Semi-Automatic Shotgun with Bottom Ejecting Port
OwnerWilliam Tharp, Jason Bourland +1inventors
InventorsWilliam Tharp, Jason Bourland, Nathan Hensley
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Abstract
A shell feeding system for a top loading shotgun in one embodiment includes a barrel, receiver, and a magazine. The magazine includes a cavity configured to receive a plurality of ammunition shells in stacked end-to-end relationship. The magazine is positioned above the barrel and extends forward from the receiver. A load gating and locking block engages and guide each shell in a feed pathway towards the lower part of the receiver for chambering. In one embodiment, the receiver and magazine may be formed as a unitary integral structure forming a single piece.
Claims11
A shotgun, the shotgun comprising:
- a barrel having a bore, wherein the bore forms a projectile pathway;
- a receiver supporting the barrel;
- a magazine positioned above the barrel and extending axially forward from the receiver:
- the magazine including a cavity configured to receive at least one ammunition shell and a top loading port for loading the at least one ammunition shell into the magazine;
- a bolt with a guide path, wherein the guide path has an ascending portion;
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- a load gate having a protrusion, wherein the protrusion moves along the guide path causing the load gate to open when the protrusion moves along the ascending portion, wherein as the bolt moves in a first direction the load gate rises to allow the at least one ammunition shell from the magazine to enter the receiver.
A shotgun, the shotgun comprising:
- a barrel having a bore, wherein the bore forms a projectile pathway;
- a receiver supporting the barrel;
- a magazine positioned above the barrel and extending axially forward from the receiver;
- the magazine including a cavity configured to receive at least one ammunition shell and a top loading port for loading the at least one ammunition shell into the magazine;
- a bolt;
- a locking block for preventing movement of the bolt when locked;
- at least one operation rod, wherein the operation rod contacts the locking block to unlock the locking block allowing movement of the bolt;
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- a load gate, wherein the load gate opens as the bolt moves in a first direction to allow at least one ammunition shell from the magazine to enter the receiver.
The shotgun of claim 10, further comprising a striker for striking the at least one ammunition shell in the receiver causing a projectile within the at least one ammunition shell to travel down the projectile pathway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.