# US 12,760,987 B2 · Rifle

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- Number: US 12,760,987 B2
- Document ID: US12760987B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 19/034,563
- Filed: 2025-01-23
- Published: 2025-07-31
- Granted: 2026-10-13
- Earliest claimed: 2025-01-23
- Assignees: Patriot Ordnanace Factory, Inc.
- Applicants: Patriot Ordnance Factory, Inc.
- Inventors: Frank DeSomma; Zachery Clark
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12760987B2

## CPC

- F41C 7/06: Lever-action guns, i.e. guns having a rocking lever for loading or cocking
- F41C: SMALLARMS, e.g. PISTOLS, RIFLES (functional features or details common to both smallarms and ordnance, mountings therefor F41A; projecting missiles without use of explosive or combustible propellant charge F41B); ACCESSORIES THEREFOR

## Abstract

Rifles of the present disclosure may comprise a stock a, a receiver assembly, and a barrel. The receiver assembly may comprise a bolt, a trigger system, a lever, and a linkage. The receiver assembly installed in the stock. The linkage may comprise a first link having a first end and a second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the bolt. The linkage may further comprise a second link have a third end and a fourth end, the third end being rotatably coupled to the second end. The linkage may also comprise a third link having a fifth end and two arms coupled to the fifth end defining a channel, the fifth end rotatably coupled to the fourth end. The lever being slidably installed in the channel and configured to move the bolt between an in-battery and an out-of-battery position.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rifle, comprising:
a stock;
a receiver assembly comprising a bolt, a trigger system, a lever, and a linkage, the receiver assembly installed in the stock;
wherein the linkage system comprises,
a first link having a first end and a second end, the first end rotatably coupled to the bolt,
a second link have a third end and a fourth end, the third end being rotatably coupled to the second end,
a third link having a fifth end and two arms coupled to the fifth end defining a channel, the fifth end rotatably coupled to the fourth end,
the lever being slidably installed in the channel and configured to move the bolt between a battery and an out of battery position; and
a barrel operatively coupled to the receiver assembly.