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US 2016/0258702 A1Published application
Barrel locking mechanism for a break-open-action firearm
OwnerJohn Kleininventor
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Abstract
A barrel locking mechanism for a break-open-action firearm comprising a pivotally connected barrel section and receiver section, wherein the barrel locking mechanism comprises a barrel back plate secured to the receiver section, a spring loaded lever clip arm secured to the barrel section, and a spring loaded U-shaped lever arm secured to the receiver section, wherein the U-shaped lever arm secures the lever clip to the barrel back plate.
Claims15
A barrel locking mechanism for a break-open-action firearm including a barrel section and a receiver section, the barrel locking mechanism comprises:
- (a) a barrel back plate fixedly secured to the receiver section, the barrel back plate comprising a first and second upward flange member extending upwardly from the barrel back plate, a ledge interconnecting the first and second upward flange members to form a first trough, a divot formed within the barrel back plate behind the ledge, and a first and second parabolic flange members extending toward and about the receiver section;
- (b) a lever clip pivotally secured to the barrel section having a distal end and a proximal end;
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- (c) a U-shaped lever arm pivotally secured to the receiver section for locking the lever clip to the barrel back plate, the U-shaped lever arm comprising a bight section and opposed side arms extending downward therefrom.
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A break-open-action firearm comprising:
- (a) a receiver section including a bottom portion, a middle portion, and a top portion, the bottom portion further comprises a handle grip, a trigger guard, and a fifth flange member, the fifth flange member, the middle portion forms a base for securing the barrel back plate thereto, the top portion forms a mount for a visual apparatus;
- (b) a barrel section including at least one barrel, the barrel comprising a medial axial bore formed therethrough, the barrel section further comprises a sixth and seventh flange member extending downwardly from the at least one barrel fitted about the fifth flange member;
- (c) a roll pin extending through the fifth flange member of the receiver section and the sixth and seventh flange members of the barrel section thereby pivotally connecting the receiver section and barrel section;
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- (d) a barrel locking mechanism comprising a barrel back plate fixedly secured to the receiver section, a lever clip pivotally secured to the barrel section, and a U-shaped lever arm pivotally secured to the receiver section for locking the lever clip to the barrel back plate;
- (d) the barrel back plate comprising a first and second upward flange member extending upwardly from the barrel back plate, a ledge interconnecting the first and second upward flange members to form a first trough, a divot formed within the barrel back plate behind the ledge, and a first and second parabolic flange member extending toward and about the receiver section;
- (e) the lever clip comprising a distal end and a proximal end;
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- (f) the U-shaped lever arm comprises a bight section and opposed arms extending downward therefrom.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.