Patent ID: 9423195
Filing Date: 2016-08-23
CPC Classification: F41A

Claim Text:
1. A charging handle for a firearm, the charging handle comprising: a hand pull at a proximal portion of said charging handle; an elongate body that extends distally away from said hand pull toward a distal portion of said charging handle; a latch configured to selectively latch said charging handle in a forward position on the firearm; a latch release configured to actuate said latch to release said charging handle from the forward position on the firearm enabling said charging handle to be pulled rearward in relation to the firearm from the forward position; a first abutment positioned on a distal portion of said elongate body and that faces proximally toward said hand pull when said charging handle is assembled to the firearm with said latch release on a left-hand side of the firearm, defining a first position of the charging handle; and a second abutment positioned on said distal portion of said elongate body and that faces proximally toward said hand pull when said charging handle is assembled to the firearm with said latch release positioned on a right-hand side of the firearm, defining a second position of the charging handle, wherein the first position of the charging handle and the second position of the charging handle are separated by a 180° rotation of the charging handle and the first abutment and the second abutment are each configured to interact with a feature of a bolt group of the firearm.