Dec 9, 2025
US12492875 - Rifles comprising a bolt catch device
Firearms including a bolt catch device, having a receiver comprising a duct, wherein the bolt catch device comprises a foot, a slider, and a spring, and the foot, on the leg thereof and on the magazine well side, has a groove for receiving the spring and, on the side facing the trigger device, has a socket; wherein the slider has, on the lower portion thereof, bearing bolts for being inserted into and pivoted in the socket, wherein the slider has, at the upper end thereof, a protrusion which protrudes in the direction of the magazine well beyond the contour of the duct, and wherein the receiver has an abutment that protrudes into the groove in order to prestress the spring of the bolt catch into the rest position.