CHARGING HANDLE FOR A FIREARM WITH ANGLED LATCH

摘要

A charging handle having a base and a substantially perpendicularly-oriented cross-member. The cross-member is configured to be received longitudinally within an upper receiver for a firearm with the base being positioned fully forward of the upper receiver. The charging handle further includes a spring-biased charging handle latch that pivots about a fulcrum pin. The charging handle latch has an upper arm and a lower arm. The upper arm includes an angled surface that, when engaged, contacts an upper edge of a charging handle latch pocket within a side of the upper receiver. The lower arm is biased by a compression spring that is positioned within a bore of the base. When engaged, the angled surface of the upper arm is retained within the latch pocket of the upper receiver and creates an angle relative to an imaginary centerline of the charging handle cross-member.

主权项

1. A combination of a charging handle and an upper receiver of a firearm, wherein the upper receiver has a first end and a side, the combination comprising:
the charging handle including a base, a cross-member that is connected and substantially perpendicular to the base, and a charging latch that pivots about a fulcrum pin; the base including a spring bore with an end surface, said base further including a compression spring positioned within the spring bore, said compression spring having a first end and a second end with the second end of the compression spring abutting the end surface of the spring bore; the cross member being configured to be received lengthwise within the upper receiver such that the base is fully forward of the first end of the upper receiver; the charging handle latch including an upper arm and a lower arm; said upper arm having an angled latch surface that forms an angle relative to an imaginary center line of the cross-member, said lower arm being biased against the first end of the compression spring; and the upper receiver including a latch pocket with the side of the upper receiver wherein the latch pocket includes an upper edge; wherein the angled latch surface is configured to engage the upper edge of the latch pocket of the upper receiver.