Patent ID: 7356957
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: F41A,F41C

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for opening the breech of a firearm, comprising: a) a barrel having front and rear ends and a top and bottom, a chamber for receiving a shell being disposed on said rear end, said chamber having top and bottom portions; b) a front and a rear barrel support being disposed on said bottom of said barrel, each said barrel support extending downwardly from said barrel to an end, each barrel support having first and second sides and front and rear ends, a transverse flange being disposed on each said side of each said end of each said barrel support extending laterally away from each said barrel support; c) a breech block being disposed on the firearm contiguous to said rear end of said barrel, said breech block having top and bottom ends, first and second sides and front and rear surfaces, said breech block having a slot therein, said slot being disposed on said front of said top end of said breech block, a slidable first pin having first and second ends being disposed adjacent said top end of said breech block so that said first end of said first pin is slidable transversely across said slot from a first position wherein the breech of the firearm is closed to a second position wherein the breech of the firearm is open; d) a lever being disposed on said top end of said breech block, said lever being operable in substantially the horizontal plane by movement toward either of said first or second sides of said breech block, wherein said lever is adapted for moving said first pin back and forth between said first position and said second position; e) an extension lug being disposed on said top rear of said barrel extending rearwardly from said barrel so that said extension lug rests in said slot when the breech of the firearm is closed, said extension lug having a hole therein, said hole being transversely disposed so as to receive said first end of said first pin when the breech of the firearm is closed and said first pin is in said first position so as to lock the breech in the closed position; and, f) a barrel support member being disposed on said bottom, front surface of said breech block, said barrel support member having front and rear ends, top and bottom surfaces and first and second sides, said barrel support member extending toward the front of the firearm, said barrel support member being adapted to slidingly receive each said flange of each said barrel support so that said rear end of said barrel can move from a first position at said rear of said barrel support member to a second position toward said front of said barrel support member, wherein said barrel is secured to said breech block and the breech closed when said barrel is in said first position, wherein the breech of the firearm is open when said barrel is moved to said second position.