Modifiable upper receiver for M-16/AR15 type firearm in particular for adapting to specific needs of right and left handed shooters
US8826797B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A3/12
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A modularized upper receiver including any number of replaceable panels applied to either the left or right side of the receiver for establishing varying combinations of forward assist and spent shell/gas deflection. The modifiable upper receiver is particularly suited to ambidextrous use and, in the further instance of forward assist notches added to an opposite side of the carrier, prevents the shooter from removing such as the right hand from the pistol grip in order to force feed rounds into the firing chamber.
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