Patent ID: 6487808
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A combination unit for semi-automatic shotgun breach block latch actuating and spent shell handling, the unit comprising:a frame adapted for attachment to a side surface of a semi-automatic shotgun around a shell ejection port of the shotgun, the port having a top edge, bottom edge, and front and rear edge, the frame having a front section, an upper section extending back from the front section and adapted to extend generally along the shotgun side surface above and along the top edge of the port, and a lower section extending back from the front section and adapted to extend along the shotgun side surface generally below and along the bottom edge of the port; and a spent shell catcher having a lower portion removably connected to the lower section of the frame and having an upper catching portion extending generally perpendicularly from the lower section and adapted to extend a certain distance into the port near the bottom edge of the port, the upper catching portion having a generally planar platform surface facing into the port and adapted to be impacted by spent shells being ejected from the port so that the spent shells stop movement and are retained part way out of the port for access by a user of the shotgun.