US 12,313,375 B2
Open frame revolver with changeable drum
Melik Hovhannisyan, North Hollywood, CA (US); and Garegin Meliki Hovhannisyan, Glendale, CA (US)
Filed by ZENK LLC, Sun Valley, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/469,529.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/376,040, filed on Sep. 16, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0093963 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
Int. Cl. F41C 3/14 (2006.01)
CPC F41C 3/14 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An open frame revolver, comprising:
an upper frame and a lower frame pivotally connected together at a front of the open frame revolver, wherein the upper frame comprises of a muzzle, a barrel, and a hammer axle housing;
a handle removably connected to the lower frame;
a drum housing located in a rear end of the open frame revolver, wherein the drum housing comprises un upper drum housing located in the upper frame and a lower drum housing located in the lower frame;
a spring assembly located in a cavity of the lower frame;
a trigger mechanism located in the cavity of the lower frame, wherein the trigger mechanism through at least one trigger hook is connected to the spring assembly;
a tension axle located in the lower frame, wherein the tension axle on one end and through a tension axle hook is connected to the spring assembly, and on the other end, has a female lock;
a hammer axle supported by a housing of the upper frame, wherein the hammer axle has a male lock on one end and a hammer head attached to the other end of the hammer axle;
a firing tip located on the hammer head;
a drum positioned in the drum housing, wherein the drum is pivotally supported by the hammer axle, and the drum has a slotted housing at the radial center of the drum and a plurality of a spaced apart cartridge chambers;
a safety lock located in the lower frame; and
a frame lock located on the lower frame.