Charging handle accessory for firearm
First Claim
1. A firearm accessory that assists in relocating the position of a charging handle of a firearm, the firearm having a barrel, butt stock, top rail, charging handle with a latch and a bolt catch/release and biased spring mechanism on either bilateral side of the firearm, the firearm accessory comprising:
- a. a mounting clamp attached to the rear of the top rail of the firearm;
b. a collar offset extending from the mounting clamp on the side of the firearm on which the bolt catch/release is located;
c. a shaft that is slidably mounted on the collar so that the shaft can slide along the longitudinal axis of the fireman, the shaft having a forward end towards the barrel of the firearm and a rear end towards the buttstock of the firearm;
d. a handle at the forward end of the shaft for slidably moving the firearm accessory and the shaft handle between forward and rearward positions; and
e. a slot at the rear end of the shaft that receives and holds the charging handle of the firearm and whereby the slot receives and holds the charging handle without fixed attachment between the slot and charging handle;
whereby, the slot is positioned in relation to the charging handle so that, in operation, a user of the firearm accessory, with a forward hand, pulls rearward on the handle of the shaft of the firearm accessory at the forward position of the shaft handle to depress and open the latch of the charging handle of the firearm and thereby push the charging handle of the firearm rearward; and
whereby the user pushes the shaft handle of the firearm accessory forward from the rearward position of the shaft handle to cause the shaft to pull the charging handle of the firearm into a closed and latched position.
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Abstract
An externally mounted firearm accessory and a method of operating the accessory. The firearm accessory includes a mounting clamp and a collar offset extending from the mounting clamp on the side of the firearm on which the bolt catch/release is located, a shaft that is slidably mounted on the collar, a handle at the forward end of the shaft, and a slot at the rear end of the shaft that receives and holds the charging handle of the firearm accessory. The slot is positioned in relation to the charging handle so that, in operation, a user of the firearm accessory pulls rearward on the handle of the shaft of the firearm accessory to push the charging handle rearward and, thereby, depress and open the latch of the charging handle of the firearm. At this point, the user can then push the handle of the firearm accessory forward to pull the charging handle of the firearm into a closed and latched position. A biased spring mechanism associated with the charging handle can also act to push the charging handle forward.
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17 Claims
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1. A firearm accessory that assists in relocating the position of a charging handle of a firearm, the firearm having a barrel, butt stock, top rail, charging handle with a latch and a bolt catch/release and biased spring mechanism on either bilateral side of the firearm, the firearm accessory comprising:
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a. a mounting clamp attached to the rear of the top rail of the firearm; b. a collar offset extending from the mounting clamp on the side of the firearm on which the bolt catch/release is located; c. a shaft that is slidably mounted on the collar so that the shaft can slide along the longitudinal axis of the fireman, the shaft having a forward end towards the barrel of the firearm and a rear end towards the buttstock of the firearm; d. a handle at the forward end of the shaft for slidably moving the firearm accessory and the shaft handle between forward and rearward positions; and e. a slot at the rear end of the shaft that receives and holds the charging handle of the firearm and whereby the slot receives and holds the charging handle without fixed attachment between the slot and charging handle; whereby, the slot is positioned in relation to the charging handle so that, in operation, a user of the firearm accessory, with a forward hand, pulls rearward on the handle of the shaft of the firearm accessory at the forward position of the shaft handle to depress and open the latch of the charging handle of the firearm and thereby push the charging handle of the firearm rearward; and whereby the user pushes the shaft handle of the firearm accessory forward from the rearward position of the shaft handle to cause the shaft to pull the charging handle of the firearm into a closed and latched position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of using a charging handle accessory for a firearm, the firearm having a barrel, buttstock, top rail, foregrip, charging handle with a latch and a bolt catch/release and a biased spring mechanism on either bilateral side of the firearm, and the firearm accessory comprising:
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a. a mounting clamp attached to the rear of the top rail of the firearm; b. a collar offset extending from the mounting clamp on the side of the firearm on which the bolt catch/release is located; c. a shaft that is slidably mounted on the collar so that the shaft can slide along the longitudinal axis of the fireman, the shaft having a forward end towards the barrel of the firearm and a rear end towards the butt stock of the firearm; d. a handle at the forward end of the shaft for slidably moving the firearm accessory between forward and rearward positions; and e. a slot at the rear end of the shaft that receives and holds the charging handle of the firearm accessory; whereby the user of the firearm accessory engages the firearm accessory at the forward position of the accessory and pulls the handle of the shaft in a rearward motion towards the butt stock of the firearm so that the rear slot on the shaft acts to depress and open the latch of the charging handle and push the charging handle of the rifle rearward, and, once the charging handle reaches an end point of rearward movement, the user releases the handle of the shaft and the biased spring mechanism in the charging handle pushes the charging handle and shaft forward and the charging handle returns to a close and latched position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of using a charging handle accessory for a firearm, the firearm having a barrel, buttstock, top rail, foregrip, charging handle with a latch and a bolt catch/release and a biased spring mechanism on either bilateral side of the firearm, and the firearm accessory comprising:
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a. a mounting clamp attached to the rear of the top rail of the firearm; b. a collar offset extending from the mounting clamp on the side of the firearm on which the bolt catch/release is located; c. a shaft that is slidably mounted on the collar so that the shaft can slide along the longitudinal axis of the fireman, the shaft having a forward end towards the barrel of the firearm and a rear end towards the buttstock of the firearm; d. a handle at the forward end of the shaft for slidably moving the firearm accessory and shaft handle between forward and rearward positions; and e. a slot at the rear end of the shaft that receives and holds the charging handle of the firearm accessory; whereby the user of the firearm accessory engages the firearm accessory at the forward position of the accessory and pulls the handle of the shaft in a rearward motion towards the butt stock of the firearm so that the rear slot on the shaft depresses and open the charging handle latch and pushes the charging handle of the rifle rearward to depress and open the latch of the charging handle of the firearm and push the charging handle of the firearm rearward, and, once the charging handle reaches an end point of rearward movement, the user pushes the handle of the firearm accessory forward to pull the charging handle of the firearm into a closed and latched position. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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