Charging handle with cog and spring

• US 9,909,826 B2
• Filed: 10/04/2016
• Issued: 03/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/05/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bravo Company Mfg, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Bravo Company Mfg, Inc.
• Inventors: Kincel, Eric Stephen
• Primary Examiner(s): Clement, Michelle R
• Assistant Examiner(s): COCHRAN, BRIDGET A
• Application Number:
  US15/285,260
• Publication Number:
  US 20170023321A1
• Time in Patent Office: 518 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
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 35/06 Adaptation of guns to both right and left hand use

Abstract

A firearm comprising an upper receiver and a charging handle is disclosed. A charging handle is coupled to the upper receiver and comprises a handle assembly rotationally coupled to a main body about a first and a second pivot point. The handle assembly includes a first handle having an edge nearest the main body and a latch extending from the first handle parallel to the main body for interfacing with the upper receiver in a first position, a second handle having an edge nearest the main body, and a plunger interfacing with the edge of the first handle and the edge of the second handle, and a spring, such that when force is applied to either handle, the plunger is pushed into the main body and energy is transferred to the handles, moving the latch into a second position.

Claims

1. A firearm comprising:

an upper receiver; and

a charging handle comprising;

a T-shaped main body, wherein a top end of the main body includes a first arm and a second arm,

a handle assembly having a first handle and a second handle, wherein the first handle and the second handle cover the first arm and the second arm of the main body, the first handle being rotationally coupled around the first arm of the main body about a first pivot point and having a first edge nearest the main body containing a plurality of gear teeth, a second edge farthest from the main body, and a latch extending from the first handle parallel to the main body for interfacing with the upper receiver in a first position, the second handle being rotationally coupled around the second arm of the main body about a second pivot point and having a first edge nearest the main body and a second edge farthest from the main body, and

a plunger interfacing with the first edge of the first handle and the first edge of the second handle, wherein the plunger contains a plurality of cogs that interface with the plurality of gear teeth of the first edge of the first handle, and a spring bar connected at a first end to the first handle and at a second end to the second handle, the spring bar spanning across the first handle between the plurality of cogs of the plunger to the second handle, such that when force is applied to the first or second handle, tension from the spring bar is applied equally across the first handle and the second handle, and the plunger is pushed into the main body, wherein the latch is moved into a second position.

2. The firearm of claim 1, wherein the charging handle remains stationary on the firearm when the latch is in the first position.

3. The firearm of claim 1, wherein the charging handle is movable about the firearm when the latch is in the second position.

4. The firearm of claim 1, wherein the handle assembly includes a plurality of apertures to prevent debris from collecting on the handle assembly.

5. The firearm of claim 1, wherein the main body is coupled to the handle assembly by one or more pins.

6. A charging handle for a firearm, the charging handle comprising:

a T-shaped main body, wherein a top end of the main body includes a first arm and a second arm; and

a handle assembly rotationally coupled to the main body about a first pivot point and a second pivot point, wherein the handle assembly comprises;

a first handle and a second handle, wherein the first handle and the second handle cover the first arm and the second arm of the main body, the first handle being rotationally coupled around the first arm of the main body about the first pivot point and having a first edge nearest the main body, a second edge farthest from the main body, and a latch extending from the first handle parallel to the main body for interfacing with the upper receiver in a first position, the second handle being rotationally coupled around the second arm of the main body about the second pivot point and having a first edge nearest the main body and a second edge farthest from the main body, and a plunger interfacing with the first edge of the first handle and the first edge of the second handle, wherein the plunger contains a plurality of cogs that interface with a plurality of gear teeth of the first edge of the first handle, and a spring bar connected at a first end to the first handle and at a second end to the second handle, the spring bar spanning across the first handle between the plurality of cogs of the plunger to the second handle, such that when force is applied to the first or second handle, tension from the spring bar is applied equally across the first handle and the second handle, and the plunger is pushed into the main body, wherein the latch is moved into a second position.

7. The charging handle of claim 6, wherein the charging handle remains stationary on the firearm when the latch is in the first position.

8. The charging handle of claim 6, wherein the charging handle is movable about the firearm when the latch is in the second position.

9. The charging handle of claim 6, wherein the handle assembly includes a plurality of apertures to prevent debris from collecting on the handle assembly.

10. The charging handle of claim 6, wherein the main body is coupled to the handle assembly by one or more pins.