SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS OR RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR

Introduced: September 1968

Last revised: January 1990

Classification Context

Section:: MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
Class:: WEAPONS
Subclass:: SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS OR RIFLES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR

Description

F41C encompasses the design, construction, and accessories of small arms including pistols, rifles, carbines, and similar portable firearms operated by individual users. This subclass covers mechanical components such as barrels, actions, firing mechanisms, stocks, sights, and ammunition feeding systems, as well as functional improvements to weapon performance and safety features. Excluded are military large-caliber weapons, explosives, and blasting devices, which fall under other F41 subclasses; pyrotechnic ammunition is covered separately in F42B. Related technologies in F41D address specific firing mechanisms and hammer systems used in small arms.

Additional Content

Glossary

Machine gun Machine guns firearm with a long rifled barrel capable of sustained firing in full automatic mode, the projectiles are fed form a belt or a high capacity magazine can be fitted or portable Submachine gun Submachine guns short, light weight machine gun, designed to fire pistol cartridges Rifle rifles shoulder fired firearm with a long rifled barrel. Rifles can be capable for firing with magazine fed projectiles in single shot mode (repeater rifle) or in semi automatic and full automatic mode (assault rifle) Carbine carbines short shoulder fired firearm, originally for cavalry use Shotgun shotguns smooth booth bore shoulder fired firearm for firing shot at a relatively short distance Under-barrel grenade launcher firearm for launching grenades, can be an auxiliary firearm attach to a primary firearm, usually single shot

Limiting references

Arrangement of guns on vessels Arrangement of military equipment in aircraft Weapons for projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge

Application references

Pistols or machine guns operated without detonators Pistols for shooting bolts into concrete constructions, metal walls or the like Hand-held nailing tools operated by combustion pressure generated by detonation of a cartridge

Related Keywords

automatic FIREARMShand FIREARMSautomatic or machine GUNShand-held GUNS using explosive chargesMACHINE(S) gunsPISTOLS using explosive chargesREVOLVERSautomatic RIFLESRIFLES using explosive chargesautomatic gunshand firearms

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Child Classifications

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F41C 23/00 Butts; Butt plates; Stocks
F41C 27/00 Accessories; Details or attachments not otherwise provided for
F41C 3/00 Pistols
F41C 33/00 Means for wearing or carrying smallarms
F41C 7/00 Shoulder-fired smallarms, e.g. rifles, carbines or shotguns
F41C 9/00 Other smallarms, e.g. hidden smallarms or smallarms specially adapted for underwater use

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class F41, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

NEXTER SYSTEMS FR 509
AGENCY FOR DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT KR 461
RHEINMETALL WAFFE MUNITION DE 409
BAE SYSTEMS GB 388
CHONGQING JIANSHE INDUSTRY (GROUP) COMPANY 352
AXON ENTERPRISE US 345
LIG NEX1 COMPANY KR 323
RAYTHEON COMPANY US 320
KRAUSS-MAFFEI WEGMANN & COMPANY DE 263
NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 228