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US 12,055,360 B2Granted
Magazine for firearms
OwnerNicholas E. Young, Cody Lee Rients +1inventors
InventorsNicholas E. Young, Cody Lee Rients, Kyle Hill
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Abstract
A detachable magazine for firearms is provided that includes a magazine body having a quad stack region and a transition region and a follower assembly having a follower body, the follower body configured to travel through both the quad stack region and the transition region.
Claims16
A detachable magazine for firearms, comprising:
- a magazine body having a top portion having a feed region formed therein, a bottom portion, a left sidewall extending from the top portion to the bottom portion, a right sidewall extending from the top portion to the bottom portion, the right sidewall being spaced apart the left sidewall to define a magazine body recess, the left sidewall and the right sidewall being generally parallel to each other, and wherein a central magazine plane is defined between the left sidewall and the right sidewall, wherein the magazine body further includes a transition region in communication with the feed region, and a quad stack region in communication with the transition region;
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- a follower assembly having a follower body, the follower body being configured to be received at least partially within the magazine body recess, the follower assembly being configured to travel through both the quad stack region and the transition region and into communication with the feed region.
A detachable magazine for firearms, comprising:
- a magazine body having a top portion having a feed region formed therein, a bottom portion, a left sidewall extending from the top portion to the bottom portion, a right sidewall extending from the top portion to the bottom portion, the right sidewall being spaced apart the left sidewall to define a magazine body recess, the left sidewall and the right sidewall being generally parallel to each other, and wherein a central magazine plane is defined between the left sidewall and the right sidewall, the magazine body further including a transition region in communication with the feed region and a quad stack region in communication with the transition region;
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- a follower assembly having a follower body, the follower body configured to be received at least partially within the magazine body recess, the follower assembly being configured to travel through both the quad stack region and the transition region and into communication with the feed region, wherein the follower body includes a follower reference plane, the follower body further including an upper portion extending away from the follower reference plane in a first direction and a lower portion extending in a second direction away from the follower reference plane, the second direction being opposite the first direction, the upper portion having a left side and a right side as well a front and a rear, wherein the follower assembly further includes a bolt catch mechanism coupled to the top of the follower body, the bolt catch mechanism including a bolt catch and a biasing member, the bolt catch having a front end and a second end, the front end of the bolt catch being rotatingly coupled to the front of the upper portion of the follower body, while the second end is configured to rotate relative to the front end of the bolt catch, the biasing member being configured to exert a biasing force on the second end of the bolt catch urge the second end of the bolt catch away from the follower reference plane.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.