Retrofit For Firearm Having Gas-Operated Reloading System
OwnerWalter Parsadayaninventor
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Abstract
A retrofit apparatus is disclosed for a gas-operated reloading firearm having a pressure control unit to operate the firearm in either manual or semi-automatic operation. The pressure control unit is coupled to the reloading unit to reduce a gas flow to the reloading unit in a first configuration and allow the gas flow to the reloading unit in a second configuration. A controller is coupled to the pressure control unit to operate the firearm in the first or second configuration. The firearm operates in a first configuration requiring manual operation until it receives continuous manual actuation to enable the reloading unit in a second configuration.
Claims20
A retrofit apparatus for a firearm having a gas-operated reloading unit that is configured to use a gas flow produced by firing a cartridge to reload the firearm, wherein the retrofit apparatus comprising:
- a pressure control unit coupled to the reloading unit, wherein the pressure control unit has (i) a first configuration that reduces the gas flow to the reloading unit in an amount effective to prevent the reloading unit from reloading the firearm, and (ii) a second configuration that allows the gas flow to the reloading unit in an amount effective to enable the reloading unit to reload the firearm;
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- a controller operatively coupled to the pressure control unit and configured to operate the firearm in the first or second configuration, wherein the controller is configured to operate the firearm in the first configuration without continuous manual actuation, and operate the firearm in the second configuration with continuous manual actuation.
In a gas-operated reloading firearm having a gas conduit coupled to a barrel of the firearm, wherein the gas conduit is sized and dimensioned to receive a portion of a gas flow produced by firing a cartridge, wherein the gas conduit further comprises a piston within the conduit, and wherein the piston is configured to (i) receive a force from the gas flow and (ii) transfer the force to a bolt carrier of the firearm to thereby reload the firearm, the improvement comprising:
- a pressure control unit coupled to the conduit, wherein the pressure control unit has a default configuration that reduces the force received by the piston such that the force transferred to the bolt is insufficient to reload the firearm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.