Pistol brace

Abstract

A pistol brace includes a main frame, a forward hand grip, an adjustable front bracket attaching the main frame to the forward hand grip, a pistol muzzle guard extending forwardly at a top of the hand grip, a stock frame member attached to a rear of the main frame by an adjustable stock bracket having a stock pivot hinge for collapsing and extending the stock frame member. A stock adjustment slide allows for adjustment of the length of the stock to accommodate different size operators. A collapsible butt stock is pivotally fitted to an end of the stock frame member. A rail mount above the forward hand grip attaches to a picatinny rail on an underside of the pistol barrel and a pistol grip mounting mechanism and a pistol locking mechanism secure the grip of the pistol to the main frame.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A brace device for a pistol comprising:
 a main frame;   a forward hand grip;   an adjustable front bracket for attaching the main frame to the forward hand grip and being structured and disposed for allowing for vertical, up and down adjusted positioning of the hand grip relative to the main frame at selected, locked adjusted positions, and the adjustable front bracket further being structured and disposed for allowing adjusted forward and rear movement and fixed, adjusted positioning of the main frame relative to the forward hand grip at selected, locked adjusted positions;   a pistol muzzle guard extending forwardly from a top end of the hand grip for shielding a user's hand from a blast area of a muzzle end of the pistol;   a stock frame member;   an adjustable stock bracket for removably and adjustably attaching the stock frame member to a rear of the main frame;   a stock pivot hinge for allowing collapsing and extending of the stock frame member between an extended, operable position and a collapsed, carry position;   a stock adjustment slide structured and disposed for allowing adjusted positioning of the stock frame member relative to the main frame to selectively adjust the overall length of the brace device to accommodate for different size users;   a collapsible butt stock pivotally fitted to an end of the stock frame member and being operable between a collapsed position below the stock frame member and an extended, locked position for engagement with the user's shoulder;   a rail mount above the forward hand grip and structured for quick attachment and detachment to a barrel of the pistol; and   a pistol grip mounting mechanism and pistol locking mechanism for securing a grip of the pistol to the main frame.   
     
     
         2 . The brace device as recited in  claim 1  further comprising:
 a stock pivot locking pin for locking the stock pivot hinge to hold the stock frame member in both the extended, operable position and the collapsed, carry position, and the stock pivot locking pin being operable to release the stock pivot hinge to allow movement of the stock frame member from either the extended, operable position to the collapsed, carry position or from the collapsed, carry position to the extended, operable position. 
 
     
     
         3 . The brace device as recited in  claim 2  further comprising:
 a butt stock pin for locking the butt stock in the extended, locked position, and the butt stock pin being operable to release the butt stock from the extended, locked position for movement to the collapsed position below the stock frame member. 
 
     
     
         4 . The brace device as recited in  claim 1  further comprising:
 an accessory mounting structure on the bottom side of the pistol muzzle guard for removably mounting an accessory device thereto. 
 
     
     
         5 . A brace device for a pistol comprising:
 a main frame;   a forward hand grip;   an adjustable front bracket for attaching the main frame to the forward hand grip and being structured and disposed for allowing for vertical, up and down adjusted positioning of the hand grip relative to the main frame at selected, locked adjusted positions, and the adjustable front bracket further being structured and disposed for allowing adjusted forward and rear movement and fixed, adjusted positioning of the main frame relative to the forward hand grip at selected, locked adjusted positions;   a pistol muzzle guard extending forwardly from a top end of the hand grip for shielding a user's hand from a blast area of a muzzle end of the pistol;   a stock frame member;   an adjustable stock bracket for removably and adjustably attaching the stock frame member to a rear of the main frame;   a stock pivot hinge for allowing collapsing and extending of the stock frame member between an extended, operable position and a collapsed, carry position;   a stock adjustment slide structured and disposed for allowing adjusted positioning of the stock frame member relative to the main frame to selectively adjust the overall length of the brace device to accommodate for different size users;   a rail mount above the forward hand grip and structured for quick attachment and detachment to a barrel of the pistol; and   a pistol grip mounting mechanism and pistol locking mechanism for securing a grip of the pistol to the main frame.   
     
     
         6 . The brace device as recited in  claim 5  further comprising:
 a stock pivot locking pin for locking the stock pivot hinge to hold the stock frame member in both the extended, operable position and the collapsed, carry position, and the stock pivot locking pin being operable to release the stock pivot hinge to allow movement of the stock frame member from either the extended, operable position to the collapsed, carry position or from the collapsed, carry position to the extended, operable position. 
 
     
     
         7 . The brace device as recited in  claim 6  further comprising:
 a collapsible butt stock pivotally fitted to an end of the stock frame member and being operable between a collapsed position below the stock frame member and an extended, locked position for engagement with the user's shoulder. 
 
     
     
         8 . The brace device as recited in  claim 5  further comprising:
 an arm securing strap assembly fitted to an end of the stock frame member for securing the brace device to the user's arm.