Breech bolt for firearm
US9958222B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49725
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A firearm including a receiver, a barrel, a breech bolt assembly, and a trigger assembly. The bolt assembly has a bolt including a body portion, a lug portion, and a firing pin bore. The lug portion includes outward extending lugs, a cartridge recess, and an off-center hole. The bolt assembly also includes an extractor and an ejector pin. At least some of the lugs on the lug portion of the bolt have a tapering outer face so that a rearward face of the respective lug is taller than a forward face of the respective lug. In another aspect, at least some of the lugs on the lug portion of the bolt have tapering side faces so that a rearward face of the respective lug is wider than a forward face of the respective lug.
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