Training aid for firearms using rotating and non-rotating bolts

Abstract

An apparatus and system permitting simulated firing from any firearm including a bolt and/or rotating bolt as well as rifles, machine guns, sniper rifles and the like. In particular, the present invention relates to light emitting munitions, being used as part of a system for registering “hits” during dry-fire exercises and gaming with any hand-held firearm, without any change to either the feel, or the external dimensions of the firearms.

1 . A training aid apparatus comprising:
 (a) a body configured to replace a weapon's firing mechanism including:   (i) a power source situated within said body;   (ii) an illuminator electrically attached to said power source; and   (iii) an actuator electrically attached to said illuminator for readily controlling illumination of said illuminator.   
     
     
         2 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said the training aid has a concentric shape recalling that of a standard bolt and/or rotating bolt and/or bolt carrier. 
     
     
         3 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said illuminator is a light emitting diode. 
     
     
         4 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said illuminator is a light bulb. 
     
     
         5 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said illuminator is a laser. 
     
     
         6 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said illuminator is an “eye safe” laser. 
     
     
         7 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said actuator further comprising a pressure sensitive switch. 
     
     
         8 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein said pressure sensitive switch is constructed of electrically conductive material. 
     
     
         9 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said firing mechanism replaces a bolt carrier of said weapon. 
     
     
         10 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said replacement bolt carrier includes a predetermined externalism for readily identifying said replacement bolt as a safety enhancement. 
     
     
         11 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a collimator for focusing and/or collimating illumination passing through said collimator. 
     
     
         12 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said collimator collimates illumination passing through said collimator into an area of illumination is substantially between 0.01 and 0.1 centimeters in diameter when illuminating at 9 yards. 
     
     
         13 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said collimator collimates illumination passing through said collimator into an area of illumination is substantially between 0.1 and 0.6 centimeters in diameter when illuminating at 9 yards. 
     
     
         14 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said power source includes a capacitor for limiting illumination duration. 
     
     
         15 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said power source includes a capacitor for limiting the number of illuminations to a predetermined number. 
     
     
         16 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a time chip for controlling the time of illumination of said illuminator. 
     
     
         17 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein said time chip facilitates illumination of said illuminator for any time between 0.01 seconds and 1.0 seconds. 
     
     
         18 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein said time chip facilitates “eye safe” illumination of said illuminator. 
     
     
         19 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein said time chip facilitates illumination of said illuminator for substantially 0.25 seconds. 
     
     
         20 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 16 , wherein said time chip facilitates illumination of said illuminator for any time between 0.5 seconds and 2.0 seconds 
     
     
         21 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said illuminator includes a processor for readily controlling the modulated of the illuminator. 
     
     
         22 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said illuminator is modulated at substantially between 10-100 KHz. 
     
     
         23 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said illuminator is modulated at substantially 40 KHz. 
     
     
         24 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said illuminator illuminates at any wavelength. 
     
     
         25 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said illuminator illuminates substantially at a wavelength producing a visible color selected from the group consisting of: red illumination, green illumination, and blue illumination. 
     
     
         26 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said power source includes a 3 v lithium battery. 
     
     
         27 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a transmitter for transmitting a signal. 
     
     
         28 . The training aid apparatus of  claim 27 , wherein said signal is compatible with any weapon simulation system. 
     
     
         29 . A training aid system comprising:
 (a) a firearm including a firing mechanism selected from the group consisting of a bolt, a rotating bolt and a bolt carrier;   (b) a training aid apparatus situated in said firearm, replacing a firing mechanism selected from the group consisting of a bolt, a rotating bolt and a bolt carrier including:
 (i) a power source; 
 (ii) an illuminator electrically attached to said power source; and 
 (iii) an actuator electrically attached to said illuminator for readily controlling illumination of said illuminator; and 
   (c) an audio apparatus responsive to said training aid apparatus.   
     
     
         30 . The training aid system of  claim 29 , wherein said training aid apparatus includes a wireless transmitter and said audio apparatus includes a receiver. 
     
     
         31 . The training aid system of  claim 29 , wherein said firearm includes a magazine with an identification chip and said audio apparatus includes a receiver. 
     
     
         32 . The training aid system of  claim 29 , wherein said training aid apparatus has a concentric shape recalling that of a firearm component selected from the group consisting of: a bolt, a rotating bolt, a bolt carrier and a revolver cylinder. 
     
     
         33 . The training aid system of  claim 29 , wherein said training aid apparatus includes a pneumatic element. 
     
     
         34 . The training aid system of  claim 31 , wherein said magazine includes a weighted striker for simulating subjective and objective recoil. 
     
     
         35 . The training aid system of  claim 34 , wherein said magazine further includes a displacer for readily displacing said weighted striker against a striking surface. 
     
     
         36 . The training aid system of  claim 34 , wherein said displacer is responsive to an action selected from the group consisting of: said training aid apparatus being activated, said actuator being activated, a sound from a firing pin, a vibration from said firing pin and said firing pin striking said actuator. 
     
     
         37 . The training aid system of  claim 31 , wherein said magazine includes a pneumatic recoil simulator for simulating subjective and objective recoil 
     
     
         38 . The training aid system of  claim 29 , wherein said audio apparatus further includes a speaker. 
     
     
         39 . The training aid system of  claim 29 , wherein said audio apparatus further includes a speaker for simulating a sound selected from the group consisting of: a specific firearm being fired, voicing instructions by a human instructor and voicing imbedded instructions in accordance to a training scenario. 
     
     
         40 . The training aid system of  claim 29 , wherein said audio apparatus includes a set of headphones for simulating a sound selected from the group consisting of: a specific firearm being fired, voicing instructions by a human instructor and voicing imbedded instructions in accordance to a training scenario. 
     
     
         41 . The training aid system of  claim 29 , wherein said audio apparatus further includes a processing unit. 
     
     
         42 . The training aid system of  claim 41 , wherein said processing unit is a computer. 
     
     
         43 . The training aid system of  claim 42 , wherein said computer is interfaced to a signal from said training aid apparatus. 
     
     
         44 . The training aid system of  claim 42 , wherein said signal received by said computers is fully interfaced with any on-line or web-based software running on said computer. 
     
     
         45 . A training aid apparatus according to  1 - 28 , substantially as herein described and with reference to the figures. 
     
     
         46 . A training aid system according to  claims 29 - 44 , substantially as herein described and with reference to the figures.