Ambidextrous cam style charging handle
AssigneeAbrams Airborne Inc.
InventorEric Stephen Kincel
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Abstract
An action mechanism together with a charging handle for a firearm in which the charging handle is configured to be used by either a right handed user or a left handed user. The rod member has one end configured to engage the action mechanism such that a rearward movement of the rod member causes the action to accept a bullet and place the bullet in position to be fired. At the opposing end is a handle which uses two rotationally mounted levers, one lever able to be worked independent of the other. The second lever, when worked, engaging the first lever to move the rod into an unlocked condition.
Claims15
A firearm having:
- a) an action mechanism configured to accept a bullet and place the bullet in position to be fired;
- and,
- b) a charging handle comprising:
- 1) a rod member, a first end thereof configured to engage the action mechanism such that movement of the rod member causes the action to accept said bullet and place the bullet in position to be fired;
- and,
- 2) a handle portion secured to a second end of said rod member having,
- A) a first rotationally mounted lever having a first finger surface, a first prong, and a locking member, said locking member configured to engage an edge of said action mechanism and be disengaged when manual pressure is exerted on said first finger surface, and,
- B) a second rotationally mounted lever having a second finger surface and a second prong positioned such that when pressure is exerted on the second finger surface said second prong engages the first prong forcing said locking member into an unlocked condition.
A charging handle comprising:
- a) a rod member, a first end thereof configured to engage an action of a firearm;
- and,
- b) a handle portion secured to a second end of said rod member and having,
- 1) a first rotationally mounted lever having a first finger surface, a first prong, and a locking member, said locking member configured to engage an edge of said firearm and be disengaged when manual pressure is exerted on said first finger surface, and,
- 2) a second rotationally mounted lever having a second finger surface and a second prong positioned such that when pressure is exerted on the second finger surface said second prong engages the first prong forcing said locking member into an unlocked condition.
A charging handle having a handle portion secured to an end thereof, said handle having,
- a) a first rotationally mounted lever having a first finger surface, a first prong, and a locking member, said locking member configured to engage an edge of said firearm and be disengaged when manual pressure is exerted on said first finger surface, and,
- b) a second rotationally mounted lever having a second finger surface and a second prong positioned such that when pressure is exerted on the second finger surface said second prong engages the first prong forcing said locking member into an unlocked condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.