Patent ID: 6523293
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
For use in a firearm having a housing defining a first ejection opening and a second ejection opening, an apparatus comprising:a first dust flap mounted adjacent the first ejection opening for movement between an opened position and a closed position; a second dust flap mounted adjacent the second ejection opening for movement between an opened position and a closed position; a bolt assembly adapted to be selectively mounted in a first assembly position and a second assembly position for longitudinal movement within the housing; and an ejection device coupled to the bolt assembly for ejecting cartridge casings through the first ejection opening when the bolt assembly is in the first assembly position and for ejecting cartridge casings through the second ejection opening when the bolt assembly is in the second assembly position, wherein when the bolt assembly is in the first assembly position, a longitudinal movement of the bolt assembly moves the first dust flap to the opened position and, when the bolt assembly is in the second assembly position, the longitudinal movement of the bolt assembly moves the second dust flap to the opened position.