Jun 3, 2025

US12320607 - Handgun

A pistol comprises a frame having a grip defining a magazine well and frame rails with a slide connected to the frame to reciprocate with respect to the frame between a forward battery position and a rearward recoil position. The slide defines rail passages configured to engage the frame rails, and the rail passages include upward facing elongated ledge surfaces configured to engage the frame rails with a selected overlap amount. The ledge surfaces have a plurality of different regions along their lengths with the different regions having different overlaps. The ledge surfaces may have a greater overlap at end portions, and a lesser overlap amount at an intermediate portion, with the intermediate position being proximate the magazine well, and preferably a portion of at least one of the frame rail ends remains engaged with at least one of the frame rails during motions between battery and recoil positions.

Assignee: STEALTH ARMS
Inventors: Tim Homan
Filing date: 2023-12-08

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This patent describes a handgun design featuring a frame with a grip that includes a magazine well and frame rails, along with a slide that reciprocates between a forward and rearward position. The slide’s rail passages have elongated ledge surfaces with varying overlaps, allowing for improved engagement with the frame rails during operation.

Claim 1

A pistol comprising: a frame having a downwardly depending grip defining a magazine well; the frame including frame rails; a slide connected to the frame and operable to reciprocate with respect to the frame between a forward battery position and a rearward recoil position; the slide defining rail passages configured to engage the frame rails; the rail passages including upward facing elongated ledge surfaces configured to engage the frame rails; the ledge surfaces having a plurality of different regions along their lengths and the different regions having different widths. a frame having a downwardly depending grip defining a magazine well; the frame including frame rails; a slide connected to the frame and operable to reciprocate with respect to the frame between a forward battery position and a rearward recoil position; the slide defining rail passages configured to engage the frame rails; the rail passages including upward facing elongated ledge surfaces configured to engage the frame rails; the ledge surfaces having a plurality of different regions along their lengths and the different regions having different widths.

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