Patent ID: 7121032
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: F41C

Abstract:
1. A recoil pad for a shoulder firearm, said recoil pad comprising: a body portion fixedly attached to said firearm, said body portion having at least one chamber at least partially filled with a hydraulic fluid; a piston contained within said body portion, said piston being axially movable from a first axial position to a second axial position that extends said piston into said at least one chamber and into contact with the hydraulic fluid when the firearm is discharged and a recoil force is imparted thereto; and restoring means for automatically moving said piston to the first axial position after the recoil force is no longer acting upon said piston wherein movement of said piston into the at least one chamber decreases the volume of the chamber by orificing fluid through or around the piston, therefore creating a resistance so as to absorb energy imparted thereto, said restoring means comprising an elastomeric pad shaped for fitting to the shoulder of a shooter.