Patent ID: 9291411
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: F41A,F41C

Claim Text:
1. A firearm with tilting barrel-receiver assembly, the firearm comprising: a longitudinal axis; a frame; a barrel-receiver assembly pivotably supported by the frame, the barrel-receiver assembly angularly movable between a tilted open position and a closed position; and a latching mechanism disposed in the barrel-receiver assembly, the latching mechanism including a slide plate configured and operable to selectively engage or disengage the frame; the slide plate slideably movable between a locked position in which the barrel-receiver assembly is retained in the closed position, and an unlocked position in which the barrel-receiver assembly is movable to the open position:, and a vertically oriented latch pin mounted to the frame which is engaged or disengaged by the slide plate; wherein the latch pin includes a locking slot that is engaged or disengaged by the slide plate.