Cartridge extractor

A firearm, comprising:

• a frame;
• a firing assembly situated within the frame;
• a barrel assembly connected to the frame and in operative communication with the firing assembly, wherein the barrel assembly is comprised of a barrel, a firing chamber, and a cavity, wherein the cavity is adjacent to and aligned with a longitudinal axis of the firing chamber and the barrel;
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• an extractor arm slidingly arranged within the cavity, wherein the extractor arm is comprised of a proximal end, an elongated section, and a distal end with a lateral projection, wherein the lateral projection extends toward the longitudinal axis of the firing chamber and the barrel, wherein the extractor arm has a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the elongated section extends past the open end of the cavity, wherein the extractor arm is constrained from rotating when in the retracted position, wherein the elongated section has at least one degree of rotational freedom in the cavity without bending when the extractor arm is in the extended position, and wherein the distal end and the lateral projection rotate away from the firing chamber when the extractor arm is in the extended position, wherein the extractor arm has a first thickness in an intermediate portion of the elongated section and a second thickness of the elongated section proximate to the distal end, wherein the second thickness is greater than the first thickness, wherein the second thickness fits within the cavil when the extractor arm is in its retracted position, and wherein the first thickness provides a space between the extractor arm and a wall of the cavity when the extractor arm is in its extended position to provide for the rotation of the extractor arm within the cavity in its extended position.

A firearm, comprising:

• a frame comprising a barrel latch, a barrel mount, and a handle;
• a firing assembly situated within the frame;
• a trigger assembly operatively connected to the frame and the firing assembly,
• a barrel assembly connected to the frame and in operative communication with the firing assembly, wherein the barrel assembly is comprised of a barrel, a firing chamber, a cavity, a pivot joint, a hook extending from the barrel, wherein the barrel and firing chamber are in operative communication with the firing assembly, and wherein the cavity is adjacent to and aligned with a longitudinal axis of the firing chamber and the barrel;
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• an extractor arm slidingly arranged within the cavity, wherein the extractor arm is comprised of a proximal end, an elongated section, and a distal end with a lateral projection, wherein the lateral projection extends toward the longitudinal axis of the firing chamber and the barrel, wherein the extractor arm has a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the elongated section extends past the open end of the cavity, wherein the extractor arm is constrained from rotating when in the retracted position, wherein the elongated section has at least one degree of rotational freedom in the cavity without bending when the extractor arm is in the extended position, and wherein the distal end and the lateral projection rotate away from the firing chamber when the extractor arm is in the extended position.

A firearm, comprising:

• a frame;
• a firing assembly situated within the frame;
• a barrel assembly connected to the frame and in operative communication with the firing assembly, wherein the barrel assembly is comprised of a barrel, a firing chamber, and a cavity, wherein the cavity is adjacent to and aligned with a longitudinal axis of the firing chamber and the barrel;
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• an extractor arm slidingly arranged within the cavity, wherein the extractor arm is comprised of a proximal end, an elongated section, and a distal end with a lateral projection, wherein the lateral projection extends toward the longitudinal axis of the firing chamber and the barrel, wherein the extractor arm has a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the elongated section extends past the open end of the cavity, wherein the extractor arm is constrained from rotating when in the retracted position, wherein the elongated section has at least one degree of rotational freedom in the cavity without bending when the extractor arm is in the extended position, wherein the distal end and the lateral projection rotate away from the firing chamber when the extractor arm is in the extended position, wherein a maximum travel distance of the extractor arm is less than a maximum diameter of the firing chamber, wherein the barrel assembly rotates between an open position and a closed position, wherein the extractor arm obliquely engages the frame as the barrel assembly rotates from the open position to the closed position, and wherein the frame forces the extractor arm from its extended position to its retracted position as the barrel assembly rotates from the open position to the closed position.