US Patent Issued to Sturm Ruger & Co. on Aug. 5 for "Side charging handle for semi-automatic firearm" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,379,169, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc..

"Side charging handle for semi-automatic firearm" was invented by Benjamin Keyes Parker (Stokesdale, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A firearm with side-mounted charging handle includes a longitudinal axis, a receiver, a barrel, and a bolt carrier assembly movably disposed in the receiver. The bolt carrier assembly includes a bolt carrier and a bolt disposed at least partially therein. A charging handle comprises a mounting pin member passing transversely through the bolt carrier between first and second lateral sides thereof, and a grasping member projecting transvers...