United S ta tes Pa tent [ 1 9 ]

[ 1 1 ] Pa tent N u m b er : 4 , 4 9 0 , 9 3 5
Pl a c h y [ 4 5 ] Da te o f Pa tent: J a n. 1 , 1 9 8 5
[ 5 4 ] PEN GUN 1 , 6 8 1 , 1 7 2 8 /1 9 2 8 Co c h o . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 /1 J
[ 7 6 ] I nv ento r : J o s ep h Pl a c h y , 4 1 0 3 N W. 1 9 S L , FOREI GN PATEN T DOCUMEN TS
L a u der h m , Fl a ' 3 3 3 1 3 1 6 1 3 3 4 4 /1 9 3 3 S witzer l a nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 /1 1
[ 2 1 ] APPL N O_; 4 6 3 9 8 7 3 9 0 0 8 7 7 /1 9 6 5 S witzer l a nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 /1 J
[ 2 2 ] Fil ed: Feb . 2 3 , 1 9 8 3 Pr im a r y Exa m iner -Ch a r l es Tv J o r da n
Atto r ney , Ag ent, o r Fir m Ma l in, H a l ey & Mc l -l a l e
Rel a ted US . Ap p l ic a tio n Da ta
[ 6 3 ] Co ntinu a tio n-im p a r t o f S er . N o . 2 0 3 , 6 1 5 , N o v . 3 , 1 9 8 0 , [ 5 7 ] ABS TRACT
a b a ndo ned. A h a nd-h el d, s ing l e s h o t wea p o n. h a v ing th e a es th etic
[ 5 1 ] I nt Cl 3 F4 1 C 9 /0 2 f u nc tio n a nd c a p a b il ities o f a wr iting ins tr u m ent s u c h a s
[ 5 2 ] U . . . . . 0 4 2 J a b a l l p o int p en wh ic h c a n b e a c tu a ted b y p u l l ing a xia l l y
[ 5 8 ] Fiel d 0 1 s 'g g ti' I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 /1 J " 1 en 1 UP m em b er a g a ins t S p r ing tens io n to q u ic k l y ? r e
_ th e wea p o n. Th e wea p o n inc l u des inter c o nnec ted
[ 5 6 ] Ref er enc es Cited th r ea da b l e end a nd c entr a l b o dy p o r tio ns wh ic h a l l o w
u s , PATEN T DOCUMEN TS c o m p l ete s a f ety o f th e wea p o n wh il e it is b eing c a r r ied.
1 , 6 0 8 , 3 5 9 1 1 /1 9 2 6 Bia s o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 /1 I
1 , 6 6 4 , 0 4 9 3 /1 9 2 8 S edg l ey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2 /1 J 3 Cl a im s , 9 Dr a wing Fig u r es
S h eet 2 o f 2 4 , 4 9 0 , 9 3 5
US . Pa tent J a n. 1 , 1 9 8 5
4 , 4 9 0 , 9 3 5
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PEN GUN
BACKGROUN D OF TH E I N VEN TI ON
Th is is a c o ntinu a tio n-in-p a r t o f U. S . p a tent a p p l ic a
tio n S er . N o . 2 0 3 , 6 1 5 , ? l ed N o v . 3 , 1 9 8 0 , no w a b a n
c l o ned.
Th is inv entio n r el a tes g ener a l l y to a b a l l p o int p en
wh ic h h a s a h idden c h a m b er a nd m ec h a nis m f o r ? r ing a
s ing l e b u l l et. Th e p u r p o s e o f th e inv entio n is to p r o v ide
a wr iting ins tr u m ent s u c h a s a b a l l p o int p en wh ic h c a n
b e c a r r ied c o nv enientl y o n th e p er s o n, u s ed a s a wr iting
ins tr u m ent, wh il e a t th e s a m e tim e p r o v iding em er
g enc y u s e a s a wea p o n, if nec es s a r y .
S ing l e s h o t c o nc ea l ed wea p o ns h a v e b een k no wn in
th e p a s t. I n U. S . Pa t. N o . 1 , 6 0 8 , 3 5 9 is s u ed to Bia s o n, a
f o u nta in p en is s h o wn in c o nj u nc tio n with a s ing l e s h o t
wea p o n. One o f th e dr a wb a c k s o f th e dev ic e is th a t it
h a s exter io r o p er a tiv e p r o tr u s io ns wh ic h de? nitel y de
tr a c t f r o m its a p p ea r a nc e a s a f o u nta in p en. Fu r th er th e
u s e o f exter io r p r o tr u s io ns to f o r m tr ig g er s o r o th er
m ec h a nic a l el em ents c o m p l ic a te th e dev ic e a nd m a k e it
m o r e exp ens iv e in m a nu f a c tu r e. Fina l l y , s u c h dev ic es
a r e m o r e c o m p l ic a ted to o p er a te f o r th e u s er a nd r e
q u ir e extr em e dexter ity in m o m ents o f em er g enc y
wh ic h m a y l im it a ny u s e o f th e dev ic e. I n a no th er U. S .
Pa t. N o . 1 , 6 6 4 , 0 4 9 is s u ed to S edg l ey o n Ma r . 2 7 , I 9 2 8 ,
S edg l ey s h o ws a ? r ea r m th a t a p p ea r s a s a p en, with no
wr iting el em ent. Ano th er p r o b l em with S edg l ey is
a g a in th e u s e o f m ec h a nic a l tr ig g er el em ents a nd l o c k
ing el em ents wh ic h g r ea tl y inc r ea s e th e exp ens e o f th e
dev ic e, a nd r edu c e th e o p er a tio na l s p eed o f th e o p er a
to r to ? r e th e dev ic e.
Th e p r es ent inv entio n o v er c o m es th e p r o b l em s o f th e
p r io r a r t b y p r o v iding a b a l l p o int wr iting ins tr u m ent
wh ic h is c o m p l etel y s m o o th o n its exter io r ( exc ep t f o r
th e p o c k et c l ip ) a nd wh ic h l o o k s identic a l to a p en
wh il e, in f a c t, h a v ing a v er y s im p l e b u t s a f e ? r ing m ec h
a nis m em b o died th er ein.
S UMMARY OF TH E I N VEN TI ON
Th is inv entio n r el a tes to a c o nc ea l ed wea p o n h a v ing
th e a es th etic a p p ea r a nc e a nd f u nc tio na l c a p a b il ities o f a
b a l l p o int p en, wh ic h c a n b e c a r r ied o n a p er s o n in a
p o c k et o r th e l ik e. Th e inv entio n is c o m p r is ed o f a b o dy
m em b er m a de o f a r ig id m a ter ia l th a t is es s entia l l y el o n
g a ted a nd c y l indr ic a l a nd h a s a h o l l o w c entr a l p a s s a g e,
with o ne end h a v ing a th r ea ded o p ening f o r eng a g e
m ent with o ne end p iec e o f th e dev ic e a nd a m o v ea b l y ,
o p p o s ing end p iec e th a t in c o nj u nc tio n with a c entr a l
tu b e a c tu a tes th e wea p o n. Th e th r ea ded end m em b er
inc l u des a c h a m b er a r ea f o r r ec eiv ing a s ing l e b u l l et a nd
a b a r r el .
A m o v ea b l e end tip is u til ized th a t is ta p er ed l ik e a
p en a nd h a s a h o l l o w c h a m b er f o r p a s s a g e th er eth r o u g h
th a t r ec eiv es th e s h a f t a nd wr iting b a l l o f a b a l l p o int
p en. A c entr a l h o l l o w tu b e r ec eiv es th e b a l l p o int s h a f t
a t o ne end a nd a ? r ing p in in th e o p p o s ite end. Th e
ta p er ed end th a t is g r a s p ed a s a p en is s p r ing l o a ded f o r
l o ng itu dina l a xia l m o v em ent a g a ins t th e s p r ing tens io n,
a nd wh ic h wh en p u l l ed o u t a wa y f r o m th e c entr a l b o dy
p u l l s th e ? r ing p in, th e c entr a l tu b e, a nd th e wr iting
s h a f t, c a u s ing th e ? r ing p in to b e h el d a wa y f r o m th e
deto na tio n p o int o f th e s h el l . Up o n r el ea s e, th e ? r ing
p in wil l c o nta c t th e deto na tio n p o int o n th e s h el l with
s u f f ic ient k inetic ener g y c a u s ing th e g u n to b e ? r ed.
Th e wea p o n c a nno t ? r e u nl es s th e end tip is p u l l ed
b a c k a s u f ? c ient dis ta nc e s o th a t u p o n r el ea s e, eno u g h
2 0
2 5
3 0
3 5
4 0
4 5
5 5
6 0
2
k inetic ener g y is g ener a ted wh en th e p in s tr ik es th e
s h el l .
Th e end tip a dj a c ent th e b a l l p o int m ec h a nis m c a n b e
r o ta ted to exp o s e o r h ide th e b a l l p o int p en end a s de
s ir ed. Th is p r ev ents ink f r o m g etting o n c l o th ing wh en
th e p en is no t in u s e ( in th e h idden p o s itio n) .
I t is a n o b j ec t o f th is inv entio n to p r o v ide a s a f ety
wea p o n th a t c a n b e c a r r ied o n th e p er s o n c o nv enientl y
th a t h a s th e a es th etic a p p ea r a nc e a nd f u nc tio na l c a p a b il
ities o f a b a l l p o int p en.
I t is a no th er o b j ec t o f th is inv entio n to p r o v ide a
c o nc ea l a b l e em er g enc y wea p o n th a t c a n b e s a f el y c a r
r ied b u t q u ic k l y a c tu a ted f o r em er g enc y s itu a tio ns to
p r o v ide ? r ing o f a s ing l e s h el l .
And y et s til l a no th er o b j ec t o f th is inv entio n is to
p r o v ide a l o w c o s t wea p o n u s ef u l f o r s el f def ens e wh ic h
c a n b e a l s o u s ed a s a b a l l p o int p en, a nd do es no t r eq u ir e
a ny exter io r tr ig g er s o r o th er c o m p l ic a ted m ec h a nis m s
f o r its a c tu a tio n, o r wh ic h c o u l d b e a c c identa l l y s et o f f .
I n a c c o r da nc e with th es e a nd o th er o b j ec ts wh ic h
wil l b e a p p a r ent h er eina f ter , th e ins ta nt inv entio n wil l
no w b e des c r ib ed with p a r tic u l a r r ef er enc e to th e a c
c o m p a ny ing dr a wing s .
BRI EF DES CRI PTI ON OF TH E DRAWI N GS
FI G. 1 s h o ws a s ide el ev a tio na l v iew o f th e p r es ent
inv entio n.
FI G. 2 s h o ws a n end el ev a tio na l v iew s h o wing th e
b a r r el end o f th e p r es ent inv entio n.
FI G. 3 s h o ws a n end el ev a tio na l v iew s h o wing th e
wr iting tip o f th e p r es ent inv entio n.
FI G. 4 s h o ws a s ide el ev a tio na l v iew in c r o s s s ec tio n
s h o wing th e p r es ent inv entio n in th e no n? r ing p o s itio n.
FI G. 5 s h o ws a s ide el ev a tio na l v iew in c r o s s s ec tio n
s h o wing th e p r es ent inv entio n in a ? r ing p o s itio n, with
th e end tip p u l l ed b a c k a s it wo u l d b e p r io r to r el ea s e.
FI G. 6 s h o ws a s ide el ev a tio n v iew o f a n a l ter na te
a nd p r ef er r ed em b o dim ent o f th e inv entio n.
FI G. 7 s h o ws a s ide el ev a tio n v iew in p a r tia l c r o s s
s ec tio n th r o u g h 7 7 in FI G. 6 .
FI G. 8 s h o ws th e em b o dim ent in FI G. 6 r ea dy f o r
? r ing .
FI G. 9 is a s ec tio n v iew th r o u g h 9 9 in FI G. 7 .
PREFERRED EMBODI MEN T OF TH E
I N VEN TI ON
Ref er r ing no w to th e dr a wing s a nd es p ec ia l l y FI GS .
1 , 4 a nd 5 th e p r es ent inv entio n is s h o wn g ener a l l y a t 1 0
c o m p r is ed o f a r ig id tu b u l a r b o dy 1 2 wh ic h is c y l indr i
c a l a nd h a s a h o l l o w s ec tio ned c h a m b er ( dis c u s s ed b e
l o w) with end m em b er 1 4 , a l s o c y l indr ic a l a nd s o m e
wh a t ta p er ed a t o ne end, th r ea da b l y a tta c h ed to o ne end
o f th e c entr a l b o dy 1 2 . At th e o p p o s ite end two a ddi
tio na l b o dy s ec tio ns a r e a tta c h ed, s eg m ent 1 6 b eing
s l ida b l y c o nnec ted r el a tiv e to b o dy p o r tio n 1 2 , a nd a l s o
b eing th r ea da b l y c o nnec ted to b o dy s eg m ent 1 8 . Bo dy
s eg m ent 1 8 is ta p er ed f o r p r o p er h o l ding a s a wr iting
ins tr u m ent s u c h a s a p en. A b a l l p o int p en tip 3 2 0 p r o
tr u des th r o u g h th e end s eg m ent 1 8 to a l l o w f o r wr iting .
A p o c k et c l ip 2 0 is c o nnec ted b y a b a nd 2 0 0 a f ? xed
a r o u nd th e o p p o s ite end o f th e dev ic e. A r em o v a b l e end
c a p 2 2 h ides th e b a r r el c h a m b er f r o m v iew a nd is ea s il y
r em o v a b l e o r ins ta l l a b l e.
As s h o wn in FI G. 1 th e o v er a l l a es th etic s h a p e a nd
a p p ea r a nc e o f th e dev ic e is c er ta inl y th a t o f a b a l l p o int
p en. I n th is c o n? g u r a tio n th e dev ic e is u s a b l e a s a wr it
ing ins tr u m ent. FI G. 2 s h o ws th e end c a p c o v er 2 2 a nd
4 , 4 9 0 , 9 3 5
3
th e p o c k et c l ip 2 0 wh ic h a dds f u r th er to th e a p p ea r a nc e
o f th e dev ic e wh il e a l l o wing it to b e ? r m l y h el d in a
p o c k et o r th e l ik e.
FI G. 3 s h o ws th e o p p o s ite end v iew with th e b a l l
p o int p en tip 3 2 a l o c a ted a l o ng th e a xis o f th e dev ic e.
Ref er r ing no w to FI GS . 4 a nd 5 th e inter na l m ec h a
nis m o f th e dev ic e is s h o wn. Th e m id-b o dy p o r tio n 1 2
inc l u des a c entr a l p a s s a g e 1 2 c dis p o s ed f r o m end to end,
ter m ina ting to wa r d th e wr iting tip end in a n enl a r g ed
s m o o th p a s s a g e 1 2 a . I nter m edia te s ec tio n 1 6 inc l u des a
c y l indr ic a l wa l l s ec tio n 1 6 0 th a t ? ts s nu g g l y b u t m o v
a b l y into c h a m b er 1 2 0 . Ch a m b er 1 2 a is l a r g er in dia m e
ter th a n th e c entr a l p a s s a g e 1 2 c .
Dis p o s ed a t th e o p p o s ite end ( f r o m th e wr iting end) is
th e ? r ing c h a m b er c o m p r is ed o f b o dy s ec tio n 1 4 wh ic h
inc l u des a b a r r el g l 4 b c entr a l l y dis p o s ed a nd. a s s h o wn a
b u l l et o r s h el l 2 4 dis p o s ed in th e ? r ing c h a m b er . Bo dy
s eg m ent 1 4 f u r th er inc l u des a f em a l e th r ea ded end p o r
tio n 1 4 0 th a t ? ts o v er th e th r ea ded m a l e end 1 2 1 7 extend
ing f r o m th e c entr a l b o dy p o r tio n 1 2 . Th e th r ea ded
f em a l e c o nnec to r 1 4 0 a nd m a l e c o nnec to r 1 2 b a l l o w th e
o p er a to r to r em o v e end s ec tio n 1 4 to ins er t a b u l l et a nd
th e r em o v a l o f th e s h el l . Th e c a l ib er a nd s ize o f th e
b a r r el 1 4 1 : c a n b e m a de c o nv entio na l s o th a t th e dev ic e
u s es a c o nv entio na l s ized s h el l .
Dis p o s ed with in th e c entr a l b o dy 1 2 is a n el o ng a ted
tu b e 2 8 th a t is f l a ng ed a t ea c h end 2 8 0 a nd 2 8 b a f ter it
h a s b een p l a c ed with in th e h o u s ing to a l l o w inter c o n
nec tio n with b o dy s eg m ent 1 6 . Th e ? a ng ed end 2 8 a
a l l o ws f o r r etentio n a t o ne end o f th e s p r ing 3 0 a nd a l s o
f o r ins er tio n o f th e ? r ing p in 2 6 wh ic h ? r m l y s its ins ide
o f tu b e 2 8 . Th e a m o u nt o f extens io n o f th e p in 2 6 wil l b e
a f u nc tio n o f th e p r o p er dim ens io ns to ef f ec t ? r ing o f
th e s h el l 2 4 .
Th e wr iting end a nd th e a c tu a ting m ec h a nis m is de
s ig ned to inc l u de a n inter m edia te s eg m ent 1 6 a nd a
th r ea ded end tip s eg m ent 1 8 c o nnec ted th er eto . Th e
b o dy s eg m ents 1 6 a nd 1 8 to g eth er c o m p r is e th e a c tu a t
ing m ec h a nis m th a t ? r es th e dev ic e. Th is is a c c o m
p l is h ed b y p u l l ing th e u nit b a c k a g a ins t s p r ing s 3 0 a nd
3 4 . Th e s p r ing 3 0 is p r es s ed a g a ins t a n end s to p a t th e
end o f th e c entr a l c h a m b er in b o dy s eg m ent 1 2 . Th is
c a u s es m o v em ent o f tu b e 2 8 a nd ? r ing p in 2 6 wh en th e
end tip 1 8 is p u l l ed b a c k a g a ins t th e s p r ing tens io n. Th e
f em a l e c h a m b er 1 2 a a nd th e wa l l p o r tio n 1 6 0 o f s eg
m ent 1 6 s l ide r el a tiv e to ea c h o th er to a l l o w th e end tip
to b e p u l l ed b a c k a g a ins t th e s p r ing a c tio n c a u s ing th e
? r ing p in 2 6 to s tr ik e th e s h el l with s u f ? c ient k inetic
ener g y to ? r e th e dev ic e wh en r el ea s ed.
Th e end tip 1 8 c a n b e r o ta ted r el a tiv e to b o dy s eg
m ent 1 6 ( du e to th e th r ea da b l e eng a g em ent b etween th e
th r ea ded p o r tio n 1 8 a a nd th e f em a l e p o r tio n 1 6 b ) to
c a u s e th e b a l l p o int tip 3 2 a to eith er p r o j ec t o u twa r dl y
f r o m th e end o f th e p en o r to b e dis p o s ed with in th e end
tip 1 8 . Th e b a l l p o int m ec h a nis m 3 2 its el f inc l u des a tu b e
c a r r y ing ink wh ic h ? ts s nu g g l y with in tu b e 2 8 s o th a t it
r u ns a l o ng th e l eng th ins ide o f tu b e 2 8 , ? r m l y h o l ding
th e b a l l p o int m ec h a nis m 3 2 in p l a c e.
FI G. 5 s h o ws th e dev ic e wh en it is p u l l ed b a c k p r io r
to r el ea s e f o r ? r ing s h el l 2 4 . I t is h a nd h el d in th is p o s i
tio n with th e o p er a to r h o l ding th e c enter p o r tio n o f th e
b o dy 1 2 in o n h a nd a nd th e end tip 1 6 in th e o p p o s ite
h a nd. I t c a n b e s een th a t th e o p er a to r need m er el y p u l l
b a c k a nd r el ea s e to ef f ec t a q u ic k ? r ing .
Ref er r ing to FI GS . 6 th r o u g h 9 a n a l ter na te a nd
p h y s ic a l em b o dim ent is s h o wn th er ein. Th is em b o di
m ent is p r ef er r ed b ec a u s e it is des ig ned to h a ndl e a nd
? r e a r im -? r e b u l l et o r s h el l 2 4 a a s o p p o s ed to a c enter -
1 5
2 5
3 0
3 5
4 5
5 5
6 5
4
? r e b u l l et 2 4 o f th e em b o dim ent in FI GS . 1 -5 . Th e
m id-b o dy p o r tio n 3 6 o f th is p r ef er r ed em b o dim ent in
c l u des a n o f f -c enter l o ng itu dina l p a s s a g e 3 6 ! ) f o r r ec eiv
ing a nd s l ida b l y h o l ding ? r ing p in 5 8 . Th e ? r ing p in 5 8
inc l u des a n enl a r g ed r ec es s ed s h el l -s tr ik ing end p o r tio n
5 8 a ? tted into a m a ting r ec es s in th e th r ea ded end p o r
tio n 3 6 0 o f m id-b o dy p o r tio n 3 6 . Th e ? r ing p in a l s o
inc l u des a n enl a r g ed h a m m er -s tr ik ing end p o r tio n 5 8 b
s u f ? c ientl y l a r g e to p r ev ent ina dv er tent l o s s o f th e ? r
ing p in 5 8 du r ing dis a s s em b l y , b u t s u f ? c ientl y s m a l l to
b e f o r c ea b l y u r g a b l e into th e p a s s a g e 3 6 b . As th e h a m
m er 3 8 s tr ik es th e ? r ing p in a t 5 8 1 7 , th e ? r ing p in a t 5 8 0
is dr iv en into th e end o f a nd deto na tes , th e b u l l et 2 4 0 .
S til l r ef er r ing to FI GS . 6 th r o u g h 9 , h a m m er 3 8 in
c l u des enl a r g ed b ea r ing p o r tio n 3 8 0 wh ic h is s ized to
a l ig n" a nd tr a ns l a te w'ith in'th e l o ng itu dina l c a v ity 3 6 d in
m id-b o dy p o r tio n 3 6 . Th e m a in h a m m er p o r tio n is s ized
to a l ig n a nd tr a ns l a te with in a m a ting b ea r ing h o l e 4 6 0
in a p l u g 4 6 th r ea ded into p o s itio n in th e m id-b o dy
p o r tio n a t 3 6 c . Ba l l p o int p en 5 0 p a s s es th r o u g h a c entr a l
l o ng itu dina l b a s e th r o u g h h a m m er 3 8 . L o ng itu dina l .
p o s itio ning a nd r etentio n o f th e b a l l p o int p en 5 0 is a c
c o m p l is h ed b y f o r c ea b l y u r g ing th e o p en end 5 0 b into a
m a ting p o c k et a t th e b o tto m o f l o ng itu dina l c a v ity 3 6 d.
S p r ing 6 6 , in c o m p r es s io n p r es s es b etween enl a r g ed
b ea r ing p o r tio n 3 8 0 a nd p l u g 4 6 . N ea r o ne 'end 3 8 b o f
th e h a m m b er 3 8 is a s na p r ing 6 8 h el d b y s p r ing 6 6
c o m p r es s io n f o r c e a g a ins t th e b o tto m o f th r ea ded p o r
tio n o f end tip s eg m ent 4 4 , wh ic h s eg m ent is s l ida b l y
p o s itio ned in end h o l e 3 6 2 in m id-b o dy p o r tio n 3 6 . Re
ta iner 4 2 h a s th r ea ded ends 4 2 a a nd 4 2 0 , s ep a r a ted b y
r edu c ed dia m eter s m o o th p o r tio n 4 2 b . Th r ea ded end
p o r tio n 4 2 0 m a ta b l y th r ea ds into end 4 4 0 o f end tip
s eg m ent 4 4 a nd s er v es to l o c k s na p r ing 6 8 , a nd c o ns e
q u entl y th e h a m m er r el a tiv e to end tip s eg m ent 4 4 . Th e
o th er end 4 2 0 th r ea da b l y m a tes with in end tip 4 0 wh ic h
p r o v ides th e ? nis h c o nto u r o f th e wr iting end o f th e
inv entio n a s wel l a s p r o v iding th e exit o p ening f o r th e
b a l l p o int tip 5 0 a . End tip 4 0 a l s o inc l u des a n inter na l
c a v ity 4 0 b h a v ing a n a nnu l a r p o r tio n 4 0 0 wh ic h r e
c eiv es a nd l a ter a l l y p o s itio ns a n O-r ing 4 8 s nu g g l y p o s i
tio ned a r o u nd s m o o th p o r tio n 4 2 b . Th e O-r ing p r o v ides
f r ic tio n r es is ta nc e to r eta in end tip 4 0 in a ny p o s itio n
r el a tiv e to th e extens io n o f th e b a l l p en tip 5 0 a b ey o nd
th e h o l ed end o f th e end tip 4 0 . Th is p o s itio ning in th e
dir ec tio n o f th e a r r o w o f end tip 4 0 r el a tiv e to b a l l p en
tip 5 0 0 is a c c o m p l is h ed b y r o ta ting th e end tip 4 0 o n th e
th r ea ded end 4 2 0 o f r eta iner 4 2 r el a tiv e to th e r es t o f th e
p en-g u n. _
Fir ing th e em b o dim ent in FI GS . 6 a nd 7 is s im il a r to
th e p r ev io u s l y dis c u s s ed em b o dim ent. End tip 4 0 is
g r a s p ed a nd dr a wn a wa y f r o m m id-b o dy p o r tio n 3 6 a
s u ita b l e dis ta nc e th en r el ea s ed wh en b a r r el 5 6 is a p p r o
p r ia tel y a im ed. To l o a d th is p en-g u n, th e b u l l et 2 4 a is
p l a c ed into th e b a r r el a s s h o wn, a f ter wh ic h th e b a r r el
is tig h tl y th r ea ded o nto th e exter na l l y th r ea ded end 3 6 a
o f m id-b o dy p o r tio n 3 6 a g a ins t th e ? a ng ed end o f th e
b u l l et a s s h o wn. A r em o v a b l e end c a p 6 4 , r em o v a b l e o r
ins ta l l a b l e in end c a p p o r tio n 6 2 , f o r m th e b u l l et-c o n
c ea l ing c o nto u r o f th e p en-g u n. End c a p p o r tio n 6 2 is
f o r c ea b l y u r g a b l e a t 6 2 0 o nto th e b a r r el end. A p o c k et
c l ip 6 0 is c o nnec ted b y a b a nd o r o th er wis e a f ? xed to
th e dev ic e a s s h o wn.
As c a n b e s een f r o m th e s tr u c tu r e o f th e dev ic e. a l
th o u g h f u nc tio na l a s a p en, th e dev ic e c a n b e c a r r ied o n
th e p er s o n. with o u t a n a c c identa l m is ? r ing . Th e o nl y
wa y th e dev ic e c a n b e ? r ed is b y p u l l ing b a c k f a r
4 , 4 9 0 , 9 3 5
5
eno u g h o n th e end tip to a c h iev e eno u g h k inetic ener g y
to deto na te th e b u l l et 2 4 o r 2 4 .
Th e ins ta nt inv entio n h a s b een s h o wn a nd des c r ib ed
h er ein in wh a t is c o ns ider ed to b e th e m o s t p r a c tic a l a nd
p r ef er r ed em b o dim ent. I t is r ec o g nized, h o wev er , th a t
dep a r tu r es m a y b e m a de th er ef r o m With in th e s c o p e o f
th e inv entio n a nd th a t o b v io u s m o di? c a tio ns wil l o c c u r
to a p er s o n s k il l ed in th e a r t.
I c l a im :
1 . I n c o m b ina tio n, a wr iting ins tr u m ent a nd a h a nd
h el d s ing l e s h o t g u n, th e c o m b ina tio n c o m p r is ing :
a c entr a l c y l indr ic a l b o dy m em b er h a v ing a p a s s a g e
dis p o s ed a l o ng a t l ea s t a p o r tio n o f its l o ng itu dina l
c entr a l a xis ;
a ? r s t end m em b er h a v ing a th r ea ded end p o r tio n
th r ea da b l y c o nnec ta b l e to o ne end o f s a id c entr a l
b o dy m em b er , s a id ? r s t end m em b er h a v ing a f ir ing
c h a m b er f o r a s ing l e s h el l a nd a b a r r el c entr a l l y
dis p o s ed th er eth r o u g h ;
a s ec o nd end m em b er dis p o s ed a t th e o th er end o f
s a id c entr a l b o dy m em b er , s a id s ec o nd end m em b er
s l ida b l y c o nnec ted to s a id c entr a l b o dy m em b er ,
s a id s ec o nd end m em b er h a v ing a c entr a l p a s s a g e
dis p o s ed th er eth r o u g h ;
a c entr a l s h a f t c o nnec ted with in s a id s ec o nd end
m em b er ;
? r ing p in m ea ns dis p o s ed a t o ne end o f s a id c entr a l
s h a f t;
s a id c entr a l s h a f t a l s o dis p o s ed in s a id p a s s a g e in s a id
c entr a l b o dy m em b er ;
m ea ns f o r tens io ning s a id c entr a l s h a f t a nd s a id s ec
o nd end m em b er r el a tiv e to s a id c entr a l b o dy m em
b er ; a nd
a wr iting m ea ns dis p o s ed with in s a id c entr a l s h a f t;
s a id s ec o nd end m em b er inc l u ding a n inter m edia te
b o dy p o r tio n a nd a n end tip p o r tio n th r ea da b l y
c o nnec ted to s a id inter m edia te b o dy p o r tio n;
s a id inter m edia te b o dy p o r tio n a nd s a id end tip p o r
tio n r o ta ta b l e r el a tiv e to o ne a no th er to exp o s e s a id
wr iting m ea ns in a ? r s t p o s itio n o r to h ide s a id
wr iting m ea ns in a s ec o nd p o s itio n.
2 . I n c o m b ina tio n, a wr iting ins tr u m ent a nd a h a nd
h el d s ing l e s h o t g u n, th e c o m b ina tio n c o m p r is ing :
a c entr a l c y l indr ic a l b o dy m em b er h a v ing a p a s s a g e
dis p o s ed a l o ng its l o ng itu dina l c entr a l a xis th er e
th r o u g h f r o m end to end;
a ? r s t end m em b er h a v ing a th r ea ded end p o r tio n
th r ea da b l y c o nnec ta b l e to o ne end o f s a id c entr a l
b o dy m em b er , s a id ? r s t end m em b er h a v ing a ? r ing
c h a m b er f o r a s ing l e s h el l a nd a b a r r el c entr a l l y
dis p o s ed th er eth r o u g h ;
a s ec o nd end m em b er dis p o s ed a t th e o th er end o f
s a id c entr a l b o dy m em b er , s a id s ec o nd end m em b er
s l ida b l y c o nnec ted to s a id c entr a l b o dy m em b er ,
s a id s ec o nd end m em b er h a v ing a c entr a l p a s s a g e
dis p o s ed th er eth r o u g h :
2 5
3 5
4 5
5 5
6 5
6
a c entr a l s h a f t c o nnec ted with in s a id s ec o nd end
m em b er , s a id c entr a l s h a f t h a v ing a ? r ing p in dis
p o s ed a t o ne end;
s a id c entr a l s h a f t a l s o dis p o s ed in s a id p a s s a g e in s a id
c entr a l b o dy m em b er ;
m ea ns f o r tens io ning s a id c entr a l s h a f t a nd s a id s ec
o nd end m em b er r el a tiv e to s a id c entr a l b o dy m em
b er ; a nd
a wr iting m ea ns dis p o s ed th r o u g h s a id s ec o nd end
m em b er a nd c o nnec ted to s a id c entr a l s h a f t;
s a id s ec o nd end m em b er inc l u ding a n inter m edia te
b o dy p o r tio n a nd a n end tip p o r tio n th r ea da b l y
c o nnec ted to s a id inter m edia te b o dy p o r tio n;
s a id inter m edia te b o dy p o r tio n a nd s a id end tip p o r
tio n r o ta ta b l e r el a tiv e to o ne a no th er to exp o s e s a id
wr iting m ea ns in a ? r s t p o s itio n o r to h ide s a id
wr iting m ea ns in a s ec o nd p o s itio n.
3 . I n c o m b ina tio n, a wr iting ins tr u m ent a nd a h a nd
h el d s ing l e s h o t g u n, th e c o m b ina tio n c o m p r is ing :
a c entr a l c y l indr ic a l b o dy m em b er h a v ing a c a v ity
dis p o s ed a l o ng s u b s ta ntia l l y a l l o f its l o ng itu dina l
c entr a l a xis ;
a ? r s t end m em b er h a v ing a th r ea ded end p o r tio n
th r ea da b l y c o nnec ta b l e to o ne end o f s a id c entr a l
b o dy m em b er , s a id ? r s t end m em b er h a v ing a ? r ing
c h a m b er f o r a s ing l e r im ? r e s h el l a nd a b a r r el
c entr a l l y dis p o s ed th er eth r o u g h ;
s ec o nd end m em b er dis p o s ed a t th e o th er end o f
s a id c entr a l b o dy m em b er , s a id s ec o nd end m em b er
s l ida b l y c o nnec ted to s a id c entr a l b o dy m em b er ,
s a id s ec o nd end m em b er h a v ing a c entr a l p a s s a g e
dis p o s ed th er eth r o u g h ;
a c entr a l s h a f t h a v ing a ? r s t end c o nnec ted with in
s a id s ec o nd end m em b er , s a id c entr a l s h a f t h a v ing
a b ea r ing h a m m b er p o r tio n dis p o s ed a t th e o th er
end;
s a id c entr a l s h a f t a l s o dis p o s ed in s a id p a s s a g e in s a id
c entr a l b o dy m em b er ;
s a id b ea r ing h a m m er p o r tio n s l ida b l y c o nnec ted in
s a id c entr a l b o dy m em b er ;
m ea ns f o r tens io ning s a id c entr a l s h a f t a nd s a id s ec
o nd end m em b er r el a tiv e to s a id c entr a l b o dy m er n~
b er ; a nd
a wr iting m ea ns dis p o s ed th r o u g h s a id s ec o nd end
m em b er a nd s a id c entr a l s h a f t a nd c o nnec ted a t th e
b o tto m o f s a id c a v ity in s a id c entr a l b o dy m em b er ;
s a id b o tto m o f s a id c a a v ity inc l u ding a s l ida b l y
m o u nted ? r ing p in h el d f o r im p a c t tr a ns l a tio n b y
s a id b ea r ing h a m m er p o r tio n. o f s a id c entr a l s h a f t;
s a id ? r ing p in l o ng itu dina l a xis s p a c ed a p a r t f r o m th a t
o f s a id g u n s u f ? c ientl y to a l ig n s a id ? r ing p in with
th e deto na tio n a r ea o f s a id r im ? r e s h el l ;
s a id s ec o nd end m em b er inc l u ding a n inter m edia te
b o dy p o r tio n a nd a n end tip p o r tio n th r ea da b l y
c o nnec ted to s a id inter m edia te b o dy p o r tio n;
s a id inter m edia te b o dy p o r tio n a nd s a id end tip p o r
tio n r o ta ta b l e r el a tiv e to o ne a no th er to exp o s e s a id
wr iting m ea ns in a f ir s t p o s itio n o r to h ide s a id
wr iting m ea ns in a s ec o nd p o s itio n.
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