Patent ID: 9534866
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: F41B,F41C

Claim:
1. A blade attachment adapted for extending from a firearm, the firearm having a stock with a front and a rear, the rear having a butt end and a rear stock aperture with an associated rear stock coupler and a rear stock aperture spacing between the rear stock aperture and the butt end, the butt end having a top edge, a bottom edge, a butt end length extending between the top and bottom edges, a butt aperture extending through the butt end between the the top and bottom edges, and a butt aperture spacing between the butt aperture and the top and bottom edges, the butt end further including a recoil adjusting plate, the recoil adjusting plate having a pair of plate ends, a plate aperture extending through the plate between the plate ends, the plate having a plate aperture spacing between the plate aperture and the plate ends which is substantially equal to the butt aperture spacing such that the butt aperture and the plate aperture are aligned, and an associated plate coupler for securing the recoil adjusting plate to the butt end, the blade attachment further enabling use of the firearm as a weapon for close combat encounters, comprising: a tongue, the tongue having an upper tongue end and a lower tongue end, and a tongue aperture extending through the tongue between the tongue ends, the tongue having a tongue aperture spacing between the tongue aperture and the tongue ends, such that the tongue aperture spacing is substantially equal to the butt aperture spacing and the plate aperture spacing; an arcuate collar, the collar having a front collar end, a rear collar end, and a pair of longitudinal edges, the longitudinal edges curving upwardly to form a channel having a channel width adapted for receiving and extending along the stock, the collar operably coupled to the lower tongue end near the rear collar end to form a pocket; and a blade extending downwardly away from the collar between the longitudinal edges, the blade having a blade edge which extends parallel to the longitudinal edges between the front and rear collar ends, wherein the tongue is adapted for insertion between the butt end and the recoil adjusting plate until the bottom edge of the firearm is oriented and secured within the pocket with the collar extending along the stock towards the front, and the plate coupler extends through the plate aperture and tongue aperture for securing the tongue between the firearm and the recoil adjusting plate.