US12618639 - Grips for handheld projectile weapons, handheld projectile weapons that include the grips, and associated methods
This patent describes a grip for handheld projectile weapons that includes a grip frame and a frame cover designed to securely attach and define a grip surface for user handling. The grip features a keyed engagement system to prevent separation and ensure alignment between the frame and cover, utilizing a fastener to resist relative motion.
Claim 1
1 . A grip for a handheld projectile weapon, the grip comprising: a grip frame, wherein the grip frame includes a frame keyed region, a frame fastener receptacle, and an attachment structure that attaches the grip frame to the handheld projectile weapon; a frame cover configured to be operatively attached to the grip frame, to cover a corresponding region of the grip frame, and to at least partially define a grip surface of the grip, which is shaped to be held by a user of the handheld projectile weapon, wherein the frame cover includes a cover keyed region, which is shaped to slidingly engage with the frame keyed region along an engagement axis and to resist separation of the frame cover from the grip frame in any direction that is not parallel to the engagement axis, and a cover fastener receptacle positioned to align with the frame fastener receptacle while the cover keyed region is slidingly engaged with the frame keyed region, wherein the frame keyed region and the cover keyed region together define a stop that is configured to define an engaged orientation between the grip frame and the frame cover along the engagement axis, wherein, when in the engaged orientation, a bore axis of the frame fastener receptacle is at least substantially aligned with a bore axis of the cover fastener receptacle; and a fastener that extends through both the frame fastener receptacle and the cover fastener receptacle to resist relative motion between the grip frame and the frame cover. a grip frame, wherein the grip frame includes a frame keyed region, a frame fastener receptacle, and an attachment structure that attaches the grip frame to the handheld projectile weapon; a frame cover configured to be operatively attached to the grip frame, to cover a corresponding region of the grip frame, and to at least partially define a grip surface of the grip, which is shaped to be held by a user of the handheld projectile weapon, wherein the frame cover includes a cover keyed region, which is shaped to slidingly engage with the frame keyed region along an engagement axis and to resist separation of the frame cover from the grip frame in any direction that is not parallel to the engagement axis, and a cover fastener receptacle positioned to align with the frame fastener receptacle while the cover keyed region is slidingly engaged with the frame keyed region, wherein the frame keyed region and the cover keyed region together define a stop that is configured to define an engaged orientation between the grip frame and the frame cover along the engagement axis, wherein, when in the engaged orientation, a bore axis of the frame fastener receptacle is at least substantially aligned with a bore axis of the cover fastener receptacle; and a fastener that extends through both the frame fastener receptacle and the cover fastener receptacle to resist relative motion between the grip frame and the frame cover.
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