Patents
US 11796265 B2: Locking action firearm
- Granted
- 2023-10-24
- Filed
- 2022-06-13 application 17838700
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A locking action firearm has a frame, a barrel connected to the frame, a reciprocating action element operable to reciprocate with respect to the frame between a forward battery position and a rear recoil position, a trigger lever connected to the frame and movable between a forward released position and rear actuated position, and a block element movable between a rest position in which movement of the reciprocating action element from the battery position to the recoil position is enabled, and a blocking position in which the block element contacts the reciprocating action element to prevent movement of the reciprocating action element from the forward battery position to the recoil position in response to movement of the trigger lever to discharge the firearm. The block element may be operably connected to the trigger lever and move based on the trigger lever position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg231024.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRANKLIN ARMORY HOLDINGS, INC. 27 patents | US company or organization | Minden, NV | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Vaughan | Carson City, NV | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| David Michael Gockel | Carson City, NV | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| F41A | Functional features or details common to both smallarms and ordnance, e.g. cannons; mountings for smallarms or ordnance | F41A3/26 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-13 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VAUGHAN, GRANT signed 2022-05-24 GOCKEL, DAVID MICHAEL signed 2022-05-24 | FRANKLIN ARMORY HOLDINGS, INC. MINDEN, NV | 60182/164 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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