Patent ID: 8561338
Filing Date: 2013-10-22
Classification: F41C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pistol grip recoil assembly comprising: a grip body constructed of rigid material formed with a finger rest structure and adapted to be connected to a device operated to produce a recoil force; and a grip insert received and secure by at least on fastener in the grip body and having a resilient deformable backstrap constructed of an elastomeric, shock absorbing and cushioning material adapted to be engaged by a palm of the user's hand minimizing the recoil force caused by operation of the device, wherein the grip body has a curved outer surface formed with the finger rest structure, and a recessed inner surface having a pair of opposed longitudinally extending notches defining a slide track for removably mounting the grip insert therein, the recessed inner surface also having a pair of opposed longitudinally extending and inwardly projecting members configure to secure the at least one fastener, and wherein the backstrap has a spine that extends forwardly therefrom and extends centrally into the recessed inner surface, the spine having a front end connected transversely to a rigid reinforcing member having engagement surfaces being slidably received in the notches, and the spine being slidably received between the inwardly projecting members.