Retractable shoulder stock

US6564492B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HECKLER & KOCH GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Helmut Weldle · Obermoschel, DE
• Gerd Spinner · Oberndorf am Neckar, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 15, 2002
• Grant date: May 20, 2003
• Expiry date: Jan 15, 2022

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F41C23/14
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

Apparatus and methods are disclosed for releasably securing a retractable shoulder stock relative to the casing of a firearm. The retractable shoulder stock includes a slide rail which is displaceable relative to the casing. The slide rail defines a recess. The shoulder stock also includes a catch lever which is mounted for rotation about an axis. The catch lever has a peripheral surface that can be manually engaged to rotate the catch lever about the axis. The catch lever is positioned to selectively engage in the recess to releasably lock the slide rail in a first predetermined position.