Customizable Modular Firearm Grip

Description

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION(S)

The present disclosure claims the priority benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 63/678,500, filed 1 Aug. 2024, the content of which herein being incorporated by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure is generally related to firearm accessories and, more particularly, to a customizable modular firearm grip.

BACKGROUND

Unless otherwise indicated herein, approaches described in this section are not prior art to the claims listed below and are not admitted as prior art by inclusion in this section.

A lot of the firearms on the market are equipped with a grip (e.g., pistol grip), and the grip is typically designed in a fixed length to fit specific hand sizes or mission requirements. However, this means for some users (e.g., those with larger hands and/or smaller hands relative to average hand sizes) the fixed-size grip of the firearm may not be the best fit, and this could negatively impact the user experience. Therefore, there is a need for a customizable modular firearm grip.

SUMMARY

The following summary is illustrative only and is not intended to be limiting in any way. That is, the following summary is provided to introduce concepts, highlights, benefits and advantages of the novel and non-obvious techniques described herein. Select implementations are further described below in the detailed description. Thus, the following summary is not intended to identify essential features of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended for use in determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

In view of the aforementioned issues, an objective of the present disclosure is to propose innovative designs of a customizable modular firearm grip. It is believed that the proposed designs can avoid or otherwise minimize aforementioned issue associated with existing accessories attachment designs. For instance, a modular grip under one or more of the schemes proposed herein addresses the aforementioned issue by allowing customizable configuration of the length of the grip. Moreover, the designs under the proposed schemes are simple, sturdy, aesthetically seamless, and secure.

In one aspect, a device implementable on a firearm (e.g., a pistol, rifle, carbine or shotgun) may include a modular grip having a main body, a first piece and a second piece. A first side of the main body may be configured to attach to a slide assembly or receiver of the firearm. A second side of the main body opposite the first side may be configured to attach to the first piece or both the first piece and the second piece. When the main body, the first piece and the second piece are installed together to form the modular grip, the first piece and the second piece may constitute a pistol grip portion of the modular grip. The first piece may be selected from a plurality of first pieces of different dimensions to affect a length, a thickness or both the length and the thickness of the pistol grip portion. The second piece may be selected from a plurality of second pieces of different dimensions to affect a width of the pistol grip portion.

In another aspect, an apparatus implementable on a firearm (e.g., a pistol, rifle, carbine or shotgun) may include an action portion of the firearm and a modular grip. The action portion of the firearm may include a slide assembly, an upper receiver or a receiver. The modular grip may include a main body, a first piece and a second piece. A first side of the main body may be configured to attach to the action portion of the firearm. A second side of the main body opposite the first side may be configured to attach to the first piece or both the first piece and the second piece. When the main body, the first piece and the second piece are installed together to form the modular grip, the first piece and the second piece may constitute a pistol grip portion of the modular grip. The first piece may be selected from a plurality of first pieces of different dimensions to affect a length, a thickness or both the length and the thickness of the pistol grip portion. The second piece may be selected from a plurality of second pieces of different dimensions to affect a width of the pistol grip portion.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a further understanding of the disclosure and are incorporated in and constitute a part of the present disclosure. The drawings illustrate implementations of the disclosure and, together with the description, explain the principles of the disclosure. It is appreciable that the drawings are not necessarily in scale as some components may be shown to be out of proportion than the size in actual implementation to clearly illustrate the concept of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a diagram of an example device under a proposed scheme in accordance with the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of an example scenario under a proposed scheme in accordance with the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a diagram of an example device under a proposed scheme in accordance with the present disclosure.

FIG. 4 is a diagram of an example scenario under a proposed scheme in accordance with the present disclosure.

FIG. 5 is a diagram of an example scenario under a proposed scheme in accordance with the present disclosure.

FIG. 6 is a diagram of an example device under a proposed scheme in accordance with the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED IMPLEMENTATIONS

Detailed embodiments and implementations of the claimed subject matters are disclosed herein. However, it shall be understood that the disclosed embodiments and implementations are merely illustrative of the claimed subject matters which may be embodied in various forms. The present disclosure may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the exemplary embodiments and implementations set forth herein. Rather, these exemplary embodiments and implementations are provided so that description of the present disclosure is thorough and complete and will fully convey the scope of the present disclosure to those skilled in the art. In the description below, details of well-known features and techniques may be omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the presented embodiments and implementations.

The position terms used in the present disclosure, such as “front”, “forward”, “rear”, “back”, “top”, “bottom”, “left”, “right”, “head”, “tail” or the like assume a firearm in the normal firing position, with the firearm being in a position in which the longitudinal axis of the barrel of the firearm runs generally horizontally and the direction of firing points “forward” away from the operator or user of the firearm. The same convention applies for the direction statements used herein.

As used herein, the terms “proximal” and “proximally” may denote “forward” and “forwardly” with respect to the firearm, and the terms “distal” and “distally” may denote “rearward” and “rearwardly” with respect to the firearm. As used herein, the verb “to comprise” in this description, claims, and other conjugations are used in its non-limiting sense to mean those items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. As used herein, the word “forward” means moving in the direction that the projectile moves during firing a firearm. As used herein, the word “proximal” means closer to the reference point, in this case, the shooter. As used herein, the word “distal” means farther to the reference point, in this case, the shooter. Reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” or “an” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the elements are present, unless the context clearly requires that there is one and only one of the elements. The indefinite article “a” or “an” thus usually means “at least one.” Additionally, the words “a” and “an” when used in the present document in concert with the words “comprising” or “containing” denote “one or more.

All numeric values are herein assumed to be modified by the term “about,” whether or not explicitly indicated. The term “about” generally refers to a range of numbers that one of skill in the art would consider equivalent to the recited value (i.e., having the same function or result). In many instances, the terms “about” may include numbers that are rounded to the nearest significant figure. The recitation of numerical ranges by endpoints includes all numbers within that range (e.g., 1 to 5 includes 1, 1.5, 2, 2.75, 3, 3.80, 4, and 5). All dimensions given herein are by way of examples to better illustrate the present disclosure embodiments and shall not be construed to limit the dimensions of the present disclosure embodiments to the given numeric values.

Overview

FIG. 1 illustrates an example device 100 under a proposed scheme in accordance with the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 1, device 100 may include a customizable modular firearm grip having a main body and two removably attachable pieces (e.g., a first piece and a second piece) that allow adjustment or customization of the style, size, width and length of the modular grip. A first side (e.g., top side) of the main body may be configured to attach to another portion of the firearm (not shown) which may be, for example, a slide assembly (e.g., when the firearm is a pistol) or a lower receiver (e.g., when the firearm is a rifle, carbine or pistol) or a receiver (e.g., when the firearm is a shotgun). A second side (e.g., bottom side) of the main body opposite the first side may be configured to attach to the first piece or both the first piece and the second piece. The first piece may be configured to allow adjustment or customization of the overall length and thickness of the modular grip. The second piece may be configured to allow adjustment or customization of the width of the modular grip. That is, a user may select one out of a plurality of first pieces of different sizes or dimensions (e.g., to adjust or customize the length and/or thickness of the resultant modular grip) and one out of a plurality of second pieces of different sizes or dimensions (e.g., to adjust or customize the width of the resultant modular grip). When the main body, the first piece and the second piece are installed or otherwise put together, the first piece and the second piece may primarily form or otherwise constitute a pistol grip portion of the modular grip (e.g., where the modular grip is gripped or otherwise held by the user when the firearm is held by the user during usage), as shown in FIG. 1, with the first piece affecting a length, a thickness or both the length and the thickness of the pistol grip portion, and with the second piece affects a width of the pistol grip portion.

Each of the main body, the first piece and the second piece may be made of polymer or a different material. Each of the main body, the first piece and the second piece may be in a respective color such that, when the main body, the first piece and the second piece are installed together to form the modular grip, the modular grip may have a same color uniformly or different colors on different portions thereof.

During adjustment or customization, the user may attach the first piece to the main body by, for example, sliding the first piece (e.g., via a T slot, dovetail, or male/female mechanism) onto the main body (e.g., left and right sides of the main body). Optionally, the first piece may also be partially secured onto the main body by a secondary tab (e.g., via a male/female mechanism) which may be located on the front side of the main body. That is, the location of the connection between the first piece and the secondary tab (e.g., on the front side with respect to the modular grip) may be different from the location of the T slots (e.g., on the left and right sides with respect to the modular grip) used to connect the first piece and the main body.

Moreover, during adjustment or customization, the user may attach the second piece to the main body and first piece by, for example, sliding the second piece onto the main body or the first piece or both the main body and the first piece (e.g., via a T slot, dovetail, or male/female mechanism) in a second direction, thereby securing the first piece onto the main body. The second direction may be different than the first direction (in which the first piece is slid onto the main body), and a different between the first rection and the second direction may be, for example, 90 degrees or 80+ degrees (close to 90 degrees). Upon installation of the first piece and the second piece onto the main body, the second piece may constitute at least a portion of the back or rear side of the modular grip, while the first piece may constitute at least a portion of the front side, left side, right side, and back or rear side of the modular grip. The second piece may be secured onto the main body (or the first piece or both the main body and the first piece) using a tab (male/female), lock bar, fastener, pin, or any other type of connector.

Moreover, under a proposed scheme in accordance with the present disclosure, a grip rough texture of the modular grip (e.g., for more friction and ease of grabbing by the user) may be applied to the first piece or the second piece or both the first piece and the second piece, while the pistol grip portion of the main body (e.g., the lower portion of the main body to which the first piece is attached or otherwise connected) may remain texture-less or have a less or no rough texture. Accordingly, in addition to the overall size (e.g., length and/or width and/or thickness), the look and feel (e.g., when grabbing the grip by the user) may also be customizable to suit the user's preference. In some implementations, at least one portion of the first piece may be configured with a first texture, and at least one portion of the second piece may be configured with a second texture. The first texture and the second texture may be the same to result in the same look and feel. Alternatively, the first texture and the second texture may be different to result in different looks and feels.

FIG. 2 illustrates an example scenario 200 under a proposed scheme in accordance with the present disclosure. Referring to part (A) of FIG. 2, during adjustment or customization, a user may attach the first piece to the main body by, for example, sliding the first piece onto the main body using a T slot, dovetail, or male/female mechanism. The first piece may optionally be secured to the main body by an optional secondary tab on the main body (e.g., via a male/female mechanism). Referring to part (B) of FIG. 2, the user may attach the second piece to the main body and/or the first piece by sliding the second piece onto the main body from a different direction (e.g., using a T slot, dovetail, or male/female mechanism) to secure the first piece onto the main body. The second piece may be secured in place by a lock bar on the first piece, as shown in part (B) of FIG. 2.

FIG. 3 illustrates an example device 100 under a proposed scheme in accordance with the present disclosure. Referring to part (A) and part (B) of FIG. 3, as an optional feature, the main body may be configured with a secondary tab which may be utilized to help secure the first piece to the main body (e.g., via a male/female mechanism). Under the proposed scheme, the secondary tab may be located a direction or side (e.g., front side of the modular grip or firearm) different than those of the T slots (e.g., left and right sides of the modular grip) used to connect the first piece and the main body.

FIG. 4 illustrates an example scenario 400 under a proposed scheme in accordance with the present disclosure. Referring to part (A) of FIG. 4, during adjustment or customization, a user may attach the first piece to the main body by, for example, sliding the first piece onto the main body using a T slot, dovetail, or male/female mechanism. The first piece may optionally be secured to the main body by an optional secondary tab on the main body (e.g., via a male/female mechanism). Referring to part (B) of FIG. 4, the user may attach the second piece to the main body and/or the first piece by sliding the second piece onto the main body from a different direction (e.g., using a T slot, dovetail, or male/female mechanism) to secure the first piece onto the main body. Referring to part (C) of FIG. 4, the second piece may be secured in place on the first piece by a fastener (e.g., with a threaded hole on the first piece and a through hole or threaded hole on the second piece, correspondingly).

FIG. 5 illustrates an example scenario 500 under a proposed scheme in accordance with the present disclosure. Different from example scenarios 200 and 400, in example scenario 500 the second piece may be secured in place on the first piece by a roll pin (e.g., with a roll pin hole on the first piece and a roll pin hole on the second piece, correspondingly).

FIG. 6 illustrates an example device 100 under a proposed scheme in accordance with the present disclosure. Referring to FIG. 6, each of a portion on the first piece and a portion on the second piece may be configured with a grip rough texture of the modular grip (e.g., for more friction and ease of grabbing by the user). The main body may remain texture-less or have a less rough texture. For instance, while either or both of at least a portion of the first piece and at least a portion of the second piece may respectively be configured with a rough texture, an adjoining portion of the main body may have no rough texture. The roughness of the texture on the first piece and the roughness of the texture on the second piece may be the same or different.

Example Implementations

In view of the above, the proposed designs of a customizable modular firearm grip may be implemented in many ways. For illustrative purposes and without limiting the scope of the present disclosure, a few example implementations of the proposed design are described below.

In one aspect, a device implementable on a firearm (e.g., a pistol, rifle, carbine or shotgun) may include a modular grip having a main body, a first piece and a second piece. A first side of the main body may be configured to attach to a slide assembly or receiver of the firearm. A second side of the main body opposite the first side may be configured to attach to the first piece or both the first piece and the second piece. When the main body, the first piece and the second piece are installed together to form the modular grip, the first piece and the second piece may constitute a pistol grip portion of the modular grip. The first piece may be selected from a plurality of first pieces of different dimensions to affect a length, a thickness or both the length and the thickness of the pistol grip portion. The second piece may be selected from a plurality of second pieces of different dimensions to affect a width of the pistol grip portion.

In some implementations, the first piece may be attached to the main body via a T slot, dovetail or male/female mechanism. In some implementations, the first piece may be also at least partially secured to the main body via a secondary tab on the main body. In some implementations, the T slot, dovetail or male/female mechanism may be located on a left side or a right side, or both the left and right sides, with respect to the modular grip, and the secondary tab may be located on a front side with respect to the modular grip.

In some implementations, the second piece may be attached to the main body or the first piece or both the main body and the first piece via a T slot, dovetail or male/female mechanism. In some implementations, the T slot, dovetail or male/female mechanism may be located on a back or rear side with respect to the modular grip. In some implementations, the second piece may be also at least partially secured to the main body or the first piece or both the main body and the first piece via a tab, lock bar, fastener, pin or a type of connector.

In some implementations, at least one portion of the first piece may be configured with a texture that enhances a roughness of the at least one portion of the first piece while an adjoining portion of the main body may have no rough texture.

In some implementations, at least one portion of the second piece may be configured with a texture that enhances a roughness of the at least one portion of the second piece while an adjoining portion of the main body may have no rough texture.

In some implementations, at least one portion of the first piece may be configured with a first texture that enhances a roughness of the at least one portion of the first piece, at least one portion of the second piece may be configured with a second texture that enhances a roughness of the at least one portion of the second piece, and an adjoining portion of the main body may have no rough texture. The first texture and the second texture may be the same or different.

In another aspect, an apparatus implementable on a firearm (e.g., a pistol, rifle, carbine or shotgun) may include an action portion of the firearm and a modular grip. The action portion of the firearm may include a slide assembly, an upper receiver or a receiver. The modular grip may include a main body, a first piece and a second piece. A first side of the main body may be configured to attach to the action portion of the firearm. A second side of the main body opposite the first side may be configured to attach to the first piece or both the first piece and the second piece. When the main body, the first piece and the second piece are installed together to form the modular grip, the first piece and the second piece may constitute a pistol grip portion of the modular grip. The first piece may be selected from a plurality of first pieces of different dimensions to affect a length, a thickness or both the length and the thickness of the pistol grip portion. The second piece may be selected from a plurality of second pieces of different dimensions to affect a width of the pistol grip portion.

In some implementations, the first piece may be attached to the main body via a T slot, dovetail or male/female mechanism. In some implementations, the first piece may be also at least partially secured to the main body via a secondary tab on the main body. In some implementations, the T slot, dovetail or male/female mechanism may be located on a left side or a right side, or both the left and right sides, with respect to the modular grip, and the secondary tab may be located on a front side with respect to the modular grip.

In some implementations, the second piece may be attached to the main body or the first piece or both the main body and the first piece via a T slot, dovetail or male/female mechanism. In some implementations, the T slot, dovetail or male/female mechanism may be located on a back or rear side with respect to the modular grip. In some implementations, the second piece may be also at least partially secured to the main body or the first piece or both the main body and the first piece via a tab, lock bar, fastener, pin or a type of connector.

In some implementations, at least one portion of the first piece may be configured with a texture that enhances a roughness of the at least one portion of the first piece.

In some implementations, at least one portion of the second piece may be configured with a texture that enhances a roughness of the at least one portion of the second piece.

In some implementations, at least one portion of the first piece may be configured with a first texture that enhances a roughness of the at least one portion of the first piece, and at least one portion of the second piece may be configured with a second texture that enhances a roughness of the at least one portion of the second piece. The first texture and the second texture may be the same or different.

Additional Notes

The herein-described subject matter sometimes illustrates different components contained within, or connected with, different other components. It is to be understood that such depicted architectures are merely examples, and that in fact many other architectures can be implemented which achieve the same functionality. In a conceptual sense, any arrangement of components to achieve the same functionality is effectively “associated” such that the desired functionality is achieved. Hence, any two components herein combined to achieve a particular functionality can be seen as “associated with” each other such that the desired functionality is achieved, irrespective of architectures or intermedial components. Likewise, any two components so associated can also be viewed as being “operably connected”, or “operably coupled”, to each other to achieve the desired functionality, and any two components capable of being so associated can also be viewed as being “operably couplable”, to each other to achieve the desired functionality. Specific examples of operably couplable include but are not limited to physically mateable and/or physically interacting components and/or wirelessly interactable and/or wirelessly interacting components and/or logically interacting and/or logically interactable components.

Further, with respect to the use of substantially any plural and/or singular terms herein, those having skill in the art can translate from the plural to the singular and/or from the singular to the plural as is appropriate to the context and/or application. The various singular/plural permutations may be expressly set forth herein for sake of clarity.

Moreover, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that, in general, terms used herein, and especially in the appended claims, e.g., bodies of the appended claims, are generally intended as “open” terms, e.g., the term “including” should be interpreted as “including but not limited to,” the term “having” should be interpreted as “having at least,” the term “includes” should be interpreted as “includes but is not limited to,” etc. It will be further understood by those within the art that if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is intended, such an intent will be explicitly recited in the claim, and in the absence of such recitation no such intent is present. For example, as an aid to understanding, the following appended claims may contain usage of the introductory phrases “at least one” and “one or more” to introduce claim recitations. However, the use of such phrases should not be construed to imply that the introduction of a claim recitation by the indefinite articles “a” or “an” limits any particular claim containing such introduced claim recitation to implementations containing only one such recitation, even when the same claim includes the introductory phrases “one or more” or “at least one” and indefinite articles such as “a” or “an,” e.g., “a” and/or “an” should be interpreted to mean “at least one” or “one or more;” the same holds true for the use of definite articles used to introduce claim recitations. In addition, even if a specific number of an introduced claim recitation is explicitly recited, those skilled in the art will recognize that such recitation should be interpreted to mean at least the recited number, e.g., the bare recitation of “two recitations,” without other modifiers, means at least two recitations, or two or more recitations. Furthermore, in those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, and C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention, e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, and C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc. In those instances where a convention analogous to “at least one of A, B, or C, etc.” is used, in general such a construction is intended in the sense one having skill in the art would understand the convention, e.g., “a system having at least one of A, B, or C” would include but not be limited to systems that have A alone, B alone, C alone, A and B together, A and C together, B and C together, and/or A, B, and C together, etc. It will be further understood by those within the art that virtually any disjunctive word and/or phrase presenting two or more alternative terms, whether in the description, claims, or drawings, should be understood to contemplate the possibilities of including one of the terms, either of the terms, or both terms. For example, the phrase “A or B” will be understood to include the possibilities of “A” or “B” or “A and B.”

From the foregoing, it will be appreciated that various implementations of the present disclosure have been described herein for purposes of illustration, and that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the various implementations disclosed herein are not intended to be limiting, with the true scope and spirit being indicated by the following claims.