US 12,442,609 B2
Systems for managing an energy store at a gun
Benjamin William Dwyer, Golden, CO (US); Samuel James Farmer, Broomfield, CO (US); Sara Elizabeth Falcone, Lafayette, CO (US); and Bryan Edward Rogers, Aurora, CO (US)
Assigned to Biofire Technologies Inc., Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed by Biofire Technologies Inc., Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed on Jun. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/333,206.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/366,322, filed on Jun. 13, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0400274 A1, Dec. 14, 2023
Int. Cl. F41A 19/59 (2006.01); F41A 17/06 (2006.01)
CPC F41A 19/59 (2013.01) [F41A 17/066 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
2. A gun comprising:
an energy store located inside a cavity of the gun, wherein the energy store is configured to be (i) inserted into the cavity along a longitudinal axis that is parallel with a bore axis of the gun and (ii) removed from the cavity along the longitudinal axis, wherein the energy store is configured to discharge electric charge across a physical coupling of an electrical contact of the energy store and a complementary electrical contact of the gun, and wherein the electric charge is used to cause the gun to discharge projectiles;
a dense brace located at a lower end of the cavity, wherein a width of the dense brace is larger than a width of the electrical contact of the energy store; and
a compressible brace located at an upper end of the cavity, wherein the compressible brace is configured to press against the energy store and compress along the longitudinal axis such that the energy store is braced between the compressible brace and the dense brace.