Patent ID: 9291414
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: F41A,F41C

Claim Text:
1. A gas-operated firearm comprising: a receiver; a barrel coupled to said receiver; a bolt carrier, configured to be received within said receiver, having a weighted buffer assembly secured thereto; a bolt; a return spring for resisting the rearward movement of said bolt carrier and for biasing said bolt carrier into battery; said bolt carrier including a front end where said bolt is rotatably mounted, a rear end defining an internal longitudinal opening where said weighted buffer assembly is housed, and a body portion extending therebetween, said weighted buffer assembly having a front portion, a rear portion and a connecting member extending therebetween, said rear portion of said weighted buffer assembly extends past the rear end of said bolt carrier, said connecting member is received within said internal longitudinal opening of said bolt carrier; said rear end of said bolt carrier defines a boss thereon having an outer diameter that is in contact with an interior portion of said receiver, the area extending between the back side of said boss and the rear end of said bolt carrier is smaller in diameter that an interior opening of said return spring, a portion of which is received thereon.