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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
James S. Dodd, Linden, VA (US);
Ben Feldman, Reston, VA (US);
Tyler Miller, Falls Church, VA (US);
Terrance Jordan, Lansdowne, VA (US);
Greg Paulsen, Ashburn, VA (US);
James S. Dodd, Linden, VA (US);
Ben Feldman, Reston, VA (US);
Tyler Miller, Falls Church, VA (US);
Terrance Jordan, Lansdowne, VA (US);
Greg Paulsen, Ashburn, VA (US);
Prototype Productions, Inc., Ashburn, VA (US);
Abstract
A firearm used in military applications may have a plurality of accessories that can be attached to the weapon, with each accessory having a need for electric power. In order to reduce the weight of these power-consuming accessories, as well as the proliferation of batteries used to power these power-consuming accessories, a Powered Rail provides a point of mechanical and electrical interconnection for the power-consuming accessories with a common power source. The Weapon Accessory Control System is provided to enable the user to control the activation of a power-consuming accessory as well as enable communications between the user and the power-consuming accessory and among power-consuming accessories.