US12535288 - Pistol pivoting brace assembly

The patent describes a pistol pivoting brace assembly that includes a firearm attachment member with left and right halves designed to secure a firearm while allowing one half to pivot in azimuth. This assembly features a receiver support shelf and forward fastening flanges that mount below the receiver and in front of the trigger guard, enhancing stability and usability.
Claim 1
1 . A brace assembly comprising: a firearm attachment member comprising a firearm mounting structure which comprises a receiver support shelf for supporting thereon a receiver of a firearm, and wherein said firearm attachment member comprises left and right halves, arranged for securing the firearm between said left and right halves, each of said left and right halves extending along a longitudinal axis corresponding to a longitudinal firing axis of the firearm, and wherein one of said left and right halves pivots in azimuth with respect to said longitudinal axis about a firearm attachment member pivot located rearward of said firearm mounting structure; wherein each of said left and right halves comprises a forward fastening flange configured to be mounted below the receiver and in front of the trigger guard of the firearm, and said forward fastening flanges are fastened together with a fastener, and wherein said firearm mounting structure comprises a trigger guard abutment member that extends from one of said left and right halves inwards towards the firearm; and wherein said firearm mounting structure comprises a trigger guard abutment member that has a portion that is arranged to fit inside a trigger guard of the firearm. a firearm attachment member comprising a firearm mounting structure which comprises a receiver support shelf for supporting thereon a receiver of a firearm, and wherein said firearm attachment member comprises left and right halves, arranged for securing the firearm between said left and right halves, each of said left and right halves extending along a longitudinal axis corresponding to a longitudinal firing axis of the firearm, and wherein one of said left and right halves pivots in azimuth with respect to said longitudinal axis about a firearm attachment member pivot located rearward of said firearm mounting structure; wherein each of said left and right halves comprises a forward fastening flange configured to be mounted below the receiver and in front of the trigger guard of the firearm, and said forward fastening flanges are fastened together with a fastener, and wherein said firearm mounting structure comprises a trigger guard abutment member that extends from one of said left and right halves inwards towards the firearm; and wherein said firearm mounting structure comprises a trigger guard abutment member that has a portion that is arranged to fit inside a trigger guard of the firearm.
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