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US 12,716,665 B2Granted
Firearm
OwnerMatthew Earl Herdinventor
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Abstract
A firearm having a straight pull bolt action operating mechanism. The firearm has a lower receiver housing a trigger assembly, an upper receiver having a longitudinal axis, and a bolt carrier assembly within the upper receiver. The bolt carrier assembly has a bolt carrier, a bolt, a follower element, and an operating component. The bolt is received by the bolt carrier and is configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis. The operating component is configured to be manually operated by a user.
Claims20
A firearm comprising:
- a lower receiver housing a trigger assembly;
- an upper receiver comprising a longitudinal axis;
- a bolt carrier assembly located within the upper receiver, the bolt carrier assembly comprising:
- a bolt carrier configured to translate along the longitudinal axis, the bolt carrier comprising a cam feature;
- a bolt received by the bolt carrier and configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis;
- a follower element engaging the bolt and the cam feature of the bolt carrier;
- and
- an operating component engaging the bolt carrier, the operating component in surface contact with the upper receiver and the lower receiver.
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A firearm comprising:
- a lower receiver housing a trigger assembly;
- an upper receiver comprising a longitudinal axis and a passageway extending along the longitudinal axis, the passageway comprising a main portion and a cam portion;
- a bolt carrier assembly located within the passageway of the upper receiver, the bolt carrier assembly comprising:
- a bolt carrier configured to translate along the longitudinal axis, the bolt carrier comprising a cam feature;
- a bolt received by the bolt carrier and configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis;
- a follower element engaging the bolt and the cam feature of the bolt carrier;
- and
- an operating component engaging the bolt carrier;
- wherein the operating component engages a first guide surface, the first guide surface preventing rotation of the bolt carrier.
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A firearm comprising:
- a lower receiver housing a trigger assembly;
- an upper receiver comprising a longitudinal axis and a passageway extending along the longitudinal axis, the passageway comprising a main portion and a cam portion, the cam portion having a first surface and a second surface;
- a bolt carrier assembly located within the passageway of the upper receiver, the bolt carrier assembly comprising:
- a bolt carrier configured to translate along the longitudinal axis, the bolt carrier comprising a cam feature;
- a bolt received by the bolt carrier and configured to rotate about the longitudinal axis;
- a follower element engaging the bolt and the cam feature of the bolt carrier;
- and
- an operating component engaging the bolt carrier;
- wherein when the bolt carrier is in a first position, the follower element constrained from rotation about the longitudinal axis by the first and second surfaces of the cam portion;
- and
- wherein the operating component engages a first guide surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.