Patent ID: 6591535
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
A firearm for firing a cartridge, comprising:a magazine having a rearward end and a forward end, the magazine having a receptacle holding one or more cartridges therein; a barrel having a rearward end and a forward end, the barrel having a bore with a center bore axis extending therethrough; a receiver having a cavity extending therethrough in communication with the magazine receptacle and the barrel bore such that the bore axis extends through the cavity, the cavity further having a chamber portion adjacent a rearward end of the barrel bore to hold one of the cartridges in a firing position, the receiver including a weapon operating system having: a slide extending substantially parallel with the bore axis adjacent to the receiver cavity; a recoil transmitting mechanism coupled to the receiver and in contact with the slide, the recoil transmitting mechanism in communication with the cartridge when the cartridge is in the firing position; and a trigger assembly operable to fire a chambered cartridge, wherein the fired cartridge causes the recoil transmitting mechanism to displace the slide rearwardly; and, wherein the recoil transmitting mechanism includes: a breech lever in contact with the cartridge, the breech lever pivotally coupled to the receiver at a first location remote from the contact with the cartridge, the breech lever further including a breech lug engaging the slide when the cartridge is in the firing position; and an accelerator lever in contact with the breech lever and pivotally coupled to the receiver at a second location and in contact with the breech lever, the accelerator lever including an accelerator lug engaging the slide when the cartridge is in the firing position.