Extractor pin tool
AssigneeBeck, Inc.
InventorMichael R. Strombeck
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Abstract
Apparatus, systems, and methods for the maintenance, repair, modification, cleaning, disassembly, and reassembly of firearms and firearm components are disclosed. Particular embodiments include tools to aid in the removal and insertion of an extractor pin from the bolt assembly of an AR-15 or M-16 rifle. Preferred embodiments are directed to bolt assemblies for .223 and .308 imperial caliber firearms, as well as 5.56 and 7.62 metric caliber firearms. The tools include a housing with a channel to receive the bolt, a channel to insert a locking rod to orient and secure the bolt in the housing, a channel for inserting a removal rod to remove the extractor pin from the bolt or an inserting rod to insert the extractor pin into the bolt.
Claims12
A tool for maintaining a firearm bolt with an extractor pin, wherein the bolt has a first hole for receiving the extractor pin and a second hole, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a receiving channel and an applicator channel, wherein the receiving channel is sized and dimensioned to receive the bolt;
- and
- a removal rod having a size and a dimension for passing through at least a portion of the applicator channel and at least a portion of the first hole of the bolt when the bolt is in the receiving channel.
A method for maintaining a firearm comprising a bolt and an extractor pin, wherein the bolt has a first hole for receiving the extractor pin and a second hole, by use of an apparatus comprising a housing having a receiving channel and an applicator channel, wherein the apparatus further comprises a removal rod, the method comprising the steps of:
- inserting the bolt into the receiving channel of the housing;
- and
- removing the extractor pin from the bolt by pressing the removal rod into the applicator channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.