Patents by Inventor William S. Brophy

William S. Brophy 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).

  • Buttplate with sliding cover for buttstock storage chamber
    Patent number: 4697367
    Abstract: A buttplate is disclosed for a firearm buttstock of the type having a chamber therein for storing cartridges and the like. The buttplate has a plate member with an opening to permit access to the chamber and a channel in communication with the opening for receiving a removable cover member. The cover member is slidable in the channel over the opening to control access to the chamber and has means to maintain it in the channel across the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1987
    Assignee: Marlin Firearms Company
    Inventor: William S. Brophy