Patent ID: 8307747
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A non-reciprocating charging handle comprising: a. an elongate handle body having forward and rearward ends and a top side and defining a longitudinal axis; b. an engagement latch, further comprising a hook end and a ventral spur, pivotably mounted on the top side of the handle body, along the longitudinal axis such that the hook end is positioned beyond the rearward end of the handle body and is spring-biased such that the hook end favors a downward orientation; and c. a handle blade, generally perpendicularly oriented to the longitudinal axis, projecting to at least to one side of the charging handle; wherein, the ventral spur passes beyond the handle body and engages a trunnion so as to bias the engagement latch upwards and against the spring-bias when the charging handle is non-operative.