Rotatable Firearm Rotor
OwnerBrian F. Abbottinventor
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Abstract
A rotor for a firearm having a tracks and locks for interaction with at least one firearm bolt with a rotatable head and carrier body may have a reversible lock structure such that locks may be merely turned around in relation to the rotor when one set of lock bosses is worn by the interaction of the lock and bolts when firing. Drive and delinker gears may also be geometrically keyed to the rotor to efficiently divide torque across the gears and to maintain correct timing for the firearm.
Claims7
A rotor for a rotating firearm comprising reversible track locks with functionally identical sets of bosses located at both a forward and an aft position of the track lock, wherein when a set of bosses on one side of the track lock are worn from interaction with at least one firearm bolt, the track lock may be removed and repositioned such that another set of bosses may interact with the at least one firearm bolt.
A rotor for a firearm comprising a drive gear that is geometrically keyed to the rotor to divide torque loads across the circumference of the gear.
A rotor for a firearm comprising a delinker gear that is geometrically keyed to the rotor to divide torque loads across the circumference of the gear.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.