Barrel and receiver assembly
AssigneeRemington Arms Company, Inc.
InventorMichael D. Keeney
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Abstract
A barrel and receiver assembly providing an improved means of connecting the barrel assembly to the receiver wherein the improved means of connecting the barrel assembly to the receiver comprises a wedge that imparts a force in a direction perpendicular to the barrel, and a means for attaching the barrel assembly to the receiver that imparts a force in a direction parallel to the barrel, and wherein the combination imparts a bi-directional force to the barrel assembly.
Claims18
In a firearm having a barrel assembly and a receiver, each having front and rear ends, wherein the front end of the receiver is adapted to mate with the rear end of the barrel assembly, and the barrel assembly comprises a barrel and a barrel extension,
- an improved means for attaching the barrel assembly to the receiver, comprising
- at least one retaining means in the front end of the receiver adapted to interact with the barrel assembly to establish a position for the barrel assembly with respect to the receiver;
- at least one first cam surface in the front end of the receiver;
- a wedge having at least one second cam surface adapted to interact with the first cam surface of the receiver, the wedge further comprising a mating surface adapted to interact with the barrel, and
- attachment means adapted to connect the wedge to at least one element selected from the group consisting of the barrel assembly and the receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.