Patents by Inventor Virgil P. Tripp

Virgil P. Tripp has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Frame/handgrip assembly for autoloading handgun
    Patent number: 5293708
    Abstract: A frame/handgrip assembly is provided for autoloading handguns of the Model 1911 A1 type which incorporates a gripless preferably metal frame structure having guide rails for receiving a conventional slide and having a configuration for receiving other standard 1911 A1 components. The frame structure defines opposed handgrip seats including one or more keyways. An integral handgrip structure is provided having spaced connector elements having one or more internal keys for establishing mating, interlocked structural relationship with the handgrip seats. The handgrip structure incorporates an integral trigger guard and both the trigger guard and the connecting elements of the handgrip are physically interlocked with the frame structure by means of screws, pins, etc. The frame and handgrip structures may cooperatively define a wide internal cartridge magazine receptacle for receiving a wide, staggered row, enhanced volume cartridge magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1994
    Inventors: Sandy L. Strayer, Virgil P. Tripp
  • Gripless frame for a handgun
    Patent number: D344125
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1994
    Inventors: Sandy L. Strayer, Virgil P. Tripp
  • Combined frame with grip for handguns
    Patent number: D345002
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Inventors: Sandy L. Strayer, Virgil P. Tripp
  • Combined grip and trigger guard for a handgun
    Patent number: D347256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1992
    Date of Patent: May 24, 1994
    Inventors: Sandy L. Strayer, Virgil P. Tripp