This patent document describes an over-and-under shotgun apparatus with an improved hinge mechanism. The apparatus includes a radius track that serves as a hinge for articulating the barrel portion relative to the receiver/stock portion. The radius track is defined by a female portion on the monoblock attached to the shotgun barrels and a male portion on the frame or receiver section. The radius track provides a large surface area to absorb all recoil force when the shotgun is discharged without needing additional abutment surfaces. The patent document also describes a novel trigger assembly and a four-position safety switch for selecting the firing sequence of the upper and lower barrels.
This patent document describes an over-and-under shotgun apparatus with an improved hinge mechanism. The apparatus includes a radius track that serves as a hinge for articulating the barrel portion relative to the receiver/stock portion. The radius track is defined by a female portion on the monoblock attached to the shotgun barrels and a male portion on the frame or receiver section. The radius track provides a large surface area to absorb all recoil force when the shotgun is discharged without needing additional abutment surfaces. The patent document also describes a novel trigger assembly and a four-position safety switch for selecting the firing sequence of the upper and lower barrels.
This patent document describes an over-and-under shotgun apparatus with an improved hinge mechanism. The apparatus includes a radius track that serves as a hinge for articulating the barrel portion relative to the receiver/stock portion. The radius track is defined by a female portion on the monoblock attached to the shotgun barrels and a male portion on the frame or receiver section. The radius track provides a large surface area to absorb all recoil force when the shotgun is discharged without needing additional abutment surfaces. The patent document also describes a novel trigger assembly and a four-position safety switch for selecting the firing sequence of the upper and lower barrels.
This patent document describes an over-and-under shotgun apparatus with an improved hinge mechanism. The apparatus includes a radius track that serves as a hinge for articulating the barrel portion relative to the receiver/stock portion. The radius track is defined by a female portion on the monoblock attached to the shotgun barrels and a male portion on the frame or receiver section. The radius track provides a large surface area to absorb all recoil force when the shotgun is discharged without needing additional abutment surfaces. The patent document also describes a novel trigger assembly and a four-position safety switch for selecting the firing sequence of the upper and lower barrels.
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Rous s ea u et a l . ( 4 5 ) Da te of Pa tent: Apr. 24 , 2007 ( 5 4 ) OVER-AN D-UN DER SHOTGUN APPARATUS 2, 4 66, 714 A * 4 /194 9 Kroeger et a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89/1. 703 AN D METHOD 2, 4 83, 4 21 A * 10/194 9 Kroeger et a l . 89/1. 705 2, 5 71, 132 A * 10/195 1 Ha rvey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2/69. 03 ( 75 ) Inventors : Jos eph F. N . Rous s ea u, Mounta in i i ginger ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ _ - , , oc a e a . . Dwl ght M Potter 4 , 121, 364 A * 10/1978 Ka l tenegger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2/32 C t' d ( 73) As s ignee: Browning Arms Compa ny, Morga n, ( Onmue ) UT ( US) OTHER PUBLICATION S ( * ) N otice: Z Sub j ect to a ny dis cl a imer the: term of this Product b rochure of Da ma s teel AB, The N ew Genera tion Da ma - - s cene Steel Ba rrel s , da te unknown. pa tent is extended or a dj us ted under 35 P , , roduct b rochure of Fl odma n Guns Sweden, Fl odma n, da te U. S. C. 15 4 ( b ) b y 0 da ys . unknown Product l itera ture of Da ma s teel AB, Fl odma n, da te unknown. ( 21) Appl . N o. : 11/029, 767 Prima ry Exa mineriTroy Cha mb ers ( 22) Fil ed: Ja n. 5 , 2005 ( 74 ) Attorney, Agent, or F irmiHol l a nd & Ha rt ( 65 ) Prior Pub l ica tion Da ta ( 5 7) ABSTRACT Us 2005 /026274 9 A1 Dec' 1 2005 An over-a nd-under s hotgun a ppa ra tus incl udes a ra dius tra ck Rel a ted US Appl ica tion Da ta which s erves a s a hinge f or a rticul a ting the b a rrel portion of _ _ _ _ the s hotgun a ppa ra tus rel a tive to the receiver/s tock portion ( 63) Commua non of a PPhCa UOn N O- 106073722, ? l ed On of the s hotgun a ppa ra tus . The ra dius tra ck is de? ned b y a 1336- 2, 2002, HOW Pa t- N 0~ 6, 907, 681 f ema l e or conca ve portion f ormed on the monob l ock a tta ched to the s hot un b a rrel s , a nd a ma l e or convex ortion g P ( 5 1) Int Cl f ormed on the f ra me or receiver s ection. The ra dius tra ck F 4 1A 1 9/ 00 ( 2006-01) de? nes a pivot a xis tha t is s pa ced f rom the ra dius tra ck. The U-S- Cl - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ra dius tra ck provides a Sub s ta ntia l Surf a ce a rea Su? icient to ( 5 8) Fiel d of Cl a s s i? ca tion Sea rch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2/ 69. 01, a b s orb a l l of the recoil f orce genera ted when the s hotgun is 4 2/4 1, 4 2. 01, 4 2. 02, 4 2. 03 dis cha rged. N o a dditiona l a b utment s urf a ces a re needed. A See a ppl ica tion ? l e f or compl ete s ea rch his tory. f urther a s pect of the invention invol ves a novel trigger ( 5 6) Ref erences Cited a s s emb l y, rncl udl ng a s triker whl ch moves towa rd the f ront U. S. PATEN T DOCUMEN TS 25 5 , 330 A 3/1882 Pierce 262, 5 21 A 8/1882 Whitmore 804 , 34 9 A 11/1905 Stendeb a ch 926, 4 5 6 A 6/1909 Behr 1, 4 60, 672 A * 7/1923 Hines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89/14 4 end of the ? rea rm when the ? rea rm is cocked, a nd moves towa rd the b utt end of the ? rea rm when the trigger is pul l ed to dis cha rge the ? rea rm. Y et a nother novel a s pect of the invention rel a tes to a f our-pos ition s a f ety s witch f or s el ect ing the ? ring s eq uence of the upper a nd l ower b a rrel s . 5 Cl a ims , 22 Dra wing Sheets 139/] M F200 14 0 O o g o 14 4 m 1% o o ( 202 US 7, 207, 130 B2 Pa ge 2 US. PATEN T DOCUMEN TS 5 , 092, 068 A 3/1992 Rick 5 , 105 , 5 69 A * 4 /1992 Stra itif f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2/2 4 , 5 4 1, 192 A 9/1985 Fl odma n er a 1- ------------- -- 4 2/4 2 5 , 924 , 231 A * 7/1999 Kidd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2/69. 03 4 , 631, 779 A * 12/1986 ( 363116116 . . . . . . . . . 4 2/1. 12 4 , 74 4 , 166 A * 5 /1988 Ma tta rel l i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2/6901 * cited b y exa miner U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 1 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 3 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 4 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 5 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 t - v - U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 7 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 8 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 9 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 76 72 5 11 ( MMQQQMMQWQMMQMM * F QWf hil ] 85 / TI Fig. 1! 72 U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 10 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 f ( 885 79? 5 6X ' {WWmMm WWWWWWWMII ' ' _ , 83 O O U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 11 0122 US 7, 207, 130 B2 U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 12 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 100 s o 114 121 108 4 7 1 107 106 Fig. 18 107 100 N D 102 105 U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 13 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 4 7 1_ 1_ _ 118 114 E$woa 107 108 121 Fig. 22 1%, , 111 U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 14 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 130 14 1 135 15 6 14 5 x 134 14 0 137 U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 15 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 16 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 90 14 1 14 0 15 6 14 5 134 . _ 15 2 137 , 136 O 132 1. 4 . 5 . 5 O @Y J o O 138~ 14 4 14 a F1929 14 2 U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 17 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2 U. S. Pa tent Apr. 24 , 2007 Sheet 18 0f 22 US 7, 207, 130 B2