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(88) Date of publication A3: 17.01.2013 (43) Date of publication: 19.02.2014 Bulletin 2014/08 (21) Application number: 12770592.9 (22) Date of filing: 13.04.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  F41C 27/00(2006.01) F41A 15/00(2006.01) F41C 27/06(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/033509 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/142406 (18.10.2012 Gazette 2012/42)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 14.04.2011 US 201161475487 P (71) Applicant: Colt Defense, LLC West Hartford, CT 06110-1336 (US)	(72) Inventors: LANGEVIN, Kevin Berlin Connecticut 06037 (US) HOCHSTRATE, Paul M. Plantsville Connecticut 06479 (US) (74) Representative: Jeppesen, Jens et al Patentgruppen A/S Aaboulevarden 31, 4th floor 8000 Aarhus C 8000 Aarhus C (DK)