ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,392,569, issued on Aug. 19.
"Bolt retention system" was invented by Trenton Irons (Santa Clarita, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm comprises a frame having a barrel and defining a passage registered with the barrel, with a bolt configured to reciprocate in the passage between a forward battery condition and a retracted condition. A latch that is movable between a retention position in which the bolt is prevented by the latch from moving from the retracted position to the battery position, and a release condition in which the bolt is prevented by the latch from moving from the retracted position to the battery position. The...