Patent ID: 11946714
Assignee: SPRINGFIELD, INC.
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A bolt assembly comprising:
a bolt body including opposing sidewalls and a bolt cavity defined between said opposing sidewalls with a firing pin axis extending through said bolt cavity, wherein a handle opening is defined by said bolt body and extends along a direction transverse to said firing pin axis;
a bolt handle including a knob portion and a body portion, wherein said body portion is positioned in said handle opening of said bolt body, wherein a handle aperture is defined through said body portion;
a bolt shroud including a bolt shroud tang positioned in said bolt cavity and extending at least partially through the handle aperture; and
a clip extending, transverse to said firing pin axis into said bolt body, wherein said clip defines a clip aperture having a cross-sectional dimension and wherein said clip aperture is configured to receive said bolt shroud, and wherein said clip contacts said bolt shroud;
wherein said clip resists removal of the bolt shroud tang from the handle aperture of the body portion of the bolt handle; and
wherein said bolt shroud tang is removable from the handle aperture when said clip is removed from the bolt shroud and/or bolt body.