Firearm receiver cover and closure assembly
AssigneeMidwest Industries, Inc.
InventorTroy Storch
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Abstract
A firearm receiver cover and closure assembly that allows the cover to be moved between respective open and closed positions relative to an underlying receiver. The closure assembly includes a latch that defines a latch button that cooperates with a latch button opening formed in the cover. Cooperation of the latch with the receiver and the cooperation of the latch button with the latch opening formed in the cover provide fixed and repeatable vertical and lateral positioning of the cover relative to the underlying receiver, without adjustment or operation of a centering mechanism or structure, during each closing of the cover relative to the underlying receiver.
Claims12
A firearm cover assembly comprising:
- a cover defined by an elongate body that is shaped to overlie at least a portion of a receiver of an underlying firearm, the elongate body having a rearward facing end portion and a forward facing end portion that is generally opposite the rearward facing end portion, the forward facing end portion being constructed to pivotably connect the elongate body of the cover to the underlying firearm;
- a latch slideably disposed between the elongate body and the receiver and being slideable along an axis generally aligned with an elongate axis of the cover and such that the latch is positioned proximate the rearward facing end portion of the elongate body of the cover;
- a pushbutton defined by the latch and that is tapered in a vertical direction and opposing sidewalls that are tapered toward one another in a longitudinal direction along the pushbutton;
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- an opening formed in the rearward facing end portion of the cover, the opening constructed to slideably cooperate with the pushbutton of the latch so that the cover and the pushbutton directly contact one another along the opposing sidewalls and engagement between the pushbutton of the latch and a surface of the cover that defines the opening of the cover defines a fixed vertical position and a lateral position of the cover relative to the receiver when the cover is engaged with the latch.
A method of forming a firearm cover assembly comprising:
- providing a cover that is shaped to overlie a portion of an underlying receiver of a firearm and having a pivot axis formed at a forward oriented end portion thereof and a latch opening formed at a rearward oriented end portion thereof;
- providing a latch shaped to be disposed between the underlying receiver and the cover such that the latch is slideable relative to the cover and the underlying receiver, the latch defining a latch button having opposing lateral sidewalls that are tapered in a vertical direction and longitudinal direction and directly engages and removeably cooperates with the latch opening;
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- engaging the respective opposing lateral sidewalls of the latch button with respective opposing lateral sides of the latch opening defined by the cover to define a fixed lateral position and vertical position of the cover relative to the latch when the latch button is in contact with and engaged with the latch opening while a gap is maintained between a top and a bottom of the latch button relative to the latch opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.