Taurus patents new curved handgun design

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Uncle Malice

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Came across this article a little bit ago. There is a link to the actual patent filings in the article.

Taurus seems to have been awarded a patent for a curved handgun designed for concealed carry. Should be an interesting design. Obviously not the least bit ambidextrous... and it's a Taurus... but I would like to see one in person some day. It looks like the magazine would even have curvature to it.

I don't see it doing well... but it's creative, I'll give them that.

http://concealednation.org/2014/07/taurus-has-a-patent-for-a-firearm-that-contours-to-your-body/
 
It is interesting and I would consider one if someone else made them.
Seems like the Mag could be difficult to insert if too much side pressure was applied.
My first thought was that the barrel was curved:o
 
It makes sense. Could mark the next generation in handgun history if they do it right. The big fish will be watching...

The sight picture will seem quite odd at first though...
 
Seems like the Mag could be difficult to insert if too much side pressure was applied.
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If you look through all of the diagrams, you see that only the base of the mag is unusual -- and at an angle. The tube of the single-stack mag, itself, is straight, and the path it follows when inserted in the gun is straight as well.
 
Taurus also recently came out with a revolver that has a Lexan, see-through side plate. I can't help thinking that Taurus should take the people who dream up this stuff and put them to work fixing their quality control issues.
 
The tube of the single-stack mag, itself, is straight, and the path it follows when inserted in the gun is straight as well.
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Mmmm... I don't think so... Section 4, line 44 of the text talks about a curved mag... Seems like a necessity to the basic concept...
 
There is nothing revolutionary about the design. The frame is simply curved to follow body contours. While innovative, this feature is a moot point until the gun has been made as thin as possible beforehand. The pictured drawing shows a gun that is very thick.
 
CWKahrFan said:
Mmmm... I don't think so... Section 4, line 44 of the text talks about a curved mag... Seems like a necessity to the basic concept...
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Did you look at the pictures that were available in the link?

That may be what the text says, but the diagram of the part shows a curved base and a straight tube. Check page 10, (figure 8) of the details, called PATENT IMAGE when it's on the screen. Think of it as pushing a straight pencil through a banana: easily done as long as the banana isn't too greatly curved.

(I would have copied and posted the picture itself, but am wary about posting images I don't own.)

A drawing of the straight tube and curved base can be found using this link:http://pdfpiw.uspto.gov/.piw?PageNum=0&docid=08752322&IDKey=52A0714EF0CC%0D%0A&HomeUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fpatft.uspto.gov%2Fnetacgi%2Fnph-Parser%3FSect1%3DPTO1%2526Sect2%3DHITOFF%2526d%3DPALL%2526p%3D1%2526u%3D%25252Fnetahtml%25252FPTO%25252Fsrchnum.htm%2526r%3D1%2526f%3DG%2526l%3D50%2526s1%3D8%2C752%2C322.PN.%2526OS%3DPN%2F8%2C752%2C322%2526RS%3DPN%2F8%2C752%2C322

You can also access the same stuff by clicking the "THIS LINK" connection on the original article about the gun.
 
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Yep... I see what you're talking about... It's kinda confusing the way it's presented in the mag diagram, to me.

When I see the curve in the grip area I can't fathom how the mag could NOT be curved... even though I grasp what you're saying about the pencil and banana.
 
I suspect the concept would be limited to single-stack mags, so capacity will be an issue. Too many rounds and it wouldn't work, and a double-stack mag would probably be prohibitively wide/thick.
 
This is an interesting idea.

I think the curve would take some getting used to in terms of your grip and the sight picture, but I would like to see one some day.
 
I, like a lot of folk, make fun of Taurus but you got to admit they do 'stir the pot'

Raging Bull
Judge
see thru sideplates
etc.

They also make a copy of the Beretta 92 that I kind of like better than the 92.

I'll still make jokes at their expense but they should realize I sure wouldn't want them to go away or quit innovating.

Still Aguila is right and they should spend more time on quality control.
 
I've had not but good luck with Taurus.

They laughed at the judge too but it sells like hotcakes, someone must like it.
 
I bet some nutcase tries to ban it.

Seriously, it does limit to some extent the problem of "printing", and that may well be good enough to gain sales. Otherwise the gun seems not to be really new. Most of the claims are made in the context of a body contour pistol; in other words, something is not new or patentable, except in that context, so I am not sure how much of the gun is really new or different.

In some areas, it appears that the pistol is actually bigger and bulkier than current guns of the same general type, and that achieving the body contour shape actually increased the overall bulk.

Jim
 
It's a neat idea. I've got a belt-buckle knife that curves to accommodate the natural shape of the waist. The blade is basically flat and the curvature is along the side of the handle. It is a little strange to hold, but it was designed for dress concealment when a metal detector only picks up the metal of the buckle. Wearing it, you really forget that it's there.
 
Reminds me of the cast-on/cast-off stock. Magazine design would be a major issue for pistols. It can be done but with limitations.
 
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