Patent ID: 6164003
Filing Date: 2000-12-26
Classification: F41A,F41C

Abstract:
A heated firearm stock, comprising:(a) a firearm stock having a pistol grip portion;(b) an electrical power source having a first contact and a second contact and an electrical potential between the first and second contacts;(c) a heated insert positioned on the pistol grip portion of the firearm stock, the heated insert including a thermally-conductive electrically-insulating portion and an electrical resistance heating element disposed in direct contact therewith and adapted to conduct an electrical current and to warm the thermally-conductive electrically-insulating portion in response to the electrical current, the electrical resistance heating element having first and second electrical terminals for establishing an electrical connection therewith;(d) a first wire connecting the first terminal of the heated insert to the first contact of the electrical power source; and(e) a second wire connecting the second contact of the electrical power source with the second terminal of the heated insert thereby completing an electrical circuit which includes the electrical power source and the heated insert such that when electrical current flows through the electrical circuit the heated insert is heated to provide a heated surface on the pistol grip portion of the firearm stock.