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Gas regulation system

US10935335B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 6, 2019
Grant dateMar 2, 2021
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41A5/26
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A firearm gas piston system provides tool-less removal and adjustment of gas flow along a nonlinear gradient and directs exhaust discharge away from the operator. The system includes a gas block with gas channels for directing exhaust gas away from an operator and a gas plug bore configured to accommodate insertion of a gas plug. The gas plug can include an actuator for rotating the gas plug, a key that fits within a key notch and key channel inside the gas plug bore to secure the gas plug within the bore, and a regulator portion to control the flow of discharge gas from a firearm barrel. The regulator portion includes a passage with two opening segments that accept discharge gas from the barrel and direct the gas through another opening disposed in a regulator cutout and to a piston portion of the gas block.

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