Patent ID: 9746263
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: F41A,G01N

Claim:
1. A left side charging handle system for a firearm, comprising: a) a charging handle receiver including an elongated body having a forward end, a rearward end, a body length extending from said forward end to said rear end, a left side, a right side opposite said left side, a top surface, a bottom surface opposite said top surface, a horizontal guide groove defined in said left side, and a selectively releasable clamping member adapted to securely mount said charging handle receiver to a mounting rail located on an upper surface of an upper receiver of said rifle; b) a charging handle including a forward shaft portion and a rear handle portion, the forward shaft portion extending forwardly from said rear handle portion, the rear handle portion having a left handle side, a right handle side opposite the left handle side, and a tubular structure protruding forwardly from said left handle side, said tubular structure slidably received in said groove; c) a release lever pivotally coupled to said left handle side, said release lever configured to engage an upper receiver of said firearm when said charging handle is in a rest position; d) a release lever rod slidably received in said tubular structure, said release lever rod having a forward rod end, a rearward rod end opposite the forward rod end, and a pull handle coupled to a portion of said release lever rod proximate to said forward rod end, said release lever rod configured to selectively disengage said release lever from said upper receiver and move said charging handle rearward to a charging position upon the application of rearward force to said pull handle when said charging handle receiver is mounted to said mounting rail.