Folding firearm
US11466949B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2021 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 11, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41G1/16
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Folding firearms have a frame having a trigger assembly and defining a passage containing a bolt, a barrel assembly pivotally connected to the frame, the barrel assembly including a barrel element defining a barrel axis, the barrel element including a barrel, a plurality of suppressor baffles forward of the barrel, and having an interior space, the barrel assembly including a sleeve encompassing the barrel, the sleeve having an interior defining an expansion chamber in gas communication with the interior space of the barrel element, a front closure and a rear closure at respective ends of the sleeve to provide a gas seal enclosing the expansion chamber, and the sleeve being rotatable about the barrel axis. The sleeve may be movable between an operating condition in which the sight facility is in a first position and a stowage condition in which the sight facility is rotationally offset from the first position.
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