Abstract
A sliding action for riles having an upper and a lower receiver in which the firing mechanism is totally installed OEM in the lower receiver, including a disconnector mechanism, and is fed by magazine. The OME gas operating system is removed, thus eliminating the semi-automatic mode feature, and substitutes the operating system by a Slide Action assembly having a kinematic chain of individually joint parts, which when assembled establish a solid array with one degree of freedom as a whole, and moving reciprocatingly along a path parallel to the barrel. The invention incorporates a structural guiding tube and supports to prevent buckling of the chain; a handguard; a sliding mobile forend with a polygonal open concave, symmetrical shape incorporating the guides for the sliding mobile forend. An external locking mechanism, installed in the forend locks the Slide Action against the grounded handguard. A driver clamp connects externally the Sliding chain.
Claims
1-3. (canceled)
4: A Slide Action Manually Operated Rifle comprising: A Lower Receiver (19) subassembly of known art Configured to house within and provide ground to; A complete firing mechanisms subassembly (98) of known art, as depicted by reference in FIG. 17, having a Trigger (98A)Hammer (98B) coordinated mechanism with a disconnector feature of known art; a magazine well configured to house within and provide ground to a detachable magazine and housing (18B) of known art, and to; an Upper Receiver of known art (16) disposed to house and connect to a barrel (14); a set of External supports (10) and (61), attachable to said upper receiver, and to said barrel, to provide ground and structural support to; An External Array of Mechanisms configured to perform An External Manually Slide Forward and Rearward Action of said rifle; said array of mechanisms comprising: An Internal Sliding Action Subassembly, as depicted by reference in FIG. 7, FIG. 7A; An External Sliding Action Subassembly, as depicted by reference in FIG. 10, FIG. 11, FIG. 11A, FIG. 15; and A Complete Sliding Action Train which is the union of the latter two mentioned Subassemblies, as depicted by reference in FIG. 12, FIG. 12 A, FIG. 13, FIG. 17, and wherein, said arrays work in cooperation with said Upper Receiver (16), said Upper Receiver having; a Barrel Housing Bore disposed to receive said barrel (14) having; a longitudinal bore with; a longitudinal Axis of the barrel (14B), said barrel affixed to the upper receiver of known art by means of; a barrel nut (12) of known art; said upper receiver having; a Frontal passage Orifice (16A), and wherein, said Upper Receiver is configured to house within and provide mobile ground to; an internally displacing Bolt Carrier Group (13) with Bolt (13B), and to; a Bolt Carrier Bar Coupler (13A), wherein said Bolt Carrier (13) is disposed to move linearly along said longitudinal axis of the barrel (14B), alternating between; a most frontal position, when said Bolt (13B) is in battery; and a most rearwards position, when the Bolt Front is behind the rear of the magazine, and wherein, said Bolt Carrier (13) is permanently coupled by affixing means (13D) to; a Bolt Carrier Bar Coupler (13A) which is permanently jointed by proper means or welding to; a Push-Pull Rod actuator (80) conforming a unitary part, and wherein, the Push-Pull Rod Actuator has; a longitudinal axis of alignment and motion (68) parallel to said longitudinal axis of the barrel (14B), and wherein, a Rod Actuator Front End (80A) extends and moves to the exterior of said upper receiver by passing through said Frontal passage orifice (16A), and wherein, said Push-Pull Rod Actuator has; an Through Orifice (80E) of known art, near to said front end (80A) to couple with; a linearly displacing Rod Driver (31) in a manner in which said Rod is positively captured by means of a Clamp and Pin Dual Securing Technique disposed within said driver, capturing in an fast exteriorly locked assambleable and disassambleable manner, said Clamp and Pinning Action, and wherein, said Internal Sliding Action Subassembly, as depicted by reference in FIG. 7A, slides linearly only through; An External Structural Supporting Tube (70), totally constrained by; an External Tube and Structure Support Adapting Ring Plate (10) coupling preferably with the Barrel Nut (12), affixed to the upper receiver, and by; a One Piece Support Block (61), externally attachable to the barrel, and wherein, said Driver has; an External Lateral Plate Projection Sector (31A) which connects laterally in an assembleable and disassembleable manner; to The External Sliding Action Subassembly, by means of External Connecting Post (97), as depicted by reference in FIG. 11A, FIG. 16A, and wherein, the External Sliding Action Subassembly, comprises: an Exterior Movable Forend (95), as depicted by reference in FIG. 8A, FIG. 9, FIG. 10, FIG. 11, FIG. 11A, FIG. 12, FIG. 12A, FIG. 13, FIG. 15, FIG. 16, FIG. 16A, which serves as ground, abutting and housing to; an External to the Upper Receiver Lock Action Locking Lever Arm Subassembly (96), as depicted by reference in FIG. (11B), and subsequent figures, and wherein, said External Locking Lever Arm (96) comprises: a Pivot Pin Hole (96A), to receive a Pivot Pin. (96C) to pivotly rotate about said pin hole 96A, and wherein, said Pivot Pin remains Imprisoned in a Entrapping Technique between a set of external channel guides (94 A) of A Stationary Structural Hand Guard (94) having A Multifunctional Sectional Shape embossing in its surfaces a set of Channel Guides of the Mobile Forend (95 B), as depicted by reference in FIG. 8, FIG. 10 and FIG. 10 A, showing a sectional view of how the Pin (96C) is trapped, while it travels linearly encapsulated in a Two Holes (95 C) nodes within the external sliding Mobile Forend (95) between the most forward position and, the most rearward position, and wherein said Exterior Movable Forend (95) slides linearly along a totally constrained Channel Guides (95 A) preferably embossed in its surface of at least one of said guides (94 A), as depicted by reference in FIG. 8, FIG. 8A, FIG. 9, FIG. 10, FIG. 10A, FIG. 15, FIG. FIG. 16, FIG. 16A. FIG. 17, which are slidingly contacted by A Corresponding set of Mobile Channel Guides (95 A) of the Exterior Mobile Forend (95), as depicted in the previous figures, and wherein said Stationary Channel Guides have at least A congruent Stationery Window Cut (94B), as depicted by reference in the previous Figures, which coincide simultaneously with the at least an external sliding window cut (95B) of the Exterior Movable Forend (95), when the External Locking Mechanism Assembly is in the Most Forward Position, as depicted by reference in FIG. 11, FIG. 11A, FIG. 17, and consistently, A sprung biased Lug (96F) is facing the Window (94B) and is prone to intrude into the Window Cut (95 A), and into said congruent Stationary Window Cut (94B) to execute the External To The Receiver Locking Action Happening by the simultaneous transverse interfering insertion of said Lug (96F) across the two sliding coincident windows, (94A), and (95A), when the Bolt (13B) is in the Most Forward Position, stopping the Sliding Motion of the Complete Sliding Action Train, and maintaining said receiver in Battery, up until an External Locking Release Action takes place upon the pushing of a finger of the supporting hand of the Shooter against an External Lock Action Release Button (96E), and wherein, the Locking Lever Actuator (96) is installed in the very exterior of the Exterior Movable Forend (95), thus achieving the main objective of this patent, and wherein, the Array of Mechanisms advantageously uses A technique to avoid the Bending and Buckling of the Rod Actuator by affixing A number of cylindrical rings (81C) to the Push-Pull Rod Actuator (80) to scarcely contact and glide softly along the abutting Tube Bore or Internal Wall of Tube (70E) to jointly perform an action to avoid the Bending and Buckling of said rod when axially loaded with a big axial load.
5: The Array of Mechanisms of claim 4 is cinematic linkage or chain, organized in an assambleable/disassembleable manner, lineally sliding along separate parallel axes, grounded to guiding external structures, alternating between a most forward position and a most rearward position, and wherein, the array operationally connects the Bolt Carrier (13) inside the upper receiver to the exteriorly located manually actuated Forend (95) and the Lock Action Locking Lever Arm (96) to cycle the rifle.
6: The External Manually Slide Forward and Rearwards Action of the Rifle of claim 4, wherein, the Bolt Carrier moves between the most forward and the most rearwards positions to eject a spent casing and to load a live round into the barrel chamber at the only impulse of the exterior manual action of a shooter's hand acting over an exterior Forend (95) operationally connected to said Bolt Carrier.
7: The Internal Sliding Action Subassembly of claim 4 comprises a Cinematic Chain which moves internally inside the Upper Receiver and inside the External Structural Supporting Tube (70), and wherein, the components of the cinematic chain are depicted by reference in FIG. 7A.
8: The External Sliding Action Subassembly of claim 4 comprises a cinematic chain which moves linearly only, externally, along the Main Structural Grounded Stationary Hand Guard (94).
9: The Complete Sliding Action Train of claim 4 is the functional connection of the Internal Sliding Action Subassembly with the External Sliding Action Subassembly, and that functional operability is provided by the exteriorly assembleable/disassembleable Connecting Post (97) as depicted by reference in FIG. 11A, FIG. 11B, and FIG. 12.
10: The exterior Supports of claim 4 comprising: The External Tube and Structure Support Adapting Ring Plate (10); and the One Piece Block Support (61), are ancillary links externally affixed to the Upper Receiver of known art, and to the Barrel of known art respectively without requiring modification of the parts to which they affix, and provide ground and alignment to The External Structural Supporting Tube (70), and to; The External Stationary Structural Hand Guard (94).
11: The External Structural Supporting Tube (70), of claim 4 is a guiding and protective external ground to abut the driver (31) in its linear non rotational motion, and to serve as eventual reinforcement support to the slender Rod Actuator (80) to prevent a Bending and Buckling occurrence.
12: The External Stationary Structural Handguard (94) of claim 4 is a multifunctional part of the Array of Mechanisms being Grounded, fully constrained, serving as support, ground and channel guiding structure, mounted on at least two grounded supports (10) and (61) of claim 4, providing solid mobile rigidity to enable the linear non rotational motion of the External Sliding Action Subassembly (95), as depicted by reference in FIG. 11, and wherein the hand guard (94), having an open polygonal concave corrugated sectional shape, is placed axially parallel to the axis of the barrel (14A), partially encasing said barrel, like a protective barrier, and disconnected from said barrel, to assist the barrel heat dissipation, as depicted by reference in FIG. 10A, and wherein; said hand guard (94), has stamped embossed in its exterior surface at least a set of stationary Channel Guide (94 A); and at least one Stationary Through Cut Window (94B) in said channel guide, which is a necessary feature for the Locking Action happening.
13: The External Sliding Handguard or the Mobile Forend (95) of claim 4 is configured in a larger scaled up aspect proportion to exteriorly Fit the external contour of the sectional shape of (94), and slide along said External Stationary Structural Handguard, and wherein, the Mobile Forend (95) provides ground for the Manual grabbing of the Shooter's Hand to receive the alternating input Motion and Force, parallel to the barrel, necessary to cycle the ergonomically designed rifle, and wherein, its proportion is of the similar shape open polygonal concave corrugated sectional shape, to fit externally slidingly movable in the Exterior of said Structural Grounded Stationary Hand Guard (94), as depicted by reference in FIG. 8, FIG. 8A, FIG. 9, FIG. 10 and subsequent related for. example, and wherein, the Forend has stamped embossed in its exterior surface at least a set of stationary Channel Guide (95 A); and at least one Mobile Through Cut Window (95B) in said channel guide, which is a necessary feature for the Locking Action Happening, and wherein, said channel guide is configured to slide along the channel guide (94A) of the stationary handguard (94), and wherein, the External Sliding Handguard (95) is configured to have a linear non rotational motion, alternating between a most forward position and a most rearward position only, at the sole impulse of an external shooter's hand force, and wherein, said mobile Handguard or Mobile Forend (95) serves as ground and stationary support and housing to; an External to the Receiver Locking Action Assembly Mechanism (96) as depicted by reference in FIG. 10, FIG. 8, FIG. 8A and others.
14: The Window Cuts of claim 4, being The Stationary Window Cut (94B), and Mobile Window Cut (95B), overlap in position dimension and shape only when the Forend (95) is in the most forward position, and the Rifle is in battery In the most forward position, as a unique. and necessary condition to be disposed to be simultaneously penetrated transversally by the spring loaded Intrusive Lug (96F) to cause the Total Motion Locking of the Complete Sliding Action Train, an action which occurs automatically at the Force of the Spring (96D).
15: The Locking Release Action of claim 4 causes the Intrusive Lug (96F) to retract from the simultaneous intrusion into the Static Window Cut (94B), and into the Mobile Window Cut (95B), wherein said, the retraction of the Intrusive Lug obeys in response to the force applied by the Shooter's hand over the External Lock Action Release Push Button (96E).
16: The Multifunctional Sectional Shape of the Structural Stationary Handguard (94) of claim 4, is a multi-segment open polygonal concave corrugated line partially encasing the barrel, without contacting it, like a protective barrier conveys high structural strength to both of the telescopic fitting parts, the Handguard (94) and the Forend (95) as depicted by reference in FIG. 8, FIG. 8A, FIG. 10, FIG. 10A, wherein, said multifunctional sectional shape allows, barrel protection, hand protection, ergonomic grabbing, heat ventilation and to providing ground and support for the linear constrained sliding motion of the External Sliding Action Subassembly.
17: The Push-Pull Rod Actuator of claim 4 being an elongated link disposed to be Clamped and Pinned to transmit linear motion and impulse and to receive Cylindrical Rings (80C), wherein said Rod has a flat cylindrical front and constitutes a unitary piece integrated with a Bolt Carrier Bar Coupler (13 a) at the rear.
18: The Driver link (31) of claim 4 receives Motion and Impulse from the External Sliding Action Subassembly and transmits, said Motion and Impulse, to the Internal Sliding Action Subassembly, by displacing, linearly abutted, inside the Structural Supporting Tube (70), and being a multifunction link with several nodes disposed externally and internally with surfaces to serve as housing and ground to: a Clamp and Pin array of parts to capture in a dual securing way the Push-Pull Rod Actuator (80), and wherein, the Driver has an External Lateral Projection Plate (31A), having a Through Hole (31B) disposed to receive vertically the Connector Post (97), and also, said Plate receives, and provides threaded ground to the Clamping and Pinning Screw (31D), placed perpendicularly to the axis of the Rod Actuator (68) as depicted by reference in FIGS. (14), (15), (18), (18A), (19).
19: The External to the Receiver Locking Lever Arm (96) of claim 4 is accommodated in the external depression of the Channel Guide (95A) of the mobile Forend (95) to be grounded to it by the Pivot Pin (96C), and allowed to rotate a few degrees about said Pin, and wherein, the Locking Lever Arm rotation is manually controlled to perform a locking release action, and wherein, a compression Spring (96D) is trapped acting over the Lever Arm and the Channel guide (95A), as depicted by reference in FIG. (10), FIG. 11).
20: The External Connecting Post (97) of claim 4 Externally connects the Sliding Link Chain, conforming The Internal Sliding Action Subassembly, with The External Sliding Action Subassembly which slides along different axes, both parallel to the axis of the barrel by inserting vertically in the holes (96B) of the Lock Action Locking Lever Arm, and hole (31B) of the External Lateral Projection Plate.
21: The Entrapping Technique of claim 4 to keep the Pivot Pin (97C) remaining imprisoned, encapsulated in a Two Holes (96C) nodes within the External Sliding Mobile Forend (95), and in cooperation with the Channel Guide (94 A) of the External Stationary Structural Hand Guard (94), while the External Sliding Forend (95) slides along said Stationary Channel Guide (94A), and wherein, said Pivot Pin (96C) becomes ground in cooperation with the horizontal parallel sides of the channel guide (94 A), to allow the pivoting of the External to the Receiver Lock Action Locking Lever Arm (96) mechanism, as depicted by reference in FIG. 10, FIG. 10A, FIG. 11B, thus incorporating and grounding the Locking Lever Mechanism into the External Sliding Action Subassembly as depicted by reference in FIG. 10, FIG. 10A, and wherein said Technique rests on the Corrugated Shapes of the Stationary Structural Handguard (94) and the corresponding shape of the Forend (95).
22: The Technique of claim 4 to avoid the Bending and Buckling of the Rod Actuator (80) by affixing to it A Number of Cylindrical Rings (81C) to interact with the Structural Tube Inner Wall (70E) when The Push Pull Bar (80) is axially loaded with a big axial force, so that the slightest initial deviation Bending of the slender Actuator Bar relative to the axis (68) will cause the exterior of the rings to move towards the Internal Wall of the Tube 70(E) and glide through it reinforced by the Structural Tube support contact without any further Bending, and subsequent Buckling stage.
23: The Clamping and Pinning Technique of claim 4 allows the Rod Driver (31) to capture the Rod Actuator (80) with Zero Degrees of Motion, by supporting and constraining it, facilitating the insertion, through the Push-Pull Rod Actuator Hole (80E), of The Clamp and Pinning Screw (31D) Pin Tip (31L), wherein the screw has a Camping zone (31K) and a Pinning Zone (31L) to doubly immobilize the fastening, and transmit motion and impulse to said Rod, and all of the parts affixed to it, belonging to the Internal Sliding Action Subassembly, and wherein, the Lateral Projection Plate Sector (31A) of said Driver is disposed to provide ground the Clamp and Pin Screw (31D), as depicted by reference in FIG. 14), FIG. 18), FIG. 18A), FIG. 19).
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FIGURES DESCRIPTION
[0175] As an example of the multiple rifles which can accept the parts array pertinent to the present application, all parts described in the following Figures Description, pertain to an AR-15 standard rifle platform.
[0176] FIG. 1 Shows the External Tube support adapting plate (10) and its features, which is a multipurpose part to create a quick first means of support and constrain between the Upper Receiver (16), and the Exteriorly mounted frontal main grounded stationary hand guard (94); and the structural supporting guide tube (70). In this particular case the described adapting plate can be used for an AR 15 rifle, as an example.
[0177] FIG. 2 Shows an orthographic view of Bolt Carrier Bar Coupler (13A) and its features, which is a multipurpose part that serves as connection means between the Bolt Carrier (13) and the Push-Pull Rod actuator (80) and other parts affixed to it. The cavity (13F) explicitly shows the place where the rear end (80 B) of the Push-Pull Bar (80) is permanently affixed in a manner that they become one solid undetectable body. The bodies are subsequently shown as independent bodies for illustrative fabrication descriptive reasons only. Welding of the parts is a preferred method of fabrication to avoid any potential rotation of the bar (80) relative to the Bolt Carrier Bar Coupler (13A). The latter condition is essential in order to guarantee that the hole (80D) runs horizontal and transverse relative to the main axis of linkage co alignment for the actuator linkage (68), as later explicitly shown in FIGS. 4, 7, 7A, 12, 13, 19A, 21.
[0178] FIG. 3 Shows an isometric view of the Bolt carrier (13) with the its features with the Bolt Bolt Carrier Bar Coupler (13A) affixed. This seals the gas and dirt entrance to the bolt pneumatic system. In a preferred embodiment, parts (13), and (80) are permanently affixed to become one solid piece.
[0179] FIG. 4 Shows a lateral and front view of the PUSH PULL ROD ACTUATOR (80). This part may couple permanently with the bolt carrier bar coupler (13A) at the rear end (80B), integrating a sole unit, and at the front end (80) couples temporarily by the proper fixation means with the push-pull cylindrical rod driver (31) and its features, as shown in FIG. 21. In a preferred embodiment Notice the presence of Rings (81C) around the PUSH PULL ROD ACTUATOR (80), and a through hole cut (80D), through which a Round Pin Zone (31 L) of the Clamp Screw (31 D) may penetrate transversally securing the tight union of the Driver (31) with the push pull rod actuator (80).
[0180] FIG. 4A Shows a lateral and front view of the Structural Supporting Guide Tube (70) and its features, which couples at the rear with the Tube Support Adapting Plate as a means of support. This part serves also to provide protection and alignment to the linkage mechanism moving linearly only through the TUBE 70. The Cylindrical Rings (80 C) to prevent Buckling and Bending are shown.
[0181] FIG. 5 Shows a lateral, front view and orthographic view of the LOWER SUPPORT BLOCK (61), which solidly attaches to the barrel to serve as means of support and quick attachment to the Upper Tube and Linkage Mechanism Support Block (51). This part locates in a position atop of the barrel gas port (14A) to block the flow of combustion hot gases, which normally actuates the semiautomatic operation of the firearm. This part also serves as the frontal means of support to barrel (14), and to the Exteriorly mounted Frontal Main Stationary Structural Hand Guard (94)
[0182] FIG. 6. Shows a lateral, front view and orthographic view of the Upper Tube and Linkage Mechanism Support Block and features, which solidly slides and couples into the Lower Support Block, to serve as frontal means of support to the Structural Supporting Guide Tube. The quick attachment feature facilitates the disassembly and the cleaning of the mechanism.
[0183] FIG. 7 Shows a schematic isometric view of the assembly of the linearly sliding push-pull bar and parts attached, as well as the structural tube support and its means of fixation to the receiver and the barrel. This array grants a solid alignment of the supporting means and to the moving parts along the axis of alignment (68), and the axis of the barrel (14 B). The main recovery screw (15) may not be mounted when installing the Slide Action set of mechanisms,
[0184] FIG. 7A. Shows a schematic isometric view of the assembly of the linearly sliding push pull bar and parts attached. All parts become solid, with zero degrees of freedom motion relative to each other. This set of parts altogether constitute the Internal Sliding Action Subassembly.
[0185] FIG. 8. Shows as an example, the sectional view of the open, concave, symmetrical, polygonal line that is conceived in this application to be used as a sectional shape that enables the mounting of the Exteriorly mounted hand guard (94) to serve as grounded structural beam with the channel guide (94 A) to enable the longitudinal sliding of the sliding forend (95). The multi segment open polygonal line conveys high structural strength to both of the telescopic fitting parts (94) and (95). Notice that Exteriorly mounted hand guard (94) partially encloses the barrel without touching it.
[0186] FIG. 8A Shows as an example, an isometric top right view of a set of actuating sliding hanguard (95) inserted and sliding over a Exteriorly mounted structural stationary handguard (94) which is grounded to the receiver. Notice the through cut windows (94 B) and (95 B) that will coincide laterally when the sliding hand guard (95) is in the most forward position. Both Latter mentioned parts fit together like a telescopic assembly to provide linear motion only of the actuating sliding hanguard (95) relative to the Exteriorly mounted structural grounded stationary handguard (94).
[0187] FIG. 9 Shows an isometric top right view of the placement of the locking lever arm mechanism (96) on the linearly sliding Handguard or Forend (95), and the connection with the Rod Driver (95) and parts attached.
[0188] FIG. 10 Shows an isometric top right view of the placement of the locking lever arm mechanism (96) on the linearly sliding Handguard (95). Notice the grounding action of pin (96C) coupling the Locking Lever Arm mechanism (96) to the channel guide (95B) by insertion in the pin hole (96A), allowing only the pivoting motion relative to the linearly sliding Handguard (95), in which the lock action intrusive lug portion (96F) penetrates through the window (95B), and when the sliding Handguard (95) is in the most forward position it coincides in position with the through cut the window (94B), allowing the complete locking of the linkage. The pin attaches the Pivoting Locker lever (96) to the slider forend (95) and all move linearly assembled relative to the slider forend (95). Important to notice that the Pivoting Locker lever (96) has a pivoting motion of few degrees relative to the revolute pin (96C).
[0189] FIG. 10 A. Shows sectional view of how the PIN (96) remains Imprisoned between the channel guides (94 A) and (95 B), The PIN 96 travels linearly freely encapsulated in a two holes (95 C). All the parts when assembled constitute the External Sliding Action Subassembly.
[0190] FIG. 11 Shows an isometric top right view of the placement of the Locking Lever Arm mechanism (96) relative to the linearly sliding Handguard (95), and more in particular the housing inside the Channel Guide (95A) through grounding holes in the Channel guide. The compression spring 96 D permanently pushes in a manner in which the lock action intrusive lug portion (96F) is biased towards the window cut (95B).
[0191] FIG. 11A Shows an isometric top right view of the Locking Lever Arm mechanism (96) already in place, and most importantly, the attachment of the External connector post (97) uniting it to the Rod Driver (31) and parts connected to it. This External connecting action of the post (97) unites the EXTERNAL Sliding Action Subassembly with the Internal Sliding Action Subassembly constituting the Complete Sliding Action Train.
[0192] FIG. 11B Shows details of the lever 96. It is attached to the Slider FOREND (95) by a vertical PIN (96 C) and imprisoned by the sliding channel guide (94A), better described in FIG. 10 A. The Lever (96) rotates few degrees around the PIN (96 C), When depressing the spring loaded surface 96 E, the Lock Action Intrusive Lug (96F) pivots about the PIN (96C) few degrees, and pulls out of the interference sliding locking position through cut window (94 B), thus enabling the Pull-Push Manual sliding action concerning to the External To The Receiver Locking Action objective of the present patent application.
[0193] FIG. 12 Shows a schematic isometric top right view of the of the assembly of the linearly sliding push-pull bar and parts attached, and how it is connected, by means of the External Connector Post (97), to the Sliding handguard (95) and Locking Arm subassembly (96), conforming a unit of linearly displacing parts with Zero degrees freedom relative to each other. The external connector post (97) joints parts moving along two parallel axis of motion (68), and (14 B). This schematic constitutes The Complete Sliding Action Train The External Connecting Action of the post (97) unites the External Sliding Action Subassembly with the Internal Sliding Action Subassembly constituting the Complete Sliding Action Train.
[0194] FIG. 12A Shows a schematic view of the of the assembly of the linearly sliding push pull bar (70) and parts attached, displacing along axis 68, joined by connector pole (97) to the exterior sliding hand guard (95), and Exterior Locking Arm assembly (96) displacing along axis 14B.
[0195] All parts shown conform a rigid set of parts, like a Solid Subassembly, with Zero degrees of motion relative to each other. All behaving like a solid unit wherein all parts move linearly in the same direction, at the same speed. The only part that has any motion relative to the rest of parts of the assembly is the Locking Lever (96) which is allowed to rotate few degrees relative to the pivot pin (96 C).
[0196] The entire subassembly shown in this drawing is also referred as the Sliding Action Subassembly Train or Train of Action in this application. Notice that all the parts constituting the modification array of parts move and are placed externally to the receiver and do not alter the existing firing mechanism of the existing firearm, nor they move surrounding the barrel or internally to any hand guard.
[0197] FIG. 13 Shows a schematic view of the linearly sliding push pull bar and parts attached and exteriorly connected and locked to the linearly sliding hand guard (95) to perform the pump action charging action. It shows the comparative positions of the Sliding Train of Action, in both the most forward position in battery, and in the most rearwards position with the totally open bolt. Important to notice is the presence of the Structural Supporting Guide Tube (70) through which the Push-pull bar (80), the rings (80 C), and the driver (31) move linearly in a parallel path along the axis (68), parallel to the axis of the barrel (14B).
[0198] FIG. 14 Shows an isometric top right view of an upper receiver (16) and barrel (14) attached, in which all linearly displacing parts shown in schematic FIG. 7 are realistically shown installed in an Upper Receiver similar to, and wherein the Push Pull Rod (80) actuates partially inside the receiver (16) by passing through the actual frontal passage orifice (16A). Also the structural supporting guide tube (70) is shown in invisible lines, and is supported at the front by the upper tube and linkage mechanism support block (51). To complete the total constraint of the tube, having zero degrees of motion, relative to the receiver (16), and providing ground to all the linkage displacing inside of it. Also is shown the lateral exterior projection Post Connector support (31 A) disposed to receive the connector post (67).
[0199] FIG. 15 Shows an isometric top right view of the complete assembly of an upper receiver (16) and barrel (14) attached, with the Exteriorly mounted grounded stationary structural hand-guard (94), and the linearly sliding hand-guard (95) having the lock action locking lever arm Mechanism (96) installed. Important to notice is the coupling of the parts Exterior Tube support adapting plate (10), and the U shape hand guard support structure beam (17). The external shape of the U corresponds exactly to the internal profile of the U shape hand guard support structure beam to which it is affixed. The above mentioned joint of the parts, provides grounding, constraint, solidity to the stationary structural hand-guard (94), and parts connected to it.
[0200] FIG. 16 Shows an isometric top right view of a complete upper receiver and barrel with both hand-guards and locking mechanism installed in. Shown with the external sliding hand guard (95) in rearward position. Bolt in open position. Notice that the function of the part Post Connector (97) is to link the The External Sliding Action Subassembly, as depicted in FIGS. 10, 11, 11A WITH the The Internal Sliding Action Subassembly, as depicted in FIG. 7 conforming The Complete Sliding Action Train, which is the union of the latter two Subassemblies as depicted in FIG. 12, 12 a, FIG. 13, FIG. 17
[0201] FIG. 16A Shows an orthographic top right view of a complete upper receiver and barrel with both hand guards and locking mechanism installed in. Shown with the external sliding handguard (95) in forward position. Bolt in Battery. Important to notice is the descriptive display of the External Connecting means, Post Connector (97) of the Sliding Hand Guard Group, to the Driver Plate (31A). This link part (97), transmits the force exerted by the shooter's hand over the forend slider (95) to the Driver Plate (31A), and to all the parts of the The Internal Sliding Action Subassembly, as depicted in FIG. 7A.
[0202] FIG. 17 Shows a dual comparative schematic view of all the parts of the slide action rifle with bolt carrier locking mechanism external to the receiver in the first position, with the bolt in battery, and the other figure with the bolt in the open position.
[0203] FIG. 18 Shows a cut view of the ROD DRIVER (31) and exterior plate (31A) to provide connection the exterior LOCKING LEVER (96) and THE SLIDER (95). As well shows the threaded zone (31 P), the (31 N), pin bed hole for pin insertion (31 M), to receive the (31 J, conical sector shoulder 31 K, round pin zone (31L), of the exterior rod driver clamp pin screw mechanism (31D). Correspondingly the lower views, side, and front section cuts, show the position of both the Push Pull Bar (80), and the Exterior Clamping Screw and Pin (31D) inserted, and positively affixing the Push-Pull Bar to the Driver (31), constraining the Bar (81) to zero degrees of freedom relative to the Driver (31).
[0204] FIG. 18 A Shows an descriptive isometric top right view of the rod driver (31) and the clamping screw and pin (31 D) way to assemble. Notice that the (31 D) has a tip pin at the end, which will penetrate into the HOLE (80D) when the screw if fully introduced into the ROD DIVER. This configuration of attaching the Push-Pull Rod actuator (80) to the Push-Pull cylindrical Rod Driver (31) results in being very novel and convenient for joining together the subassembly shown in FIG. 11A by means of part (97) connector post.
[0205] The (31 A) lateral exterior projection plate moves linearly sliding along the slot cut (70A) of the structural supporting guide tube (70) preventing any rotation of the subassembly. The (31 A) lateral exterior projection plate is placed in a horizontal plane when completely assembled.
[0206] FIG. 19 Shows a very descriptive cut view of the Push-Pull Cylindrical Rod driver (31) which performs several functions. It couples solidly with the Forend (80 A) of the push-pull rod actuator (80), and the driver (31) by allowing the alignment of the Pin Portion (31 L) of the screw (31), to pass through the hole (80 D) sufficiently as to get fully inserted in the Pin Bed Hole (31 M), configuring a Pin subject to sear effort at both sides of the rod. The rod driver (31) serves as clamp body by housing to receive the mobile part of a clamp.
[0207] The Screw (31D) has as well as Conical Sector Shoulder (31 K) to contact a (31E) Conical Bed of the Rod (80) and press the opposite side Rod (80) against the internal wall of the Bore (31S), clamping very firmly and exerting a high pressure completely securing the fixation the Rod 80 and the DRIVER (31), and additionally the pinning clamp and pin device to positively affix the rod bar to the rod diver
[0208] The Driver (31) has a lateral Exterior Projection Post connector Support Plate (31A) to provide exterior connection to the subassembly shown in FIG. 16 grouping an External sliding handguard (95), and a Locking Lever Mechanism (96) by means of the Connector Post (97).
[0209] FIG. 20 Shows a side, a frontal, and an orthographic view of the ONE PIECE GAS SUPPRESSOR BLOCK (65) This piece executes two functions when coupled with the barrel (14) and seats against shoulder (14E), and seals hermetically the Barrel Gas Port (14A) of the barrel (14). And then clamp it, securing it tightly to the barrel (14). This tight closing of the barrel port (14), maintains all the gasses energy in propelling the projectile at its maximum potential and not even moving into plugged gas passages that are prone to leaking. The rear wall of the block provides a strong support to the front face (70 B) of the Structural Supporting Guide Tube (70). The rear face of the One piece gas suppressor block (65) has an undercut to fully constraint the motion of the tube. There is a pair of assamblelable upper (61), and lower (51) supports, which when assembled perform identical functions as the One piece support (65). See FIG. 5, FIG. 6, FIG. 7.
[0210] FIG. 21. Shows all the parts of the Rod Driver (34), and how it firmly connects to the ROD (80), by clamping and pinning the Rod after completely introducing the SCREW (31 D) into the (31 A) lateral projection plate or tongue. The distance (13 D) between the front of the bolt (13 C) and the Axis of alignment of the Hole (31 Q) must be maintained strictly to assure perfect penetration of the pin (31L) into the receptacle hole (31B) of the Rod driver (31)
Objectives or Goals
The Main Objective is to Create an External to the Receiver Locking Action Mechanism.
[0211] A list of innovative conceptions follows, wherein the order in which they are presented does not signify the importance relative to the other objectives or goals. However they are needed to be concurrent and interactive to support the above mentioned primary objective.
[0212] In the past it was frequently observed that the element connecting the movable forend Slider with the bolt carrier, often bent while pulling back strongly to eject an expanded or partially locked shell. Sometimes the connecting rod broke or drastically bent in the form of sudden Buckling.
One Fulfilled Goal is to Avoid Buckling and Bending.
[0213] Buckling is a form of failure when the beam or column is subjected to an axial load which exceeds its tensile strength parallel to its long axis.
[0214] Buckling and bending may be present in the failure of a bar when loaded axially like a column, such as the case of the push-pull rod part number (80). In all previous Slide Action used in the past, especially when the ratio bar diameter/bar length is very small, sometimes the bars or plates presented Buckling.
[0215] Buckling is characterized by a sudden sideways failure of a structural member subjected to high compressive stress. As an applied load is increased on a member, such as a column, it will ultimately become large enough to cause the member to become unstable and is said to have buckled.
[0216] So, in order to prevent this happening while needing to use a relatively small diameter push pull bar (80), it is necessary to create a preventive array of parts as shown in FIG. 7 where a Structural supporting tube guide (70) is allocated between the receiver (16) and a frontal support, attached to the barrel (65) providing.
[0217] Inside the tube (70) the pull-push bar (80) slides linearly altogether with the protective rings (80 C) attached. The rings (80C), attached to the push pull bar (80) displace linearly close to the bore diameter of the Structural Tube (70) at with a small clearance so that the slightest bending of the push pull bar (80) will force the external side of the ring to touch the internal bore of the strong structural tube, thus preventing the subsequent bending and buckling while the small diameter bar (80) is axially overloaded. Alternatively, the cylindrical rings (80C) may be fitted to contact tightly the inner bore of the Structural supporting tube guide (70), and said rings leaving a small gap between it and the push-pull rod actuator (80) to allow the free sliding motion, bur close enough to correct any further bending and buckling.
[0218] An array of parts to reinforce the strength of the push pull bar (80) function without significantly increasing either the size of the subassembly or its weight.
[0219] Another fulfilled Goal is to create an structural supporting guide tube (70) having a longitudinal axis parallel to the axis of the barrel but not in contact with said barrel as show in Figures.
[0220] Another fulfilled Goal is to create a multifunctional Driver part that will completely affix to the push-pull bar (80), being easily removable and locked from the exterior, of the Tube (70) and having a projected plate to the exterior to receive Force and motion originated from the external force of the shooter's hand. Such multi-functional part is the Rod Driver (31). As described in all the related figures.
[0221] Another fulfilled Goal is to provide a Structural stationary guiding handguard (94), being a strong beam member totally constrained in motion relative to the receiver and the barrel (14), having the shape of an open concave polygon line, as described as example, in the FIG. 8, to be supported at the receiver 16 at the rear, and at the front by the frontal support (65). This exteriorly mounted beam (94) serves as internal stationary handguard having a channel shape (94A) at both external sides to serve as longitudinal guide for the sliding motion of a forend slider (95) which is hand actuated by the shooter. The stationary handguard (94) semi surrounding the barrel, defining a longitudinal axis parallel to the axis of the barrel, and without ever contacting the barrel.
[0222] Another fulfilled goal is to provide a set of supports for the stationary handguard (94), and to the structural guide tube (70) in a manner in which they affix to OEM existing shapes and dimensions of the receiver and the barrel without machining alterations.
[0223] Another fulfilled goal is to provide a mobile forend slider (95), having a shape capable of sliding linearly backwards and forwards in the exterior of the structural handguard (94), and to securely accommodate, integrally, inside one of the exterior stamped rails (95 A), an external pivoting locker lever (96), to execute a lock-un lock function.
[0224] Another fulfilled goal is to provide an exterior connection between the pivoting locker lever (96) member, and the laterally projected plate (31A) of the driver (31), by means of introducing a Connector post (97) through the hole (31 B) of (31A) plate and securing the post in Threaded hole (96 B) of pivoting locking lever (96). This connection unites the linear action of the rod driver (31) and all parts subsequently attached with the locking lever, configuration a set of pieces which behave as a solid subassembly as well depicted in FIGS. 10, 11, 11A, and 12).
[0225] With all the above exposed, it is evident that an innovative advantageous array of parts is making it possible to be used to transforming a Gas operated rifle design, like an AR-15, as an example, into an slide action manually actuated rifle.
[0226] Officially it is the same rifle, as none of the firing mechanisms or the lower receiver has been altered, conserving the original self-disconnecting feature. However the semi automatic gas actuated feature is being suppressed, transforming the category to a NON-automatic, manually operated rifle, which in all lawfulness it is not subject of the banning applied by some stated to the semi-automatic rifles.
Another Fulfilled Goal is to Create Three Different Sub-Assemblies:
[0227] The Internal Sliding Action Subassembly, as depicted in FIG. 7A;
[0228] The External Sliding Action Subassembly, as depicted in FIGS. 10, 11, 11A; and
[0229] The Complete Sliding Action Train, which is the union of the latter two Subassemblies as depicted in FIG. 12, 12 a, FIG. 13, FIG. 17
Completion of the Primary Objective or Goal.
[0230] Another fulfilled goal is to create An External To the Receiver Locking Action which occurs by the concurrence of all the herein described elements in this application and in the drawings. All previous patented pump action mechanism arrays have the locking action parts and motion housed inside the firearm receivers, normally close to the trigger and is disposed in a manner where the exterior lever to unlock the pump action is performed by the same hand which controls the trigger (the controlling hand).
[0231] In opposition the past seen customary mode, this application organizes the array of mechanisms in a manner in which the locking action of the linkage takes place exteriorly to the receiver, and more precisely in a mobile slidable array of mechanisms located in handguards and actuated by the supporting hand of the shooter. The locking lever arm (96) is mobile as well and the locking release takes place upon the action of a finger of the supporting hand of the shooter. Even the locking lever (96) actuator is in the very exterior of the hand guard.
[0232] All the drawings provided are in concordance with the goals exposed.
[0233] All the individual parts that constitute the Internal Sliding Action Subassembly are joint together in a manner that every single part has zero degrees of freedom relative to the joining part; and that the Complete Slide Action Train can be considered as a solid part moving along parallel axes to the axis of the barrel (14 A).
[0234] This array makes possible that the input force exerted over the sliding forend (95) by the shooters hand is transmitted to all the attached members of the kinematic chain, and to the Front face (13 C) of the bolt to Open and close the breech of the barrel. All of the above without interfering or modifying the OEM existing firing mechanisms housed in the lower receiver.
Operation
[0235] The actual locking action takes place due to the simultaneous intrusion of the Lock Action Intrusive Lug Projection (96F) of the sprigged biased Lock Action Lever Arm (96) into Both of the Through Cut Grounded Window (94B) of the Frontal Main Structural Grounded Stationary Handguard (94), and into the Through Cut Mobile Window (95 B) of External Sliding Handguard or Mobile Forend (95). The coincident position of both windows takes place only when the External Sliding Handguard or Mobile Forend (95) is in the most forward position and the breech is in battery. At that point, the rearwards motion of (95) is impossible due to the interference of Lock Action Intrusive Lug Projection (96F) into both windows making impossible the rearwards motion of the
