Safety apparatus for grenade launcher assembly

Abstract

A safety apparatus for a grenade launcher assembly which provides a dual-way ammunition feed, recognizes the direction automatically without the importance of which direction the user opens the handle in order to prevent the direction selector or movement from reversing and which does not permit opening to the other unselected side for the filling-off phase.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising: a grenade launcher having a handle, said grenade launcher having a tab locking plate positioned on the handle; a safety apparatus mounted swingingly to said grenade launcher, said safety apparatus having a folding tab positioned thereon, the folding tab having an interlocking position with the tab locking plate so as to prevent movement of the handle during loading of ammunition into said grenade launcher, said safety apparatus having a tab spring bearing on the folding tab so as to urge the tab locking plate into the interlocking position with the folding tab such that the folding tab moves slightly downward after the handle is moved swingingly left or right during the loading of ammunition, wherein said safety apparatus has a tab slot cooperative with the handle so as to urge the handle toward a center position, wherein said safety apparatus has a centering spring that urges on the tab slot when the folding tab is released from the tab locking plate.

Description

EXPLANATION OF FIGURES

(1) FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(2) FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(3) FIG. 3 is a side view of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention

(4) FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the handle rotated to the left in the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(5) FIG. 5 is a top view of the handle rotated to the left in the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(6) FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the invention in which the handle is mounted in its former position.

(7) FIG. 7 is a front view of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention which the handle is mounted in its former position.

(8) FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a handle in its first closed position of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(9) FIG. 9 is another perspective view of the handle in the first closed position of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(10) FIG. 10 is another perspective view of the handle in the first closed position of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(11) FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a handle rotated to the right in the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(12) FIG. 12 is a top view of the handle rotated to the right in the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

(13) A—Grenade Launcher Assembly B—Safety Apparatus 1. Folding Tab 2. Tab Slot 3. Handle 4. Tab Locking Plate 5. Centering Spring 6. Pin 7. Tab Spring

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(14) In this detailed description, the invention is described with examples that will not have any limiting effect for better understanding of the subject matter.

(15) The invention relates to the safety apparatus (B) for grenade launcher assembly (A) which provides a dual-way ammunition feed, recognizes the direction automatically without the importance of which direction the user opens the handle (3) in order to prevent the direction selector or movement from reversing and which does not permit opening to the other unselected side for the filling-off phase characterized in that; comprises a folding tab (1) positioned on said safety apparatus (B) and tab locking plate (4) positioned on the handle (3) which interlock each other to prevent unintentionally passing the extra hand to the unselected side during the movement of said handle (3) to the first position after moving left/right to load ammunition.

(16) FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(17) FIG. 2 shows another perspective view of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(18) FIG. 3 shows a side view of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(19) FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of the handle rotated to the left in the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(20) FIG. 5 shows a top view of the handle rotated to the left in the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(21) FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of the invention in which the handle is mounted in its former position.

(22) FIG. 7 shows a front view of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention which the handle is mounted in its former position.

(23) FIG. 8 shows a perspective view of a handle in its first closed position of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(24) FIG. 9 shows another perspective view of the handle in the first closed position of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(25) FIG. 10 shows another perspective view of the handle in the first closed position of the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(26) FIG. 11 shows a perspective view of a handle rotated to the right in the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(27) FIG. 12 shows a top view of the handle rotated to the right in the grenade launcher assembly according to the invention.

(28) The safety apparatus (B) for grenade launcher assembly (A) according to the invention, consists of main parts that; a folding tab (1), a tab slot (2), a handle (3), a tab locking plate (4), a centering spring (5), a pin (6), a tab spring (7).

(29) When said handle (3) is released, the tab locking plate (4) comes up to the level of the safety apparatus (B) together with the handle (3). In this case, the folding tab (1) expects the user to perform the initial movement.

(30) Said handle (3) is moved to the left for ammunition feeding and the folding tab (1) hangs down by means of the tab spring (7).

(31) When said handle (3) is moved back to its original position, tab locking plate (4) and the folding tab (1) are locked together and the movement is prevented from moving to the opposite side. Said tab spring (7) assists the folding tab (1) and the tab locking plate (4) on one another, by moving the handle (3) to the left/right for ammunition feeding so that said folding tab (1) hangs down slightly.

(32) Because of the interlocking tab locking plate (4) and the folding tab (1), the tab slot (2) moves slightly in the closing direction and carries all parts of the safety apparatus (B) so that the handle (3) can reach the center.

(33) When the said handle (3) is brought back to its first closed position, the folding tab (1) is released from the tab locking plate (4) and is moved from the ramp to the waiting point in handle (3) and the centering springs (5) push the tab slot (2) and the safety apparatus (B) to the center.

(34) In another embodiment of the present invention, the said handle (3) is moved to the right for ammunition feeding and the folding tab (1) hangs down by the tab spring (7).

(35) Similarly, when the handle (3) is brought to its initial position, the tab locking plate (4) and the folding tab (1) are locked together to prevent it from being unintentionally moving to the extra-left.

(36) Thus, a structure that prevents the movement in the opposite direction is presented.