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US 9,810,494 B1Granted
Charging handle for a firearm
OwnerGeorge Huanginventor
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Abstract
A charging handle having a charging handle body having at least one handle recess formed within the charging handle body; a lever element having at least one lever recess formed in a portion of the lever element, wherein at least a portion of the lever element is slidable within at least a portion of the handle recess; and a latch element having a latch protrusion extending from at least a portion of the latch element, wherein the latch protrusion is formed so as to interact with at least a portion of the lever recess such that movement of the lever element relative to a longitudinal axis of the charging handle produces lateral translational movement of the latch element relative to the charging handle body.
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A charging handle for a firearm, comprising:
- a charging handle body having at least one handle recess formed within said charging handle body;
- a lever element having at least one lever recess formed in a portion of said lever element, wherein at least a portion of said lever element is slidable within at least a portion of said handle recess;
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- a latch element having a latch protrusion extending from at least a portion of said latch element, wherein said latch protrusion is formed so as to interact with at least a portion of said lever recess such that movement of said lever element relative to a longitudinal axis of said charging handle produces lateral translational movement of said latch element relative to said charging handle body.
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A charging handle for a firearm, comprising:
- a charging handle body having a handle recess formed within at least a portion of said charging handle body, wherein said handle recess includes at least one elongate handle channel formed through at least a portion of a wall forming said handle recess;
- a lever element having a lever recess formed in said lever element, wherein an elongate lever channel is formed through a portion of said lever element, perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said lever element, and wherein at least a portion of said lever element is slidable within at least a portion of said handle recess such that at least a portion of a slide protrusion is positioned within at least a portion of said elongate handle channel;
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- a latch element having a latch protrusion formed proximate a second portion of said latch element, wherein at least a portion of said latch protrusion is formed so as to interact with at least a portion of said lever recess such that movement of said lever element along said longitudinal axis of said charging handle produces lateral movement of said latch element relative to said charging handle.
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A charging handle for a firearm, comprising:
- a charging handle body including an elongate portion of material extending along a longitudinal axis to a bolt engagement element, wherein said charging handle body includes a handle recess formed within a portion of said charging handle body, and wherein said handle recess includes a slide protrusion extending within at least a portion of said handle recess;
- a latch element, wherein a primary latch protrusion extends from a portion of said latch element and wherein a secondary latch protrusion extends from a portion of said latch element;
- a first lever element, wherein said first lever element extends from a latch engagement portion to a finger engagement portion;
- wherein a slide pin aperture is formed through said latch engagement portion, such that when said slide pin aperture interacts with said slide protrusion, said first lever element is pivotable from a locked position to an unlocked position, and wherein said first lever element includes a camming surface formed so as to interact with said secondary latch protrusion of said latch element such that rotation of said first lever element about said slide protrusion produces lateral movement of said latch element relative to said longitudinal axis of said charging handle;
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- a second lever element, wherein said second lever element extends from a latch engagement portion to a finger engagement portion, wherein a slide pin aperture is formed through said latch engagement portion, such that when said slide pin aperture interacts with said slide protrusion, said second lever element is pivotable from a locked position to an unlocked position, wherein said second lever element includes a lever recess formed so as to interact with said primary latch protrusion of said latch element, and wherein said primary latch protrusion is formed so as to interact with said lever recess of said second lever element such that rotation of said second lever element about said slide protrusion produces lateral movement of said latch element relative to said longitudinal axis of said charging handle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.