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US 12,235,064 B2Granted
Non-semiautomatic receiver compatible with AR15/10 line of components, parts and accessories
OwnerVincent William Romanoinventor
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Abstract
A receiver for a firearm and a method of disposing the receiver to prevent automatic reloading and/or trigger reset of a firearm are disclosed. A blocking mechanism is moveable between an upward and a downward position and the blocking mechanism is in the downward position when the firearm is in battery. The blocking mechanism automatically moves to the upward position after a round is fired and the blocking mechanism prevents automatic reloading and/or trigger reset of the firearm when in the upward position.
Claims20
A receiver for a firearm, comprising:
- a spacer that extends outwardly from a side of the receiver;
- and
- a bolt block disposed in the receiver and moveable between a first position and a second position, wherein the bolt block is in the first position when the firearm is in battery and the bolt block prevents automatic reloading of the firearm when the bolt block is in the second position, wherein a portion of the bolt block is spaced apart from the spacer when in the first position;
- wherein after a round is fired the bolt block automatically moves from the first position to the second position until the portion of the bolt block contacts the spacer.
1 more element
A method of preventing automatic reloading of a firearm, comprising:
- automatically moving a bolt block disposed in a receiver of the firearm from a first position in which a portion of the bolt block is spaced apart from a spacer that extends outwardly from a side of the receiver to a second position after a round is fired until the portion of the bolt block contacts the spacer,
- wherein the bolt block is in the first position when the firearm is in battery and the bolt block prevents reloading of the firearm when in the second position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.