Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
194 words
In a firearm, a receiver, a barrel connected to the forward portion of said receiver, a front sight operatively connected to the forward portion of said barrel, a carrying handle, said carrying handle comprising a grip member portion adapted to be grasped by a person carrying the firearm, a rearward mounting member portion depending downwardly from the rearward portion of said grip member portion and having its lower portion connected to said receiver for mounting the rearward portion of said grip member portion to said receiver, said rearward mounting member portion having an aperture extending therethrough from its rearward to its forward surfaces, a forward mounting member portion depending downwardly from the forward portion of said grip member portion and having its lower portion connected to said receiver for mounting the forward portion of said grip member portion to said receiver, said forward mounting member portion having an aperture extending therethrough from its rearward to its forward surfaces, and a rear sight connected to said carrying handle in such a position that the line of sight from said rear sight to said front sight extends through the aperture of said forward mounting member portion.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
194 words
In a firearm, a receiver, a barrel connected to the forward portion of said receiver, a front sight operatively connected to the forward portion of said barrel, a carrying handle, said carrying handle comprising a grip member portion adapted to be grasped by a person carrying the firearm, a rearward mounting member portion depending downwardly from the rearward portion of said grip member portion and having its lower portion connected to said receiver for mounting the rearward portion of said grip member portion to said receiver, said rearward mounting member portion having an aperture extending therethrough from its rearward to its forward surfaces, a forward mounting member portion depending downwardly from the forward portion of said grip member portion and having its lower portion connected to said receiver for mounting the forward portion of said grip member portion to said receiver, said forward mounting member portion having an aperture extending therethrough from its rearward to its forward surfaces, and a rear sight connected to said carrying handle in such a position that the line of sight from said rear sight to said front sight extends through the aperture of said forward mounting member portion.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
The firearm of claim 1 wherein said rear sight is connected to said carrying handle in such a position that the line of sight from said rear sight to said front sight also extends through at least a portion of the aperture of said rearward mounting member portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The firearm of claim 2 wherein said rear sight is operatively connected to the rearward mounting member portion of said carrying handle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The firearm of claim 3 wherein said rear sight has at least a portion thereof located within the aperture of said rearward mounting member portion.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The firearm of claim 1 wherein said forward mounting member portion has an enlarged section surrounding its aperture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
The firearm of claim 5 wherein said rearward mounting member portion has an enlarged section surrounding its aperture.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
55 words
The firearm of claim 1 wherein said rear sight has two normal operative positions in which the rear sight partially blocks the view through the apertures of said mounting member portions and a third position adapted to permit less blockage of the view through the apertures of said mounting member portions by said rear sight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The firearm of claim 1 wherein the apertures of said rearward and said forward mounting member portions have substantially circular cross sections.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The firearm of claim 8 wherein the aperture of said forward mounting member portion is larger than the aperture of said rearward mounting member portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
The firearm of claim 9 wherein the aperture of said forward mountinG member portion is of sufficient size to appear to be substantially the same diameter as the diameter of the aperture of said rearward mounting member portion when viewed through the aperture of said rearward mounting member portion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
95 words
The firearm of claim 1 further comprising a buttstock connected to the rear portion of said receiver, a receiver extension located within said buttstock in close proximity to the upper surface of said buttstock, a bolt carrier movably mounted within said receiver, and means located within said receiver extension for urging said bolt carrier in a forward direction, said receiver extension having a substantially uniform cross section with a substantially flat upper surface, said bolt carrier having a rear portion with a substantially flat upper surface that is adapted to move within said receiver extension.