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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1999
Filed:
Oct. 31, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
William B Ruger, Croydon, NH (US);
James McGarry, Prescott, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., Southport, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
42 51 ; 42 16 ;
Abstract
A muzzle-loading firearm having a bolt, a receiver, a striker mounted in the bolt and a breech plug or other part of the receiver carrying a percussion cap in which the bolt has an extension engageable with the breech plug to prevent inadvertent engagement of the striker and percussion cap when the plug is not properly seated. Further, the bolt extension may prevent bolt locking when the plug is not properly seated.