Ambidextrous bolt stop
AssigneeSmith & Wesson Corp.
InventorDavid S. Findlay
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Abstract
An ambidextrous bolt stop for use with a firearm generally includes a first bolt stop element having a bolt stop finger and a first release lever operatively connected to a left side of a receiver of the firearm and a second bolt stop element having a second release lever operatively connected to a right side of the firearm. The second bolt stop element engages the first bolt stop element via a yoke and pin type configuration interior to the receiver of the firearm. The first and second release levers include first and second buttons located exterior to the receiver on respective sides thereof to actuate the bolt stop.
Claims16
An ambidextrous bolt stop for a firearm having a receiver, a barrel, a bolt and a magazine well for accepting a magazine, said bolt stop comprising:
- a first bolt stop element operatively connected to a first side of said receiver, said first bolt stop element including a bolt stop finger in communication with said magazine well and a first release lever integral to a said bolt stop finger;
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- a second bolt stop element operatively connected to a second side of said receiver, said second bolt stop element including a second release lever, said second release lever engaging said first release lever through a yoke and pin connection for effecting mutual rotation of said first and second bolt stop elements relative to said receiver.
A firearm having an ambidextrous bolt stop, comprising:
- a receiver;
- a barrel;
- a bolt;
- a magazine well formed in said receiver;
- a first bolt stop element operatively connected to a first side of said receiver, said first bolt stop element including a bolt stop finger in communication with said magazine well and a first release lever integral to a said bolt stop finger;
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- a second bolt stop element operatively connected to a second side of said receiver, said second bolt stop element including a second release lever, said second release lever engaging said first release lever through a yoke and pin connection for effecting mutual rotation of said first and second bolt stop elements relative to said receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.