Charging handle engagement with carrier key of firearm

摘要

Firearms that pull back the carrier using a charging handle and carriers and charging handles for firearms. In various embodiments, the charging handle engages the carrier at a gas key or tab thereon. In some embodiments, the charging handle has a bridge or engagement face located between a rearward end and a forward end of the charging handle. In particular embodiments, the bridge extends from a left wall to a right wall of the charging handle. In some embodiments, the bridge, the left wall, the right wall, and a top wall are all one piece and a stem of the charging handle has an open bottom between the left and right walls. In various embodiments, the bridge does not extend below the left or right wall, the tab on the gas key extends upward between the left and right walls to engage the bridge on the charging handle, or both.

主权项

1. A firearm comprising a charging handle and a carrier having a gas key wherein:
the charging handle engages the carrier at the gas key; the charging handle comprises a stem comprising a left wall, a right wall, and a bridge that extends from the left wall to the right wall; the bridge engages the gas key; the bridge does not extend below the left wall; and the bridge does not extend below the right wall.