ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,529,534, issued on Jan. 20.
"Ambidextrous slide release" was invented by Christopher Matejcik (Wildomar, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In the embodiments herein, an ambidextrous slide is fitted on a firearm. The ambidextrous slide comprises: a slide release and catch mechanism configured for locking a slide of the firearm to a rear position, followed by sending the slide forward on the firearm using a thumb. The slide release and catch mechanism comprises: a left side slide release lever; a right side slide release lever; a spring and detent held in by a set screw; and a plunger detent with a dovetail flange with a first end and ...