| 摘要 |
<p>An improved charging handle for a firearm, specifically for automatic and semi- automatic rifles, where the charging handle is provided with operator engagement sides generally parallel to the long axis of the charging handle rod. In certain embodiments comprising a tactical latch, the latch mechanism comprises a non-pivoting pin for engagement with a detent on a firearm exterior surface and a biasing mechanism biasing the pin toward the elongate member, such that when the charging handle assembly is inserted fully into the firearm the pin engages the detent and is held in engagement by the biasing mechanism. In certain other embodiments comprising a tactical latch, the latch mechanism is rotationally secured to the handle portion and rotatable between a latched orientation and an unlatched orientation, the latch mechanism comprising a biasing mechanism biasing the latch mechanism in the latched orientation and an interface member actuatable for moving the latch mechanism between the latched orientation and the unlatched orientation, wherein the interface member is at an angle to the elongate member when the latch mechanism is in the latched orientation, and the interface member is generally parallel to the elongate member when the latch mechanism is in the unlatched orientation.</p> |
