Patent ID: 6560911
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: F41A,F41C

Abstract:
A weapon having extendible shoulder piece, the weapon comprising:a barrel with a barrel longitudinal axis; a gun stock with a front end, a rear end, a gun stock longitudinal axis, and with a grip portion extending generally downward from the longitudinal axis of the gun stock, the grip portion having an upper region and a lower portion for a user's fingers to grasp, the lower portion having a lowermost extremity; an extendible shoulder piece extending from the gun stock, the extendible shoulder piece comprising a butt plate with a top edge and a bottom edge, and a plurality of connectors that are adjustable in length and that connect the butt plate to the grip portion of the gun stock to that the butt plate is moveable to a retracted position close to the gun stock and moveable to a extended position away from the gun stock, said plurality of connectors comprising an uppermost connector and a lowermost connector; a lock system adapted to lock said plurality of connectors in an adjusted position during shooting of the weapon to prevent collapse and extension of the plurality of connectors in relation to each other as the weapon fires. thereby fixedly holding the extendible shoulder piece at a selected length; and wherein the plurality of connectors are adjustable in length continuously between the retracted position and the extended position and said lock system is adapted to lock the plurality of connectors in any of a number of positions arranged continuously between said retracted position and said extended position; wherein the uppermost connector is connected to and extends rearward from the upper region of the grip portion and has a longitudinal axis generally parallel to, and below, the barrel longitudinal axis, wherein the upper most connector has a top surface positioned for being a cheek rest for a user during sighting and shooting; wherein the lowermost connector is generally parallel to the uppermost connector, and the lowermost connector is connected to and extends rearward from said lowermost extremity of the grip portion, so that the uppermost connector and lowermost connector are vertically distanced and the lowermost connector is as low as possible on the grip portion; wherein the uppermost connector and lowermost connector are generally parallel and have rear ends that are distanced from each to attach to the butt plate near said butt plate top edge and bottom edge for stabilizing the butt plate connection to the gun stock.