Patent ID: 9175914
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A remote weapons charging handle adapter for charging a gun having a forward and a rear end, the gun being mounted in a cradle having a linear actuator, the adapter comprising: a flange portion fixed to the linear actuator; a housing fixed to the flange portion, the housing having an upper rear bearing surface, a pair of side surfaces, a forward surface, and a rear stepped surface; a wire rope having a first end selectively engageable with one of a hard stop on the flange and a hard stop on the housing; a second end of the wire rope extending into an upper portion of the housing through a first spring and a piston such that the second end of the wire rope is translatable against the spring in a rear direction; an arm block having a rear curved bearing surface and a front planar surface that bears against the rear stepped surface of the housing; a rod fixed eccentrically to the arm block and extending through the housing; and a second spring disposed around the rod and bearing against the forward surface of the housing and a spring stop on an end of the rod to thereby bias the arm block in a forward direction.