Patent ID: 9482479
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: F41A

Claim Text:
1. A charging handle for a firearm having a receiver, said charging handle comprising: a generally elongated rod having a top surface, side surfaces, and a bottom surface; a front end and a rear end, said rear end having at least a portion thereof adapted to extend outside of said receiver and being shaped, sized, and adapted to be gripped at an engagement surface by a hand or a finger of a shooter wherein said rear portion comprises: a top channel on the top surface at the rear end of the charging handle and a bottom channel on the bottom surface of the rear end of the charging handle for redirecting gases traveling along the top and bottom surfaces away from the firearm; and at least one flexible tab located between the top and bottom surfaces, on the side surface, wherein said flexible tab is adapted to flex inward such that the elongated rod is slidably movable within a firearm receiver, wherein the charging handle engages the receiver through the flexible tab.