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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Robert Bower, Oreland, PA (US);
Inventor:
Robert Bower, Oreland, PA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H 5/04 (2006.01); F41A 33/04 (2006.01); A63H 5/00 (2006.01); A63J 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 33/04 (2013.01); A63H 5/00 (2013.01); A63J 5/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosed device is based on the Thompson submachine gun. The disclosed device is specifically designed to only fire blanks, or a firearm cartridge that contains gunpowder but no bullet, shot, or projectile. Blanks can be fired in fully automatic fashion, just as a standard machine gun. Numerous features are disclosed that prevent the disclosed device from being modified to fire live cartridges. The result is a blank-firing device with the appearance of a genuine firearm, while being unable to fire live cartridges, and thus not regulated by state or federal laws, or regulations to possess, use, and/or transfer.