Patent ID: 9612075
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: F41A

Claim:
1. A dust cover for a firearm, comprising: a panel; and a first extension and a longitudinally spaced-apart second extension, each of the first extension and the second extension configured to translate in a longitudinal direction relative to the panel, the first extension and the second extension extending from the panel and configured for engaging with the firearm to selectively secure the panel to the firearm, the panel being pivotable about the first extension and the second extension to define a pivot point for pivoting the panel from a first position that encloses an opening of the firearm and a second position in which the opening is not enclosed, a first post extending generally at a right angle from the first extension through a first slot defined in the panel and translatable with rotation of the panel such that rotation of the panel imparts a corresponding rotation to the first post that imparts a corresponding rotation of the first extension, wherein the first post engages terminally each end of the first slot when the first extension is translated along the longitudinal direction to thereby limit total translation of the first extension to maintain the first extension relative to the panel; a second post extending generally at a right angle from the second extension through a second slot defined in the panel and translatable with rotation of the panel such that rotation of the panel imparts a corresponding rotation to the second post that imparts a corresponding rotation of the first extension, wherein the second post terminally engages each end of the second slot when the second extension is translated along the longitudinal direction to thereby limit total translation of the second extension to maintain the second extension relative to the panel; wherein respective ends of the first post and the second post extend into a cavity of the firearm when the panel is closed against the firearm such that the first post and the second post cannot be gripped by a user when the panel is closed against the firearm and extend away from the firearm when the panel is pivoted about the pivot point to expose the cavity of the firearm, wherein the first extension and the second extension are retractable through translation relative to the panel to thereby allow for the selective engagement of the dust cover to the firearm by squeezing movement of the first post and the second post that imparts translation to the respective first extension and the second extension such that the panel can be removed without tools and translated away from the firearm at a right angle relative to a length of the firearm.