Jerry D Short

US Patent:

20160123691, May 5, 2016

Filed:

May 28, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/895906

Inventors:

- Waltham MA, US
John R. Staley III - Dallas TX, US
Jerry D. Short - Plano TX, US

International Classification:

F41A 27/30

Abstract:

An apparatus () includes a housing () configured to couple the apparatus to a weapon mount () and to secure one or more gas springs (). The one or more gas springs are configured to provide one or more forces. The apparatus also includes one or more wire ropes (), where each wire rope is fixed at a first end to the weapon mount and has a hook at a second end. The apparatus further includes one or more guides () configured to guide the one or more wire ropes. In addition, the apparatus includes one or more bearings () configured to facilitate movement of the one or more wire ropes. The one or more wire ropes are configured to couple movement of the one or more gas springs to a tensile force on a front portion of the weapon mount or a weapon () so as to counter-balance a weight of the weapon in the weapon mount.

Address:

8982 Taft Powell Rd, Frisco, TX 75035

VIN:

2G1WU583589256235

Make:

CHEVROLET

Model:

IMPALA

Year:

2008