ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,292,255, issued on May 6, was assigned to Smith & Wesson Inc. (Maryville, Tenn.).
"Adjustable stock" was invented by Zachary Kusnierz (Westfield, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A stock has a buttstock. The buttstock includes an adjustable comb. The comb is connected to a body of the buttstock via a rod extending into the body of the buttstock and movable along a first axis. The position of the rod and comb is locked and unlocked by a latch. The buttstock includes an adjustable recoil pad. The recoil pad is connected to the body via a threaded rod mated with a nut embedded within an end of the body. The threaded rod and recoil pad m...