Recoil assembly for a machine gun
AssigneeSig Sauer, Inc.
InventorsDavid Luke Steimke, Jeffery John Melochick, Jason Knight, Thomas Ocasio, Jacqueline Kelly McNally
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Abstract
A receiver assembly for a rifle includes a receiver with a feed assembly configured for open-bolt operation. A feed cover is hingedly mounted to the receiver and includes a portion of the feed assembly, where the feed cover is movable between a closed position and an open position by pivoting about a hinge pin oriented along a longitudinal axis of the receiver. For example, the feed cover can pivot to one side of the receiver when in the open position. A rifle incorporating the receiver assembly is also disclosed.
Claims20
A receiver assembly for a rifle, the assembly comprising:
- a rifle receiver having a feed assembly configured for open-bolt operation;
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- a feed cover hingedly mounted to the receiver and including a portion of the feed assembly, wherein the feed cover is movable between a closed position and an open position by pivoting about a hinge pin oriented along a longitudinal axis of the rifle receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.