Patents by Inventor Kevin A. Webber

Kevin A. Webber 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).

  • Patent number: 8522468
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for substituting a different forend assembly in a long gun (e.g., a shotgun) without the use of tools by a user in the field. Applicants' preferred apparatus for substituting a forend comprises: a modified forend carrier that is affixed to the long gun (e.g., the illustrated shotgun); a forend; and tool-less means for removably attaching the forend onto the carrier, or removing the forend off the carrier, without the use of tools, wherein the tool-less means comprises: (i) a tongue-and-groove arrangement in the forend and carrier, and (ii) a releasable lock contained, at least in part, in the carrier. This permits the forend to be swapped out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin A. Webber, Sean P. Toner, Joseph A. Hoell, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110119982
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for substituting a different forend assembly in a long gun (e.g., a shotgun) without the use of tools by a user in the field. Applicants' preferred apparatus for substituting a forend comprises: a modified forend carrier that is affixed to the long gun (e.g., the illustrated shotgun); a forend; and tool-less means for removably attaching the forend onto the carrier, or removing the forend off the carrier, without the use of tools, wherein the tool-less means comprises: (i) a tongue-and-groove arrangement in the forend and carrier, and (ii) a releasable lock contained, at least in part, in the carrier. This permits the forend to be swapped out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Inventors: Kevin A. Webber, Sean P. Toner, Joseph A. Hoell, JR.
  • Patent number: 7823315
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for substituting a different stock, or a different receiver assembly, in a long gun (e.g., a shotgun) without the use of tools by a user in the field. Applicants' preferred apparatus comprises: a long gun (e.g., an illustrated shotgun) having a stock and a receiver assembly; and an adaptor assembly which removably interconnects the stock to the receiver assembly, wherein the adaptor assembly includes: an adaptor base affixed to the receiver; an end of the stock is mounted onto the adaptor base; and a rotatable locking pin, continuously attached to the base, which can be lifted up and rotated or turned on its axis by 90° to unlock the adaptor assembly. The stock can then be pulled off the adaptor base. Upon a new stock being mounted on the adaptor base, the locking pin can be rotated back to its original orientation and pushed down to lock the adaptor assembly, whereupon the adaptor assembly interconnects the substitute stock with the receiver assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin A. Webber, Sean P Toner, Joseph A. Hoell, Jr., Thomas C. Lynch
  • Publication number: 20100132240
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for substituting a different stock, or a different receiver assembly, in a long gun (e.g., a shotgun) without the use of tools by a user in the field. Applicants' preferred apparatus comprises: a long gun (e.g., an illustrated shotgun) having a stock and a receiver assembly; and an adaptor assembly which removably interconnects the stock to the receiver assembly, wherein the adaptor assembly includes: an adaptor base affixed to the receiver; an end of the stock is mounted onto the adaptor base; and a rotatable locking pin, continuously attached to the base, which can be lifted up and rotated or turned on its axis by 90° to unlock the adaptor assembly. The stock can then be pulled off the adaptor base. Upon a new stock being mounted on the adaptor base, the locking pin can be rotated back to its original orientation and pushed down to lock the adaptor assembly, whereupon the adaptor assembly interconnects the substitute stock with the receiver assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: KEVIN A. WEBBER, SEAN P. TONER, JOSEPH A. HOELL, JR., THOMAS C. LYNCH
  • Patent number: D728054
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Stark Equipment Corp.
    Inventor: Kevin A. Webber
  • Patent number: D732135
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Stark Equipment Corp.
    Inventor: Kevin A. Webber
  • Patent number: D732136
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Stark Equipment Corp.
    Inventor: Kevin A. Webber