Sling swivel
US4505012A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 28, 1983 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 28, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T24/45743
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A sling swivel for removably attaching a sling of flat webbing or other strap material to a rifle or other firearm includes a loop member for receiving the webbing. The loop has a neck extending away from one side. A pivotable shaft carrying a movable link member extends through the neck and is spring-biased to urge the movable link toward the neck. A mounting pin is mounted on one end of the movable link member and is slidably receivable in a hole associated with the neck or a fixed link member. Moving the movable link from its normal position allows the mounting pin to be placed through an eye on a rifle, to attach the swivel to the rifle. The spring-biased pivotable shaft mounting pin is received within the hole. A stop extending from the neck, alongside the movable link, protects the movable link against being pushed away from the neck by an eye of a rifle on which the swivel may be mounted. The loop and neck are preferably of fiber reinforced plastic material, and a fixed link including the hole for the mounting pin is attached to the neck by a rivet whose head protrudes on the side of the neck where the movable link is located. The movable link includes a hole which receives …
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