Charging handle and upper receiver assembly for a firearm
AssigneeQ, LLC
InventorsEthan Lessard, Mitch Brusie, Nicholas Schafer
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Abstract
A charging handle assembly for a firearm may include a charging handle body including a handle portion and a shaft portion, a first actuation wing rotatably coupled to the handle portion and configured to rotate about a first rotational axis between a first position and a second position, and a biasing mechanism engaging the first actuation wing and biasing the first actuation wing to the first position. The first actuation wing may include a latch configured to selectively engage an upper receiver assembly of the firearm, and the first actuation wing may have a center of mass disposed along the first rotational axis.
Claims20
An upper receiver assembly for a firearm, the upper receiver assembly comprising:
- an upper receiver body;
- an opening configured to selectively receive a portion of a latch of a charging handle assembly;
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- a bumper coupled to the upper receiver body and configured to bias the charging handle assembly away from the upper receiver body when the portion of the latch is received within the opening.
A firearm comprising:
- a lower assembly coupled to the upper receiver assembly;
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- an upper receiver assembly configured to be removably coupled to the lower assembly, the upper receiver assembly comprising:
- an upper receiver body;
- an opening configured to selectively receive a portion of a latch of a charging handle assembly;
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- a bumper coupled to the upper receiver body and configured to bias the charging handle assembly rearward relative to the upper receiver body when the portion of the latch is received within the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.