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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 25, 2008
Eugene J. Pochapsky, Cheswick, PA (US);
Harry A. Beck, Sarver, PA (US);
Christopher D. Yohe, Oakmont, PA (US);
Eugene J. Pochapsky, Cheswick, PA (US);
Harry A. Beck, Sarver, PA (US);
Christopher D. Yohe, Oakmont, PA (US);
OmniTech Partners, Inc., Freeport, PA (US);
Abstract
A shock mitigation system for a weapon having a weapon-mounted device that mitigates (reduces and/or reshapes) the total and/or peak acceleration transmitted to the weapon-mounted device when the weapon is fired. The shock mitigation system includes a weapon interface coupled between the weapon and the weapon-mounted device and having a dampening mechanism. In one embodiment, the weapon interface further includes a guide system that allows the weapon-mounted device to move axially relative to the weapon, while substantially limiting non-axial movement, from a first position (static position prior to firing) to a second position (after firing) and return to the first original position. In one embodiment, the dampening mechanism operates to provide bi-directional dampening of both the primary recoil-induced acceleration and any secondary acceleration caused by overshoot. In another embodiment, the dampening mechanism is user-adjustable.