obtained by means of the lever arm (3), which transmits the lever (3) motion to the mechanism (4), being formed of at least two parts that are connected to each other via movable hinges (6), the direction of the movement provided to the mechanism (4) by the lever (2) is ensured to be only in forward and backward directions. In this way, since movements in upward and downward directions are prevented, a system that can be opened and closed in an easier manner with less amount of applied force is presented and a wider angular motion can be provided.
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The lever gun (9) according to the invention is a single barrel (14) and magazine-fed (16) repeating shotgun. Therefore, after each firing or before firing, the mechanism (4) is required to be set via the lever (2). The lever gun (9) becomes ready for fire after the mechanism (4) is set. All of the components are embedded within the receiver (1). The magazine cap (17) fixes the barrel (14) and the forend (15). While the lever (2) and the lever arm (3) can be connected to each other in a fixed manner as shown in
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/01620 | Feb 2016 | TR | national |
