U.S. patent application number 12/930818 was filed with the patent office on 2011-11-24 for pistol grip finger tang.
Invention is credited to Robert Freed.
Application Number | 20110283581 12/930818 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 44971234 |
Filed Date | 2011-11-24 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110283581 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Freed; Robert |
November 24, 2011 |
Pistol grip finger tang
Abstract
A finger tang incorporated into the bottom of a pistol grip
allowing the ring finger and little finger of a shooter's hand to
exert pressure on the tang, allowing increased stability, handling
and therefore accuracy.
Inventors: |
Freed; Robert; (Ojai,
CA) |
Family ID: |
44971234 |
Appl. No.: |
12/930818 |
Filed: |
January 18, 2011 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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61336409 |
Jan 20, 2010 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
42/49.01 ;
42/71.02 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41C 23/10 20130101;
F41C 23/14 20130101; F41A 9/65 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
42/49.01 ;
42/71.02 |
International
Class: |
F41C 23/10 20060101
F41C023/10; F41A 9/61 20060101 F41A009/61 |
Claims
1. A pistol grip with a distal end, with a tang protruding from the
pistol grip's distal end facing forward, said tang configured with
an upper concave surface with a radius to complementary to a
shooter's ring finger and a lower surface with a concave radius
complementary to a shooter's little finger.
2. A magazine with a cartridge loading end and closed end, with a
tang protruding from the magazine's closed end, facing forward,
said tang configured with an upper concave surface with a radius
complementary to a shooter's ring finger and a lower surface with a
concave radius complementary to a shooter's little finger.
3. A grip extender, to be used on an extended magazine with a
cartridge loading end and closed end, with a tang protruding from
the grip extender's distal end, facing forward, said tang
configured with an upper concave surface with a radius
complementary to a shooter's ring finger and a lower surface with a
concave radius complementary to a shooter's little finger.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is entitled to the benefit of Provisional
Application Ser. No. 61/336,409 filed Jan. 20, 2010.
BACKGROUND FIELD
[0002] A problem with most pistol grips is the loss of ergonometric
control of the handgun when held in the firing position. When the
handgun user's lower fingers are not on the pistol grip the user is
giving away control of the handgun.
BACKGROUND EARLIER ART
[0003] Most pistol grips for compact handguns have been configured
to be held by the middle finger and the ring finger because the
index finger is used to pull the trigger. Compact handguns
typically have shorter grips that allow the handgun to be of
smaller size. This shorter grip leaves the little finger of the
shooter's hand without a surface to grip.
SUMMARY
[0004] The presently described pistol grip device incorporates own
finger novel feature, a protruding tang, on the forward facing grip
of the handgun. This added tang on the grip enhances the control
the shooter has over the pistol. This unique feature allows the
handgun user to comfortably place the user's middle finger and ring
finger its own space on the handgun grip, and adds a control
surface for the user's little finger to utilize. Having a pistol
grip with a ring finger and little finger tang protruding from the
bottom of the grip facing forward, configured with an upper concave
surface with a radius to complementary to a shooter's ring finger
and a lower surface with a concave radius complementary to a
shooter's little finger allows the shooter to squeeze the tang
giving the shooter more control over the weapon.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0005] FIG. 1 shows the use of the little finger tang on a pistol
grip of a semiautomatic.
[0006] FIG. 2 shows the pressure points on the tang exerted by the
little finger and the ring finger on a pistol grip.
[0007] FIG. 3 is another view of the tang used on a magazine
extender on a smaller pistol with pressure points.
DESCRIPTION
[0008] The unique feature of the present invention is a protruding
tang at the distal end of the pistol grip. The top radius of the
tang's concave surface gives a good surface for the ring finger of
the shooter's hand to apply control pressure and the bottom radius
of the tang's concave surface is shaped to give the little finger a
good surface to apply control pressure. The surfaces are concave to
match the roundness of the user's fingers. This "surround grip"
configuration allows the little finger to exert upward pressure on
the tang, in effect, squeezing the tang between the ring finger and
the little finger. This tang can be used on grip extenders for
extended magazines, regular magazine terminations and on regular
pistol grips and semiautomatic pistol grips.
[0009] FIG. 1 shows a stand pistol grip on a semiautomatic weapon
with the little finger tang.
[0010] FIG. 2 shows the squeeze points between the ring finger and
the little figure. This feature, using a `surround grip`, allows
the user to apply upward pressure with his pinkie finger located in
the groove on the bottom of the grip against the ring finger,
located immediately above the pinkie, on the forward facing surface
of the grip. This pinches the grip between the bottom two fingers
while squeezing the grip front to back with the other three fingers
and thumb, thus increases stability, handling and therefore
accuracy.
[0011] FIG. 3 again shows the squeeze points on a smaller grip
pistol. This feature, using a `surround grip`, allows the user to
apply upward pressure with his pinkie finger located in the groove
on the bottom of the grip against the ring finger, located
immediately above the pinkie, on the forward facing surface of the
grip. This pinches the grip between the bottom two fingers while
squeezing the grip front to back with the other three fingers and
thumb, thus increases stability, handling and therefore accuracy.
All hand grips, those for both rifles and for handguns, can make
use of this novel feature.
[0012] In a recent study it was shown that the ring finger and
pinky do not help with grip strength. This comes from the thumb and
first two fingers only. The bottom two fingers primarily stabilize
and can apply "micro-adjustments" to a gripped item if given a
surface to work with. Military users of pistol grip semiautomatic
rifles are trained with two distinct grip positions. A ready to
fire position: the users hand is in position to allow the fore
finger to align with the trigger. And an at ease position, which is
the most common position. This position drops the hand down one
finger groove to prevent the user from easily reaching the trigger
(prevents inadvertently firing). Unfortunately this position forces
the pinky finger to fall off the handle and float underneath. This
is an uncomfortable and unstable position. The `surround grip`
feature provides a comfortable and secure nesting place for the
little finger.
[0013] In the case of a subcompact pistol, the grip is so small a
medium size male hand falls off the bottom of the grip, thus
forcing the pinky to float freely underneath the grip. This is an
uncomfortable and unstable grip position. The surround grip feature
for the compact pistol is perhaps more impactful than the rifle
simply because the user often does not have the advantage of two
hands holding on for additional stability.
[0014] Although the description above contains much specificity,
these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the
embodiments but as merely providing illustrations of some of
several embodiments. Changes in the details may be made within the
spirit and the scope of the invention, said spirit and scope to be
construed broadly and not to be limited except by the character of
the claims appended hereto.
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