Safety for Six-Shooter: Patent of the Week - Part 2

Here's one you may not see everyday:

U.S. Patent No. 7,536,817

No-skip recocking revolver

Inventor: Leonard Storch (New York, NY)

Filed: July 7, 2008

Several interesting notes here:

1. Pro se applicant.

2. Inventor reads this blog.  Though I stumbled on this patent independently with my standard weekly searches, Mr. Storch was kind enough to contact me when his patent issued on Tuesday.

2. Petition to Make Special.  These aren't so common anymore, since they were replaced in August 2006 for all but a few categories by the new accelerated examination procedures.  But one of those remaining categories per MPEP 708.02 is applicant's age.  Here, Mr. Storch attested to his being over 65.  A year later, he has a patent.

3. Jepson claims!

4. A gun patent to a New Yorker?!  Why not!

5. The specification includes the following gems:

• "The inventor of the present invention is neither a gunsmith nor a machinist by trade. However, the inventor is an avid shooter, passionate about Second Amendment Rights, and an experienced inventor by trade having patented several diverse inventions. The inventor has U.S. Army and civilian experience target shooting and hunting with various hand guns and rifles and, at least when younger, was a dead shot earning a marksman medal in the Army."  

• "It is the ambition of this improved revolver inventor to have this present "Non-Skip Revolver" invention manufactured in superior quality "Non-Skip Trigger Cocking Double Action Revolvers" in 22 mag. and 44 mag. calibers for plinking and hunting, and in a small light weight five shot .38 Spl. for personal protection, and perhaps a licensed manufacturer(s) will offer a special edition set including all three caliber revolvers celebrating the Supreme Court's historic Jun. 26, 2008 Second Amendment Decision."

• "The present improvement represents another revolver safety advance. Ill-advised as it may be, it is just too tempting to hunters in the blood rush of hot pursuit of game to holster a cocked revolver to avoid skipping a round, for example, if their targeted game wanders off and they don't take their shot. Many a leg has been shot this way. Revolver accidents account for numerous lawsuits against manufactures. With this new safety feature, a hunter can decock, avoid skipping a round and holster safely." 

• "Who'd have thought, in this day and age of Glocks and tasers, old fashion six-shooters (six-chamber revolvers) could still stand significant safety and functional improvement?"

Certainly not me, Len.  Here's to you, for keeping our legs gunshot-free!