Last round hold open apparatus
AssigneeD & D Design Machine Inc.
InventorsDennis Leon Denson, III, Dennis Leon Denson, IV
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Abstract
A last round hold open (LRHO) apparatus comprising a first lever having a first end and a second end; a second lever having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second lever in contact with the second end of the first lever; a bolt catch in contact with the second end of the second lever, and with a bolt carrier; and a follower in contact with the first end of the first lever, such that when the follower pushes up on the first end of the first lever, the second end of the first lever pushes down on the first end of the second lever, and the second end of the second lever pushes up on the bolt catch, resulting in activation of the bolt catch and opening the bolt carrier to alert an operator of the firearm that the firearm is out of ammunition.
Claims8
A last round hold open (LRHO) apparatus in a firearm, the LRHO apparatus comprising:
- a first lever having a first end and a second end;
- a second lever having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second lever in contact with the second end of the first lever;
- a bolt catch in contact with the second end of the second lever, the bolt catch in contact with a bolt carrier;
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- a follower in contact with the first end of the first lever, such that when the follower pushes up on the first end of the first lever, the second end of the first lever pushes down on the first end of the second lever, and the second end of the second lever pushes up on the bolt catch, resulting in activation of the bolt catch and opening the bolt carrier to alert an operator of the firearm that the firearm is out of ammunition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.