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Receiver catch

US9188399B1 · kind B1 · utility

20Cited by

13References

27Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Smith & Wesson Inc. · US

Inventors

David S. Findlay · Guilford, US
David Findlay · Guilford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2014
Grant date	Nov 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 31, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41A11/02
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A catch is used to secure upper and lower receiver portions of a modern sporting rifle to one another. The catch may be mounted in either receiver portion and includes a shaft on which a body is mounted. The body has a hook and a cam follower positioned on opposite sides of the shaft. The cam follower engages a cam surface, which rotates the hook into engagement with a contact surface to secure the receiver portions to one another when they are pivoted into a closed configuration.

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