Safety mechanism for a rifle

• US 20070193101A1
• Filed: 03/07/2005
• Published: 08/23/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Israel Weapon Industries Limited (Elbit Systems Limited)
• Original Assignee: Israel Weapon Industries Limited (Elbit Systems Limited)
• Inventors: Shimi, Eitan
• Granted Patent: US 7,331,135 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 42/46
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 3/66 Breech housings or frames; Receivers

Abstract

A bolt locking housing (16) on a gun, behind the chamber (4) thereof, for receiving abolt (6) including an extractor (10) having an extractor hook that grips a corresponding extractor groove (21) of a cartridge (2) within said chamber (4), characterized by said bolt locking housing (16) being asymmetrically machined internally, such that there is provided at least a first protrusion (18) that becomes co-aligned with and serves to support head of extractor (10), when bolt (6) is fully closed and lugs (7) thereon are interlocked into bolt locking housing (16), thereby preventing deformation of casing of said cartridge (2) after detonation.

Claims

1. A bolt locking housing on a gun, behind the chamber thereof, for receiving a bolt including an extractor having an extractor hook that grips a corresponding extractor groove of a cartridge within said chamber;

characterized by said bolt locking housing being asymmetrically machined internally, such that there is provided at least a first protrusion that becomes co-aligned with and serves to support head of extractor, when bolt is fully closed and lugs thereon are interlocked into bolt locking housing, thereby preventing deformation of casing of said cartridge after detonation.