Patent ID: 8539871

Claim:
A non-reciprocating charging handle comprising: a. an elongate handle body defining a longitudinal axis and having forward and rearward ends, a top side with a containment trough, and an orifice within the trough; b. an engagement latch, further comprising a hook end and a ventral spur, pivotably mounted within the trough in the top side of the handle body, along the longitudinal axis such that the hook end is positioned beyond the rearward end of the handle body; and c. a handle blade projecting to at least one side of the charging handle; wherein, when the charging handle is non-operative, the ventral spur passes through the orifice in the handle body and engages a barrel trunnion so as to bias the engagement latch upwards and, when the charging handle is operative, the ventral spur disengages from said barrel trunnion, allowing the engagement latch to drop into an operative position.