Oct 28, 2025

US12455134 - Quick take-down firearm

Quick take-down firearms and methods of using quick-take down firearms. The quick-take down includes an upper receiver coupling and a barrel coupling. The quick take-down can be unlocked by sliding a sliding lock collar in a translational motion to an unlocked position to release locking elements from a locked configuration. In the unlocked position, a barrel and handguard may be installed onto and removed from the upper receiver of the firearm. Releasing the sliding lock collar returns it to a locked position, securing the barrel and handguard to the upper receiver.

Assignee: LEO TAKEDOWN, LLC
Inventors: Michael Lance Maffett, Shannon Howard McCall
Filing date: 2025-03-25

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The patent describes a quick take-down firearm that features a mechanism allowing the barrel and handguard to be easily detached from the upper receiver through a sliding lock collar. This design enables rapid assembly and disassembly of the firearm, enhancing portability and convenience for users.

Claim 1

A quick-detach barrel mounting facility for a firearm having a frame and a barrel comprising: a first side portion associated with a selected one of the frame and the barrel; a second side portion associated with the other one of the frame and the barrel; a first side portion including a first body defining a plurality of passages; the first side portion including a plurality of locking elements; each locking element received in a passage and operable to reciprocate in the passage between an engaged position and a disengaged position; the first side portion including a latch element connected to the first body and having a locking surface proximate each of the passages and adapted to contact each of the locking elements; the latch element being movable between an unlocked position in which the locking elements are enabled to move to the disengaged position and a locked position in which the locking elements are retained in the engaged position; the second side portion defining a recess; and the recess configured for engagement by an associated locking element to secure the first side portion to the second side portion when the locking elements are in the engaged position, and to enable separation of the first side portion from the second side portion when the locking elements are in the disengaged position, such that the barrel is removable from the frame by moving the latch element to the unlocked position. a first side portion associated with a selected one of the frame and the barrel; a second side portion associated with the other one of the frame and the barrel; a first side portion including a first body defining a plurality of passages; the first side portion including a plurality of locking elements; each locking element received in a passage and operable to reciprocate in the passage between an engaged position and a disengaged position; the first side portion including a latch element connected to the first body and having a locking surface proximate each of the passages and adapted to contact each of the locking elements; the latch element being movable between an unlocked position in which the locking elements are enabled to move to the disengaged position and a locked position in which the locking elements are retained in the engaged position; the second side portion defining a recess; and the recess configured for engagement by an associated locking element to secure the first side portion to the second side portion when the locking elements are in the engaged position, and to enable separation of the first side portion from the second side portion when the locking elements are in the disengaged position, such that the barrel is removable from the frame by moving the latch element to the unlocked position.

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