TROT YE ‘USOOSSI3461A United States Patent (1) Patent Number: 5,513,461 Weld (45] Date of Patent: May 7, 1996 [54] LIGHT-WEIGHT AUTOMATIC RIFLE 4,779,370 YO/9BB Cormack ann 4275.02 Siaaet 12902 Hammond “fans (75] Inventor; Helmut Weldle, Obemdorf-Beffendorf, ‘5,357,703. 10/1994 Chestnut et al, vom 42/50 Germany FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS (73) Assignee: Heckler & Koch, Oterndort, Germany OOSSAIAL _71982_Eeopean Pat Of 5100 101982 Earpean Pa OF om asrases "986 ance [21] Appl. No.: 215,854 360069741 12/1987 Germany (22 Piet: Man 21, 994 aoaov? ‘a9s2 Usted Ragion Sa Primary Ecaminer—Stephea C. Bentley co Las ee Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman, Pav- Mac 24,1993 (DE) Genny wns S3044895 Sey Cts Hildcorand (51) Tat C8 nnn FAIA 20M; FIC 2VI8; [57] ABSTRACT FaiG 106 “The present invention relates toa Tight-weight automatic (52) or A2/7LON; $2175.02; 421100 igs with a housing with removable attachments, specifically 158] Field of Search 42/7502, 75.03, ggitinaly coaxial bare a gi with a tigger mecha. $277.01, 72,100 amen shoulder vest acti, and sights The slide ides back 7 , and ford in the housing in back of te barrel and along a (sa ee check, resting in its frontmost position against the rear end US. PATENT DOCUMENTS Of the barel and with locking components tha securely ema eneage accommodations inthe housing The housing is & 2970398 20961 Crouch {272 low pac housing and i accommodates mca evs, soos? i962 Lenket Tiansos Polls Sams 31962 Lent ‘27503 Sich s coaxial with the bare. The rear of the bare 5 BARES VT Cork oncprememenmn LOL eed inthe font of he sleeve, andthe accommodations Sartor 41998 Kepee “sm ateon the rear of the sleeve Sms ade Tee “iio 153698241985 Bredbury coal on santo 10 Chaims, 2 Drawing Shets Ib 2 Ea xe ee 6 2B Ht { .___ ae 28. ip e 2 (2 XY nl a ink [ODO OOOO GO | ag 46 Sea yy 4 ea 77 6 2 S6US. Patent May 7, 1996 Sheet 1 of 2 5,513,461 Y ¥ ITs 8 56 ye FIG.| ODOOO0O0U.S. Patent May 7, 1996 Sheet 2 of 2 5,513,461 ¥ £4 -a7 FIG.2 52