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EP 2363679 B1 20121017 - Firearm, in particular hunting weapon

Title (en)

Firearm, in particular hunting weapon

Title (de)

Schusswaffe, insbesondere Jagdwaffe

Title (fr)

Arme de tir, notamment arme de chasse

Publication

EP 2363679 B1 20121017 (DE)

Application

EP 10155000 A 20100301

Priority

EP 10155000 A 20100301

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2363679A1] The firearm has a lock housing, an impeller with a cartridge bearing and a closure that serves the locking and opening of the impeller. The impeller is adjustable relative to the lock housing. The closure has a locking lever (8) that is rotatable around an axis lying perpendicular to impeller axis (6). The impeller is longitudinally supported by a linear guide parallel to its impeller axis opposite to the lock housing between a closed position and an open position.

IPC 8 full level

F41A 3/22 (2006.01); F41A 3/58 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F41A 3/22 (2013.01); F41A 3/58 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2363679 A1 20110907; EP 2363679 B1 20121017

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10155000 A 20100301