Compact action with forward charging handle incorporated into an upper receiver handguard
US11668538B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 30, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A3/72
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A compact action for a firearm including an upper receiver housing incorporating a barrel. A bolt and supporting carrier is positioned within the receiver housing so that the bolt is engaged to a rear receiver end of the barrel in a cartridge chambering position. Guide rods are supported within the housing above the barrel and extend in parallel to a rear located end plate. The carrier includes a carrier key supported by and displaceable along the guide rods between the barrel and a rearward bumper component. A gas tube extends from a forward located gas block overlaying a gas discharge aperture in the barrel to a gas key for actuating the carrier rearwardly following discharge of a ballistic from the barrel. A charging handle is manually displaceable along a slot in the housing for actuating an interior slider component, in turn actuating the carrier key to cycle the carrier and bolt.
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