Ambidextrous charging handle
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1. A charging handle for moving a bolt carrier of a firearm, said charging handle comprising:
- a base;
a latch movably mounted on said base, said latch having a contact surface movable into and out of engagement with said firearm upon motion of said latch;
a cam follower mounted on said latch;
a link movably mounted directly on said base;
a cam mounted on said link and engaging said cam follower;
a grip attached to said link;
a guide body mounted directly on said base in spaced relation to said link, said cam engaging said guide body upon motion of said latch for maintaining said cam engaged with said cam follower;
whereinmanual pulling of said grip moves said cam, said cam follower following said cam thereby moving said latch contact surface out of engagement with said firearm.
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Abstract
A charging handle for a rifle has a grip that is pivotable and slidable on a base connected to a bolt carrier through a rod. A latch mounted on the base engages the receiver of the rifle. The latch is pivotable on the base to release the charging handle from the receiver when cocking the bolt carrier. Pivoting of the latch is effected through a cam attached to the grip. The cam contacts a cam follower on the latch. Both pivoting and sliding motion of the grip relative to the base pivot the latch to effect release of the charging handle from the receiver.
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38 Claims
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1. A charging handle for moving a bolt carrier of a firearm, said charging handle comprising:
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a base; a latch movably mounted on said base, said latch having a contact surface movable into and out of engagement with said firearm upon motion of said latch; a cam follower mounted on said latch; a link movably mounted directly on said base; a cam mounted on said link and engaging said cam follower; a grip attached to said link; a guide body mounted directly on said base in spaced relation to said link, said cam engaging said guide body upon motion of said latch for maintaining said cam engaged with said cam follower;
whereinmanual pulling of said grip moves said cam, said cam follower following said cam thereby moving said latch contact surface out of engagement with said firearm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A charging handle for moving a bolt carrier of a firearm, said charging handle comprising:
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a base; a latch pivotably mounted on said base about a pivot axis, said latch having a contact surface movable into and out of engagement with said firearm upon pivoting of said latch; a plunger movably mounted on said base, said plunger engaging said latch; a spring acting between said base and said plunger, said spring biasing said plunger toward said latch for biasing said latch contact surface into engagement with said firearm; a cam follower mounted on said latch; a link slidably mounted directly on said base; a cam mounted on said link and engaging said cam follower; a grip attached to said link; a guide body mounted directly on said base in spaced relation to said link, said cam engaging said guide body upon motion of said latch for maintaining said cam engaged with said cam follower;
whereinmanual pulling of said grip moves said cam, said cam follower following said cam thereby moving said latch contact surface out of engagement with said firearm. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A firearm comprising:
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a bolt carrier; a rod having a first end engageable with said bolt carrier and a second end; a charging handle comprising; a base attached to said second end of said rod; a latch movably mounted on said base, said latch having a contact surface movable into and out of engagement with said firearm upon motion of said latch; a cam follower mounted on said latch; a link movably mounted directly on said base; a cam mounted on said link and engaging said cam follower; a grip attached to said link; a guide body mounted directly on said base in spaced relation to said link, said cam engaging said guide body upon motion of said latch for maintaining said cam engaged with said cam follower;
whereinmanual pulling of said grip moves said cam, said cam follower following said cam thereby moving said latch contact surface out of engagement with said firearm. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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