ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,332,014, issued on June 17, was assigned to Kore Outdoor (US) Inc. (Fort Wayne, Ind.).
"Foldable break barrel airgun" was invented by Tamir Porat (Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel), John Ronald Rice (Staffordshire, Great Britain) and Martin Stelling (Holte, Denmark).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A foldable break barrel air gun that is movable from a stowed configuration to a use configuration. The foldable break barrel air gun includes a stock having a butt stock pivotally connected to a forestock in which a firing engine is located. A barrel having a muzzle end and a breech end is provided, with the barrel being pivotally connected to the foresto...