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US 5,806,226 AGranted
Bolt assembly for electronic firearm
AssigneeRemington Arms Company, Inc.
InventorsVincent B. Norton, James W. Ronkainen
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Abstract
Bolt assembly for use in a firearm for firing electrically activated ammunition.
Claims18
A bolt assembly for use in an electronic firearm, the firearm comprising a barrel having a chamber, a receiver, a stock, a safety, and a trigger assembly;
- the bolt assembly comprising a bolt body, and a moveable electrically conductive firing pin assembly within the bolt body, means for adjusting the firing pin assembly with respect to the bolt assembly, the bolt assembly having front and rear ends and being positioned within the receiver, behind and substantially aligned with the barrel, the bolt assembly adapted to convey a round of ammunition from the receiver to the chamber, to fire electrically activated ammunition, and to be moved rotationally and longitudinally within the receiver among at least the open, closed, and closed and locked positions, and wherein the firing pin is positioned to contact and remain in contact with a round of ammunition within the chamber when the bolt is in the closed and locked position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.