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

Claim 10:
11. A method of assembling a bolt assembly for a firearm, comprising:
inserting a bolt handle into a handle opening defined by a bolt body, the bolt body having a bolt cavity defined between opposing sidewalls and a firing pin axis extending through said bolt cavity;
inserting a portion of a bolt shroud into said bolt cavity and through an aperture defined by a portion of said bolt handle positioned within said bolt cavity; and
inserting a clip into said bolt cavity;
wherein said clip defines a clip aperture that receives said bolt shroud, and wherein said clip resists removal of the bolt shroud from the bolt cavity; and
wherein said bolt shroud resists removal of the bolt handle from the handle opening of the bolt body.