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Granted Patent B2
US 12,085,353 · App. 17/376,967 · Granted Sep 10, 2024

Firearm

Inventors: Paul T. Noonan (Boise, ID); Aaron Neal Trout (Boise, ID)
Assignee: F.M. Products Inc
F41A3/72F41A3/66F41A5/18F41A5/30F41C23/16F41G11/003
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Patent No.
US 12,085,353
App. No.
17/376,967
Granted
Sep 10, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An upper receiver is disclosed. The firearm contains a bolt carrier assembly positioned within the upper receiver, a recoil spring guide rod, wherein the bolt carrier assembly is configured to slide along the recoil spring guide rod between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a first recoil spring, wherein the recoil spring guide rod is positioned within the first recoil spring.

Claims (18)

1. An upper receiver comprising:

a bolt carrier assembly positioned within the upper receiver;

a recoil spring guide rod, wherein the bolt carrier assembly is configured to slide along the recoil spring guide rod between a locked position and an unlocked position;

a first recoil spring, wherein the recoil spring guide rod is positioned within the first recoil spring; and

a second recoil spring, wherein the recoil spring guide rod is positioned within the second recoil spring, wherein the first recoil spring is at least partially positioned within the second recoil spring.

2. The upper receiver of claim 1 , wherein the first recoil spring is wound in a first direction and the second recoil spring is wound in a second direction.

3. The upper receiver of claim 2 , wherein the first direction is opposite the second direction.

4. The upper receiver of claim 1 , wherein the bolt carrier assembly comprises a carrier key, wherein the first recoil spring is at least partially positioned within an aperture in the carrier key.

5. The upper receiver of claim 1 , wherein the recoil spring guide rod comprises a first section, a second section, a third section, a fourth section, and a fifth section; wherein the first section comprises a smallest diameter along the recoil spring guide rod; wherein the second section comprises diameter that is larger than the diameter of the first section; wherein the third section comprises diameter that is larger than the diameter of the second section; wherein the fourth section comprises diameter that is at least equal to the diameter of the third section; wherein the fifth section comprises diameter that is larger than the diameter of fourth section.

6. The upper receiver of claim 5 , wherein the first recoil spring is positioned along the first section and the second section of the recoil spring guide rod.

7. The upper receiver of claim 5 , wherein an inner diameter of the first recoil spring is less than the diameter of the third section of the recoil spring guide rod.

8. The upper receiver of claim 5 , wherein an inner diameter of the second recoil spring is less than the diameter of the fifth section of the recoil spring guide rod.

9. The upper receiver of claim 1 further comprising a charging handle positioned away from a rear of the upper receiver.

10. The upper receiver of claim 1 further comprising a charging handle positioned away from the upper receiver.

11. The upper receiver of claim 1 , wherein the bolt carrier assembly comprises a carrier key, wherein the carrier key comprises a through aperture configured to accommodate the recoil spring guide rod and a portion of the first recoil spring.

12. The upper receiver of claim 11 , wherein the through aperture is stepped hole.

13. The upper receiver of claim 11 , wherein an outer diameter of the second recoil spring is larger than the diameter of the through aperture.

14. The upper receiver of claim 13 , wherein an outer diameter of the first recoil spring is smaller than the diameter of the through aperture.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2021
From: NOONAN, PAUL T.; TROUT, AARON NEAL
To: F.M. PRODUCTS INC
Reel/Frame 056870/0675 →
Continuity (6)
Continuation In Part 17186974 · Feb 26, 2021
Continuation In Part 16433941 · Jun 6, 2019
Continuation 15863856 · Jan 5, 2018
Provisional Application 63119773 · Dec 1, 2020
Provisional Application 62443173 · Jan 6, 2017
Related Publication 20220146219A1 · May 12, 2022
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