ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,595,981, issued on April 7.
"Braking mechanism for a gun" was invented by Pavel Blata (Blansko, Czech Republic).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Braking mechanism for a gun includes a fork whose arms are abutted by supporting pins that abut on brake rollers. A breech that has vertical engagement grooves. Spring-loaded pins with compression springs are arranged against supporting pins. The body of the fork is terminated by a tapered tongue extending into a cavity which follows the fork. Behind the tongue a rod is arranged, which passes into the cavity in a sleeve. The sleeve is provided at one end with an end rod, which is provided at its fa...