Patent ID: 6560908
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
An assembly for mounting a firing pin to a bolt assembly of a firearm, the assembly comprising:a bolt assembly, the bolt assembly adapted for mounting to the firearm; a firing pin, the firing pin mounted to the bolt assembly for reciprocating movement relative to the bolt assembly; and a retaining member, the retaining member releasably engaging a portion of the bolt assembly and slidably engaging a rearward portion of the firing pin, the rearward portion of the firing pin extending through the retaining member, the retaining member rotatably shiftable about a longitudinal axis of the firing pin between an engaged position in which the retaining member is secured to the bolt assembly and a release position in which the retaining member and the firing pin are removable from the bolt assembly, the retaining member shiftable between the engaged position and the released position in less than a single revolution, the retaining member being biased against the portion of the bolt assembly when the retaining member is in the engaged position.