Patent ID: 7832322
Filing Date: 2010-11-16
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. An ambidextrous charging handle for a firearm, comprising: an oblong handle having a crossbar section; a cavity formed in the oblong handle, the cavity further including a cavity sidewall; a longitudinal central shaft extending generally perpendicularly from the crossbar section of the oblong handle, the central shaft terminating in a bolt hook at a distal end; a pivotable latch in the cavity, the pivotable latch further including a latch cam portion within the cavity and a latch hook extending from the cavity proximate the central shaft; a first biasing element to bias the latch hook toward the central shaft; a first pivotable lever in the cavity, the first lever further including a first lever cam portion proximate the latch cam portion; and a second pivotable lever in the cavity, the second lever further including a second lever cam portion proximate the latch cam portion, wherein pivoting of at least one of the first lever and the second lever against the bias of the first biasing element urges the first lever cam portion or the second lever cam portion, respectively, against the latch cam portion, thereby pivoting the latch and urging the latch hook away from the central shaft, and further wherein the pivotable latch, the first pivotable lever, and the second pivotable lever each pivot about respective discrete pivot points.