Buckle gun

Abstract

A small gun contained in the buckle of a belt is provided. The gun may comprise a single barrel or a multiplicity of barrels. Each barrel is capable of firing a single shot. Each barrel has a safety to prevent unwanted discharge of the firearm. Each barrel has a trigger. When the trigger is released, the barrel of the gun rotates, thus producing a shot.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to the field of small firearms.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The concept of a Buckle Gun appears in the patent literature. Some exemplary inventions are mentioned hereinbelow.

U.S. Pat. No. 5,782,025 relates to a concealed buckle gun comprising a slidable cover plate, and is fired by pulling a lanyard.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,377,249 comprises a buckle which acts as a holster for a small pistol. In this reference, the pistol is removed from the buckle for use.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,260,087 also describes a buckle holster. Again, the pistol is removed from the buckle for use.

Finally, U.S. Pat. No. 4,625,621 describes a compact foldable gun. This reference describes a foldable barrel.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a small firearm contained in the buckle of a belt.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a firearm capable of firing a single shot.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a firearm capable of firing multiple shots.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide a firearm which comprises a general “safety” mechanism that avoids unwanted discharge of the firearm, and an individual safety for each barrel when the general safety is taken off the mechanism.

It is a still further object of the present invention to provide the gun collector a unique device of great mechanical appeal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a cutaway side view of the firearm mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the case or receiver that holds the firearm mechanisms of the present invention. FIGS. 2.1, 2.2, are side views, and FIG. 2.3 is an end view of the same case.

FIG. 3 is also a cutaway side view of the buckle gun mechanism, showing one barrel being acted upon by a torsion spring and firing mechanisms of different design from those of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is an end view of the buckle encasement of the present invention showing the reinforcing ribs, the clasp that holds the lid closed, the anvil, the lid hinge, and the inside leg of the lid torsion spring.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The details of this novel buckle pistol are clearly described in the following detailed description and are shown in the accompanying drawings. In the description and the drawings, the same numbers refer to the same elements throughout.

For the sake of convenience, below is set forth a table which lists the drawing elements with their corresponding numbers.

Case                             1
Barrel                           2
Threaded plug                    3
Firing pin                       4
Safety rod                       5
Trigger for each barrel          6
Individual safety for each barrel 7
Barrel pivot shaft               8
Anvil                            9
Rivet                            10
Torsion spring central rod       11
Flat steel spring                12
Trigger pivot pin                13
Case end extension               14
Belt guide                       15
Safety dovetail                  16
Belt adjustment hook             17
Rectangular slots for safety dovetails 18
Case ears for lid clasp          19
Hole for lid clasp pivot pin     20
Assembly holes for channels, filling strips, 21
anvil, and trigger screws
Hole for Llid clasp spring rivet 22
Case hinge                       23
Case holes for Barrel pivots     24
Case holes for torsion spring central rod 25
Case holes for safety rods       26
Reinforcing channels             27
Filling strips                   28
Lid                              29
Lid and case hinge               30
Lid and case hinge pivot pin     31
Hook end of lid torsion spring   32
Lid clasp                        33
Lid clasp pivot pin              34
Lid clasp spring                 35
Torsion spring                   36

In drawings 1 and, 2, and 3, line “S-S” is symmetry line. The device of the present invention comprises a belt buckle encasement having a cover which is hinged at its lower edge, so as to reveal the barrels when the cover is opened. The barrels are folded flat against the bottom of the buckle encasement, and held there by their respective trigger sears. When the trigger is pressed down, the sear disengages the barrel muzzle end; the barrel is released, and by the action of its torsion spring (or flat spring) gyrates to a perpendicular position striking violently the bottom of the encasement. Firing pin 4 is assembled into plug 3 screwed in the base of the barrel. The firing pin, which protrudes from the plug, impacts the case bottom and this impact is transmitted to the cartridge primer, thus producing a shot.

The lid or cover being hinged to the case, as shown in FIG. 4, is held closed by spring-loaded clasp 33 which can be quickly and easily operated by the thumb of the user.

The case is essentially rectangular in design and is reinforced adequately so as to protect the mechanism and the user from the impact of the shot recoil.

In FIG. 1 the case or receiver 1 has barrel 2, which at its rear end has plug 3 screwed in to butt the barrel. Plug 3 has firing pin 4 which protrudes the right amount from the back of plug 3. When plug 3 is screwed all the way in, the flat front or face of plug 3 closes the chamber of the barrel providing firm support to the base of the cartridge head and the correct head space for efficient firing. Immediately in front of plug 3 the barrel has the cartridge chamber. To load or unload the barrel, the chamber is opened or closed by screwing in or out plug 3.

The rear end of barrel 3 has a flat lug with a cylindrical through hole by means of which barrel 3 is assembled in case 1, by barrel pivot shaft 8 through case holes 24.

Barrel pivot shaft 8, of length that goes from one side to the other of case 1, is firmly assembled to case 1 through holes 24 by its head of larger diameter at its upper end and a screw thread and hex nut at its opposite lower end. Barrels gyrate on pivot 8 within case 1.

Torsion spring rod 11 also has a head at its upper end and a hex nut at its lower end by means of which it is firmly assembled to case 1 through holes 25.

Safety rod 5, inserted in case hole 26 all the way from one side to the other side of the case, also has a head at its upper end and a screw thread at its opposite lower end, and completely obstructs the gyration of barrels on pivots 8, thus providing absolute safety during the loading and unloading of the barrel.

Trigger 6 made of steel as shown in the drawing, or of plastic with a more convenient shape for the fingers, can gyrate clockwise on pivot 13 when safety 7 is slid all the way to the right, freeing trigger key 6 to be pressed down.

The pressure of spring 12 holds trigger 6 firmly in ready to fire position, permanently impeding it to gyrate freely clockwise, unless pressure on the trigger overcomes the spring pressure, thus freeing the barrel and producing a shot.

With safety rod 5 off the mechanism, when trigger key 6 is pressed down, trigger sear disengages the muzzle end of the barrel, the barrel gyrates violently counterclockwise by the action of its spring, striking the bottom of case 1 with firing pin 4 and plug 3 producing a shot.

Case extension 14 has short bends 15 at both sides forming a channel whose inner width corresponds to the width of the belt thus providing guide to said belt.

Case extension 14, FIG. 2, has adequate rectangular through slots 18 in which the rectangular bottoms of safeties 7 are inserted with a sliding fit, and in which slots, safeties 7 can be slid right or left for on or off position. Safeties 7 are held in their rectangular slots in the case extension by means of their dovetails 16.

Hook 17 at the end of case extension 14, provides belt adjustment at both ends of the buckle, or if preferable, the left end of the belt may be riveted to the buckle.

As in well balanced buckle guns, barrels come in pairs, one on the left side and a symmetrical one on the right. Buckle pistol shot capacity comes in pairs. The minimum practical capacity is 6 shots, in which case, the encasement and barrel pivots have one central reinforcing channel that provides them with increased resistance during barrel gyration, impact, and shot recoil. The next practical mechanism is the 10 shot capacity buckle that has 2 reinforcing channels, leaving 5 equal barrel channels of equal width and depth in the mechanism. These reinforcing channels are attached to the inside bottom of the case by any of the standard methods of assembly.

It is also possible to have “L” shaped reinforcements for case and barrel pivot pins, in which case, a 4 or 8 shot capacity buckle is also practical.

FIG. 4 is an end view of the buckle gun of the present invention illustrating channels 27 and filling strips 28. Please note that this Figure does not show the barrels, safeties, or firing mechanisms.

It is contemplated that the most well-liked buckle gun of the present invention has two parallel channels and three filling strips forming 5 channels of equal width and depth. Each channel is capable of receiving two barrels, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. Filling strips 28 are rectangles of the same thickness and metal of the channels, attached to the bottom of case 1 to ensure that all barrels rotate to the same perpendicular position to the case bottom. Channels and filling strips alternate so that the outside sides of the channels form other channels for adjacent barrels. The alternating arrangement of two channels and three filling strips give a total of five channels for receiving barrels, as seen in FIG. 4. As two barrels are provided in each channel, a total of ten barrels can be accommodated.

As already explained, the barrels, like all cartridge firearm barrels, comprise a chamber for receiving the cartridge, as well as a female threaded portion for screwing in to butt plugs 3.

To load, unload, or extract an empty case from the barrel, push the barrel down against the back of the case so that the trigger sear catches the mouth end of the barrel.

Insert safety rods 5 and screw their hex nuts onto them.

Then plugs can be safely unscrewed from their respective barrels. Then you can load, unload, or extract empty cases from the barrels, with the rod provided for this operation, through the corresponding holes in the triggers. After the loading, unloading or empty case extracting operation is finished, plugs 3 are screwed into place. The plug can be equipped with small cylindrical holes on its back face for receiving the cylindrical tits of a universal joint specialized screw driver designed to mate with the holes on said back face of the plug. The screwdriver is then rotated to screw or unscrew the plug to butt; or the plug head can have small radial cylindrical holes centered on the plug head periphery to insert a pin to screw the plug in to butt or to loosen it and unscrew it out.

Safety 7 can be clearly seen in FIG. 1. When safety 7 is engaged, it is slid up under trigger 6-A, the trigger is immobilized and gyration of the barrel impeded. If the safety is disengaged, and slid out away from under the trigger, the trigger is free to be pressed down thereby producing a shot.

The triggers shown in FIG. 3, when made of suitable material such as spring steel strip properly tempered, for example, function by means of their own elasticity.

To operate the gun of the present invention, it is contemplated that the buckle is worn on a belt which encircles the midsection of the user and the buckle is in the front of the body of the user. The case is opened by the thumb of the user pressing down front cover or lid clasp 33.

Front cover or lid 29 of the case turns on hinges 30 to the open position by the action of the lid torsion spring. Safety 7 is slid outward to allow firing of the gun. The trigger is then pressed down with any of the fingers (except the thumb) disengaging the sear from the barrel end producing a shot.

It is also possible to divide the buckle gun mechanism by its symmetry line in order to have an odd number of barrels and a much shorter and lighter buckle gun, in which case, a 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 shot capacity shorter buckle would be possible and perhaps practical.

Evidently, the buckle would require some modifications, but the mechanism would be essentially the same, and such modifications are believed to fall within the spirit and scope of this invention.

Although this invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments, it is not intended to be limited thereto and various modifications which will become apparent to the person of ordinary skill in the art are intended to fall within the spirit and scope of the invention as described herein taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the appended claims.

Claims

1. A buckle gun comprising at least one barrel that gyrates from its resting position to its firing position when the trigger is actuated.

2. The buckle gun of claim 1 further comprising a sliding safety for preventing unwanted firing of the gun.

3. The buckle gun of claim 2 having an essentially rectangular case.

4. The buckle gun of claim 3 further comprising a spring clasp for opening the rectangular case.

5. The buckle gun of claim 2 wherein the barrel comprises a plug having a firing pin.

6. The buckle gun of claim 5 wherein the firing pin is actuated when the barrel rotates from its resting position to its firing position.

7. The buckle gun of claim 6 wherein the rotation of the barrel is caused by the action of a spring.

8. The buckle gun of claim 7 wherein the spring is a flat spring.

9. The buckle gun of claim 6 wherein the spring is a torsion spring.

10. The buckle gun of claim 1 having a multiplicity of barrels.

11. The buckle gun of claim 10 wherein the multiplicity of barrels is an even number of barrels.

12. The buckle gun of claim 11 wherein the barrels reside in parallel rows of two barrels per row.

13. A buckle gun mechanism of claim 1, divided by its symmetry line in order to have a shorter and lighter buckle gun,