Gas piston and weapon
AssigneeRheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
InventorGerhard Bilger
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Abstract
The invention relates to a gas piston for a weapon, which is characterized by a spring introduced in the gas piston and a plunger, which engages on one end of the spring, wherein the spring is supported by the other end at the end of the gas piston opposite the plunger. This gas piston can be a component of a gas piston assembly having a counter piston, which is for use in a weapon. The gas piston or the plunger is supported e.g. on the weapon housing. With the special construction of the gas piston or the gas piston assembly formed with same, the gas piston can be transferred from a working position into a resting position within a weapon housing of the weapon.
Claims11
A gas piston of a weapon, the gas piston comprising:
- a housing having a first end, a second end opposing the first end, and a perimeter extending between the first end and the second end and defining a channel;
- a spring disposed in the channel of the housing, and supported and compressible against the first end of the housing;
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- a plunger disposed at least partially in the channel of the housing and engaging one end of the spring, the plunger including a base member positioned between the spring and the second end of the housing and an extension member extending out of the housing at the second end of the housing when the gas piston is in a resting state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.