Magazine well assembly
AssigneeSmith & Wesson Corp.
InventorsSimon M. Muska, Brady Hoddinott
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Abstract
A magazine well assembly for connecting a magazine to a firearm. The magazine well assembly has a housing defining a magazine receiving space. The magazine receiving space is adapted to receive the magazine. At least one first connector is configured to removably couple the housing to a lower receiver of the firearm.
Claims19
A lower receiver for a firearm, said lower receiver comprising:
- a frame, wherein said frame does not comprise a magazine well;
- and
- at least one connector configured to connect to a magazine well assembly that is configured to receive a predetermined type of magazine, thereby permitting replacement of a first magazine well assembly that is configured to receive a first type of magazine with a second magazine well assembly that is configured to receive a second type of magazine;
- and
- a bolt catch assembly positionable within said frame, said bolt catch assembly comprising a retaining feature configured to interface with said magazine well assembly.
In combination, a lower receiver and a magazine well assembly for a firearm,
- said lower receiver comprising:
- a frame defining an opening adapted to receive a bolt catch assembly, wherein said frame does not comprise a magazine well;
- and
- at least one first connector configured to connect to said magazine well assembly, wherein said magazine well assembly is configured to receive a predetermined type of magazine;
- said magazine well assembly comprising:
- a housing defining a magazine receiving space adapted to receive said predetermined type of magazine, said housing comprising a retaining feature configured to attach to said bolt catch assembly, said housing comprising at least one second connector configured to complementarily engage a respective first connector of said at least one first connector to removably couple said housing to said frame.
The combination according to 14, wherein said lower receiver is configured to connect to said magazine well by sliding said male dovetail in a direction transversely to a longitudinal axis of said lower receiver to engage said respective female dovetail.
A firearm comprising:
- a bolt catch assembly;
- a lower receiver comprising:
- a frame defining an opening adapted to receive said bolt catch, wherein said frame does not comprise a magazine well, and
- at least one first connector;
- a magazine well assembly configured to receive a predetermined type of magazine, said magazine well assembly comprising a housing defining a magazine receiving space adapted to receive said predetermined type of magazine, said housing comprising at least one second connector configured to complementarily engage a respective first connector of said at least one first connector to removably couple said housing to said frame, said housing configured to couple to said bolt catch assembly;
- and
- an upper receiver configured to couple to said lower receiver and said magazine well assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.