ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,314, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Blaser Group GmbH (Isny, Germany).
"Breech block and rifle with such a breech block" was invented by Paul Seidl (Argenbuhl, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A breech block with a bolt carrier, on which a bolt head and a locking device are arranged with two diametrically opposed locking elements pivotable from a release position to a locking position via a control element, for holding the bolt head in a locking position. The locking elements are mounted pivotably around a common transverse axis via journals and the control element contains front and rear support areas that abut against the...