Slide assembly quick release pin with arm extension
First Claim
1. A slide assembly for a firearm having a barrel and a frame, comprising:
- a casing comprised of a front casing, an internal recess and a rear casing, wherein the front casing extends from the internal recess to a distal end, and wherein the front casing further comprises a pair of apertures spaced above the frame;
a recoil assembly comprising a nose portion situated within the distal end of the front casing, wherein the nose portion of the recoil assembly comprises a bore aligned with the pair of apertures;
a pin fixedly locking the recoil assembly to the casing, wherein the pin is comprised of a pin body and a pin arm, wherein the pin arm is fixedly attached to an end of the pin body, wherein the pin body has a first longitudinal axis and the pin arm has a second longitudinal axis that is askew from the first longitudinal axis, wherein the pin body extends through the apertures and the bore, and wherein the pin arm abuts an exterior of the front casing; and
an external recess on the casing, wherein the external recess is proximal to at least one of the apertures in the front casing, and wherein the pin arm abuts the exterior of the front casing within the external recess.
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Abstract
A slide assembly quick release pin and arm that secure a recoil assembly within a slide. The pin is inserted through a pair of apertures in a front portion of the slide and through a bore in the nose portion of the recoil assembly aligned between the apertures. As the pin secures the recoil assembly within the slide an arm attached to the end of the pin rests in a recess, flush to the body of the slide in a locked orientation. The pin arm is rotated from a locked orientation within the recess in the assembled configuration to an unlocked orientation out of the recess before the firearm is disassembled. Additionally, the arm acts as a handle for grasping and rotating to provide a mechanical advantage when a user is removing or inserting the pin into the apertures and bore.
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20 Claims
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1. A slide assembly for a firearm having a barrel and a frame, comprising:
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a casing comprised of a front casing, an internal recess and a rear casing, wherein the front casing extends from the internal recess to a distal end, and wherein the front casing further comprises a pair of apertures spaced above the frame; a recoil assembly comprising a nose portion situated within the distal end of the front casing, wherein the nose portion of the recoil assembly comprises a bore aligned with the pair of apertures; a pin fixedly locking the recoil assembly to the casing, wherein the pin is comprised of a pin body and a pin arm, wherein the pin arm is fixedly attached to an end of the pin body, wherein the pin body has a first longitudinal axis and the pin arm has a second longitudinal axis that is askew from the first longitudinal axis, wherein the pin body extends through the apertures and the bore, and wherein the pin arm abuts an exterior of the front casing; and an external recess on the casing, wherein the external recess is proximal to at least one of the apertures in the front casing, and wherein the pin arm abuts the exterior of the front casing within the external recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A slide assembly for a firearm having a barrel and a frame, comprising:
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a casing comprised of a front casing, an internal recess and a rear casing, wherein the front casing extends from the internal recess to a distal end, and wherein the front casing further comprises a pair of apertures spaced above the frame, a slot, and a dimple in a sidewall of the front casing; a recoil assembly comprising a nose portion situated within the distal end of the front casing, wherein the nose portion of the recoil assembly comprises a bore aligned with the pair of apertures; a pin fixedly locking the recoil assembly to the casing, wherein the pin is comprised of a pin body and a pin arm, wherein the pin arm is fixedly attached to an end of the pin body, wherein the pin body has a first longitudinal axis and the pin arm has a second longitudinal axis that is askew from the first longitudinal axis, wherein the pin has a locked orientation with the pin arm abutting the sidewall of the front casing and the pin body extends through the apertures and the bore and an unlocked orientation in which the arm is rotated away from the sidewall of the front casing and the pin body slides outwardly from the apertures and the bore, wherein the pin arm is comprised of a locking lip, a detent, and a flexible center section between the locking hp and the detent, wherein the locking lip extends laterally away from the second longitudinal axis of the pin arm and is situated in the slot of the casing when the pin is in the locked orientation, wherein the detent is situated in the dimple of the sidewall in the front casing when the pin is in the locked orientation, and wherein the flexible center section forces the detent toward the dimple when the pin arm is situated in the slot of the casing. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A slide assembly for a firearm having a barrel and a frame, comprising:
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a casing comprised of a front casing, an internal recess and a rear casing, wherein the front casing extends from the internal recess to a distal end, and wherein the front casing further comprises a pair of apertures spaced above the frame and a slot in a sidewall of the front casing; a recoil assembly comprising a nose portion situated within the front casing, wherein the nose portion has a bore aligned with the pair of apertures; a pin fixedly locking the nose portion to the casing, wherein the pin is comprised of a pin body and a pin arm, wherein the pin arm is fixedly attached to an end of the pin body, wherein the pin body has a first longitudinal axis and the pin arm has a second longitudinal axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis, wherein the pin has a locked orientation with the pin arm aligned with and abutting the sidewall of the front casing with a portion of the pin arm situated within the slot and the pin body extends through the apertures and the bore, and wherein the pin has an unlocked orientation in which the arm is rotated away from the sidewall of the front casing disengages from the slot, and the pin body slides outwardly from the apertures and the bore. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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