Automatic or semiautomatic rifle with folding clamshell buttstock
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1. An automatic or semiautomatic rifle, comprising:
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a receiver extension, secured to the receiver;
an action spring received within the receiver extension, the action spring cooperating with a bolt carrier for cycling the bolt carrier in the rifle, anda folding butt stock portion pivotally connected to the rifle at a distal end of the receiver extension with respect to the receiver, wherein the folding butt stock portion is capable of movement from a first position extending rearwardly from the distal end of the receiver extension to a second position wherein the folding butt stock portion extends forwardly from the distal end of the receiver extension, wherein the folding butt stock portion comprises a butt stock slidably mounted to an extension for movement between an extended position wherein the folding butt stock has a first length and an unextended position wherein the folding butt stock has a second length the second length being less than the first length, wherein the extension is pivotally secured the rifle by a coupling.
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Abstract
An automatic or semiautomatic blackrifle type rifle having a receiver and a bolt carrier movably coupled to the receiver. An action system is connected to the bolt carrier for cycling the bolt carrier in the receiver. A folding butt stock is connected to the receiver, the folding butt stock being both foldable and collapsible.
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1. An automatic or semiautomatic rifle, comprising:
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a receiver; a receiver extension, secured to the receiver; an action spring received within the receiver extension, the action spring cooperating with a bolt carrier for cycling the bolt carrier in the rifle, and a folding butt stock portion pivotally connected to the rifle at a distal end of the receiver extension with respect to the receiver, wherein the folding butt stock portion is capable of movement from a first position extending rearwardly from the distal end of the receiver extension to a second position wherein the folding butt stock portion extends forwardly from the distal end of the receiver extension, wherein the folding butt stock portion comprises a butt stock slidably mounted to an extension for movement between an extended position wherein the folding butt stock has a first length and an unextended position wherein the folding butt stock has a second length the second length being less than the first length, wherein the extension is pivotally secured the rifle by a coupling. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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2. An automatic or semiautomatic rifle, comprising:
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a receiver; a receiver extension, secured to the receiver; an action spring received within the receiver extension, the action spring cooperating with a bolt carrier for cycling the bolt carrier in the rifle, and a folding butt stock portion pivotally connected to the rifle at a distal end of the receiver extension with respect to the receiver, wherein the folding butt stock portion is capable of movement from a first position extending rearwardly from the distal end of the receiver extension to a second position wherein the folding butt stock portion extends forwardly from the distal end of the receiver extension, wherein the folding butt stock portion has an axis that is aligned with an axis of the receiver extension when the folding butt stock portion is in the first position, and wherein the axis of the folding butt stock portion is parallel with the axis of the receiver extension.
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4. An automatic or semiautomatic rifle, comprising:
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a receiver; a receiver extension, secured to the receiver; an action spring received within the receiver extension, the action spring cooperating with a bolt carrier, and a folding stock connected to the receiver, the folding stock having a first butt stock portion and a second butt stock portion, wherein the first butt stock portion folds about a first axis at a distal end of the receiver extension with respect to the receiver, and wherein the second butt stock portion folds about a second axis proximate to a distal end of the first butt stock portion. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A folding butt stock for a rifle, comprising:
a folding butt stock portion pivotally connected to the rifle at a distal end of a receiver extension with respect to a receiver of the rifle, wherein the folding butt stock portion is capable of movement from a first position extending rearwardly from the distal end of the receiver extension to a second position wherein the folding butt stock portion extends forwardly from the distal end of the receiver extension, wherein the folding butt stock portion comprises a butt stock slidably mounted to an extension for movement between an extended position wherein the folding butt stock has a first length and an unextended position wherein the folding butt stock has a second length the second length being less than the first length, wherein the extension is pivotally secured the rifle by a coupling, wherein the folding butt stock portion further comprises a butt portion pivotally mounted to the folding butt stock for movement between a first position wherein the butt portion is parallel to the axis of the folding butt stock portion and a second position wherein the butt portion is orthogonal to the axis of the folding butt stock portion.
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