SIDE CHARGER FOR A WEAPON

• US 20180202732A1
• Filed: 01/16/2018
• Published: 07/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/16/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Peppermill Design LLC
• Original Assignee: Gibbens Engineering Group, LLC
• Inventors: Gibbens, Kevin W., Gibbens, David W.
• Granted Patent: US 10,345,059 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 3/66 Breech housings or frames; Receivers
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 3/72 Operating handles or levers; Mounting thereof in breech-blocks or bolts F41C7/02, F41C7/06 take precedence

Abstract

An upper receiver assembly for an AR style rifle is provided. The upper receiver assembly includes an upper receiver body with a channel formed in a side of the body. Further, the assembly includes a bolt carrier operatively coupled within the upper receiver body. A bolt is coupled within the bolt carrier, wherein a cam pin is coupled to the bolt and extends through an aperture of the bolt carrier. The assembly also includes a side charger having a charging handle that extends through the channel of the upper receiver body. The side charger also includes a bolt carrier engagement member. The bolt carrier engagement member engages the bolt carrier and moves the cam pin in response to pulling the charging handle toward the butt stock of the weapon. This results in charging the rifle.

Claims

1. A side charger for use with an upper receiver assembly for an AR style rifle, the side charger comprising:

a charging handle that extends through a channel of an upper receiver body;

a bolt carrier engagement member, wherein the bolt carrier engagement member engages the bolt carrier and moves the bolt carrier in response to pulling the charging handle toward the butt stock of the weapon; and

a locking device for releasably locking the side charger in a forward position during firing and other operation of the firearm.

2. An AR style rifle comprising:

a lower receiver;

a butt stock coupled to the lower receiver;

a trigger operatively coupled within the lower receiver;

a magazine removeably coupled to the lower receiver for holding ammunition; and

an upper receiver assembly coupled to the lower receiver and a barrel, wherein the upper receiver assembly comprises;

an upper receiver body with a channel formed in a side of the body;

a bolt carrier operatively coupled within the upper receiver body;

a bolt coupled within the bolt carrier; and

a side charger comprising;

a charging handle that extends through a channel of an upper receiver body;

a bolt carrier engagement member, wherein the bolt carrier engagement member engages the bolt carrier and moves the bolt carrier in response to pulling the charging handle toward the butt stock of the weapon; and

a locking device for releasably locking the side charger in a forward position during firing and other operation of the firearm.