Fixed ammunition feeding device
OwnerJosh Allen Schoenfeldinventor
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Abstract
An ammunition feeding device is disclosed. The ammunition feeding device comprises a body, a follower inside the body, a magazine spring contacting the follower, and a spring latch attached to the body, where the spring latch extends from a position inside the body to a position outside the body through an opening in the top of the body.
Claims15
A method of using an ammunition feeding device, the ammunition feeding device comprising a body, a follower inside the body, a magazine spring contacting the follower, and a spring latch attached to the body, wherein the spring latch extends from a position inside the body to a position outside the body through an opening in the top of the body, wherein the method comprises:
- orienting the ammunition feeding device such that a portion of the spring latch is within a magazine well of a lower receiver;
- causing the portion of the spring latch to engage a side wall of the magazine well;
- pressing the portion of the spring latch against the side wall such that the spring latch flexes to a stressed position;
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- applying a force to the ammunition feeding device relative to the lower receiver to cause the ammunition feeding device to be fixed to the lower receiver.
A method of using an ammunition feeding device, the ammunition feeding device comprising a body, a follower inside the body, a magazine spring contacting the follower, and a spring latch attached to the body, wherein the spring latch extends from a position inside the body to a position outside the body through an opening in the top of the body, wherein the method comprises:
- accessing a portion of the spring latch outside the body of the magazine while the magazine is within a magazine well of a lower receiver;
- applying a force to the portion of the spring latch, whereby the spring latch is caused to be in a stressed or more stressed state;
- causing the portion of the spring latch to engage a side wall of the magazine well;
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- applying a force to the ammunition feeding device relative to the lower receiver to cause the ammunition feeding device to exit the lower receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.