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Granted Patent B2
US 12,276,472 · App. 18/497,098 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Shotgun breech release

Inventors: Travis W. Whitney (Brookings, OR); Charles Twigg (Houston, TX); Dennis Lam (Katy, TX); David Ostrosky (Katy, TX)
Assignee: XISICO USA, Inc
F41A3/72F41A11/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,276,472
App. No.
18/497,098
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A breech release for a shotgun includes a push button, a return spring, a spring retainer, a threaded steel rod, and a release slide. the return spring is located between the push button and spring retainer. when the breech release engages with a breech, the breech release bisects an outer breech which hinged an inner breech, holding the breech closed in its default position. When the button is depressed, the button moves the slide out of the inner breech, allowing the breech to open.

Claims (12)

1. A breech release for a shotgun comprising:

a push button,

a spring retainer,

a return spring located between the push button and spring retainer,

a release slide;

a threaded steel rod passing through the return spring and the spring retainer to connect the push button and the release slide;

wherein the breech release engages a breech external portion and a breech internal portion of a breech between the spring retainer and the release slide.

2. The breech release of claim 1 , wherein the release slide has a stepped cylindrical bolted structure.

3. The breech release of claim 1 , wherein the spring retainer has a stepped cylindrical structure.

4. The breech release of claim 1 , wherein the return spring biases the slide which bisects the breech external portion hinged the breech internal portion, holding the breech closed in its default position.

5. The breech release of claim 1 , when the push button is depressed, the push button moves the release slide out of the breech internal portion, allowing the breech to open.

6. The breech release of claim 5 , wherein the breech is open, a magazine is to be released for a shotgun.

Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63382321 · Nov 4, 2022
Related Publication 20240151482A1 · May 9, 2024
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