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US 12,729,921 B2Granted
Charging handle for a firearm
AssigneeJA IP Holding, LLC
InventorsRyan Vining, Austin Menard, Brandon Elias
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Abstract
The charging handle for a firearm includes a gas blowback mitigation feature. This gas blowback mitigation feature is configured to reduce the volume of combustion gases exiting beneath the charging handle when firing the host firearm, particularly when a sound suppressor is attached.
Claims18
A charging handle for a firearm, the charging handle comprising:
- a body;
- a central shaft extending forwardly from the body, the central shaft being configured to engage a bolt carrier of the firearm;
- and
- a cutout formed in an underside of the central shaft, the cutout defining a cavity bounded by a rear sidewall, two lateral sidewalls, and a bottom.
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A charging handle for a firearm, the charging handle comprising:
- a body;
- a central shaft extending forwardly from the body, the central shaft being configured to engage a bolt carrier of the firearm;
- and
- a cutout formed in an underside of the central shaft, the cutout defining a cavity bounded by a rear sidewall, a first lateral sidewall, a second lateral sidewall, and a bottom;
- wherein the cavity has a generally prismatic shape.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.