Firearm buttstock

Abstract

This disclosure is directed to buttstocks for riffles, including assault rifles, automatic and semi-automatic rifles, hunting and sporting rifles, and the like. The buttstock of this disclosure comprises a body having an upper portion, a lower portion, a front portion, and rear portion. The front portion of the body is configured to be coupled to a lower receiver of a firearm, while the rear portion is for holding against a user shoulder. The buttstock also comprises a receptacle arranged in the upper portion for accommodating a buffer tube of the firearm. The buttstock also comprises an opening, a recess, or a thumbhole for accommodating a thumb of a user hand. The opening or recess is arranged such that when the user operates the buttstock connected to the firearm, the thumb of the user hand is positioned above a trigger of the firearm.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A buttstock for a firearm, the buttstock comprising:
 a body having an upper portion, a lower portion, a front portion, and rear portion, wherein the front portion is configured to be coupled to the firearm;   a receptacle in the upper portion for accommodating a buffer tube of the firearm; and   an opening for accommodating a thumb of a user hand, the opening being arranged in the body of the buttstock such that when a user operates the buttstock connected to the firearm, the thumb of the user hand is positioned above a trigger of the firearm.   
     
     
         2 . The buttstock of  claim 1 , wherein the lower portion of the body is configured to allow remaining fingers of the user hand to wrap around the lower portion when the user operates the buttstock with the firearm. 
     
     
         3 . The buttstock of  claim 1 , wherein the buttstock is a non-adjustable modular device. 
     
     
         4 . The buttstock of  claim 1 , wherein the buttstock is a non-adjustable single-piece device. 
     
     
         5 . The buttstock of  claim 1 , wherein the buttstock does not include a pistol grip. 
     
     
         6 . The buttstock of  claim 1 , wherein the front portion is configured to be connected to a lower receiver of the firearm, wherein the firearm does not include a pistol grip. 
     
     
         7 . The buttstock of  claim 6 , wherein the front portion includes a through-hole for a fastener configured to fasten the buttstock to the lower receiver of the firearm. 
     
     
         8 . The buttstock of  claim 1 , wherein the opening for accommodating the thumb of the user hand is a through-hole within the upper portion or the front portion of the body. 
     
     
         9 . The buttstock of  claim 1 , wherein the opening for accommodating the thumb of the user hand is a recess-like opening formed by a curved shape of the upper portion or the front portion of the body. 
     
     
         10 . The buttstock of  claim 1 , wherein the opening for accommodating the thumb of the user hand is formed by a curved surface of the upper portion of the body. 
     
     
         11 . The buttstock of  claim 1 , further comprising an adapter for direct positioning between the front portion of the body and a lower receiver of the firearm. 
     
     
         12 . The buttstock of  claim 11 , wherein the adapter includes a through-hole for a fastener configured to fasten the buttstock to the lower receiver of the firearm through the adapter. 
     
     
         13 . The buttstock of  claim 1 , wherein the lower portion of the body is curved to provide a support to a rear side of a palm of the user hand. 
     
     
         14 . The buttstock of  claim 1 , wherein the body is a curved tubular assembly. 
     
     
         15 . A buttstock for a firearm, the buttstock comprising:
 a body having an upper portion, a lower portion, a front portion, and rear portion, wherein the front portion is configured to be coupled to the firearm;   a receptacle in the upper portion for accommodating a buffer tube of the firearm; and   an opening for accommodating a thumb of a user hand, the opening being formed in the body of the buttstock at a level, which is higher than a trigger of the firearm.   
     
     
         16 . The buttstock of  claim 15 , wherein the opening for accommodating the thumb of the user hand is a through-hole within the upper portion or the front portion of the body. 
     
     
         17 . The buttstock of  claim 15 , wherein the opening for accommodating the thumb of the user hand is a recess-like opening formed by a curved shape of the upper portion or the front portion of the body. 
     
     
         18 . The buttstock of  claim 15 , wherein the opening for accommodating the thumb of the user hand is formed by a curved surface of the upper portion of the body. 
     
     
         19 . A buttstock for a firearm, the buttstock comprising:
 a body having an upper portion, a lower portion, a front portion, and rear portion, wherein the front portion is configured to be coupled to the firearm;   a receptacle in the upper portion for accommodating a buffer tube of the firearm; and   a support for accommodating a thumb of a user hand, the support being a recess or an opening formed by a curved shape of the upper portion of the body, wherein the support is arranged such that when a user operates the buttstock connected to the firearm, the thumb of the user hand is positioned above a trigger of the firearm.   
     
     
         20 . The buttstock of  claim 19 , wherein the body is a curved tubular assembly.