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US 12,203,720 B2Granted
Magazine with embedded metal insert
AssigneeIMI Defense LTD
InventorsNisim Zusman, Slava Krupenin
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Abstract
A metal or alloy insert may be used to reinforce the lip area of a firearm ammunition magazine. The metal or alloy insert may be positioned at the top of the magazine and on the interior of the magazine body, and may be overmolded by a polymer during the molding process to manufacture the magazine body.
Claims20
An ammunition magazine comprising:
- a body comprising a magazine catch;
- a follower engaged with a spring and a floorplate retainer;
- a floor plate engaged with the floorplate retainer and the body;
- and
- a metal insert, wherein the metal insert is positioned on an upper portion of an interior of the body, wherein the metal insert comprises a magazine catch extension, and wherein the magazine catch extension bends outward away from the body to reinforce the magazine catch.
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An ammunition magazine comprising:
- a body comprising a magazine catch, wherein the body is formed of a polymer;
- and
- an insert, wherein the insert is positioned on an upper portion of an interior of the body, wherein at least a portion of the insert is overmolded by the upper portion of the body, wherein the insert comprises a magazine catch extension, and wherein the magazine catch extension bends outward away from the body to reinforce the magazine catch.
A method of making an ammunition magazine comprising:
- implanting an insert in a magazine body mold, wherein the insert is a metal or alloy;
- injecting a polymer in the magazine body mold;
- overmolding at least a portion of the insert with the polymer;
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- forming a magazine body wherein the magazine body comprises a magazine catch, wherein the insert is positioned on an upper portion of an interior of the magazine body, wherein the insert comprises a magazine catch extension, and wherein the magazine catch extension bends outward away from the magazine body to reinforce the magazine catch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.