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US 12,669,301 B2Granted
Integrated feed ramp for a shotgun
AssigneePalmetto State Armory, LLC
InventorsThaddeus Boruchowski, Ryan Crisp, Chris Daniels, Ralph Stephen Fisher, Mark Mnich, Thomas Victa
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Abstract
Described herein is an integrated feed ramp for a shotgun, methods for making same, and methods of retrofitting existing firearms, wherein the integrated feed ramp feeds shells directly into the loading port of the magazine tube of the shotgun.
Claims18
An integrated feed ramp for a shotgun comprising:
- at least one ramp wherein the at least one ramp is formed as part of at least one trigger guard;
- at least one engagement surface defined on the at least one ramp configured to engage at least one shotgun shell;
- at least one proximal end of the at least one feed ramp and at least one distal end of the at least one feed ramp;
- wherein the at least one distal end of the at least one feed ramp is configured to deliver the at least one shotgun shell into at least one loading port of the shotgun;
- and
- wherein the at least one ramp is configured to be removable with respect to the at least one trigger guard.
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A method for forming an integrated feed ramp for a shotgun comprising:
- forming at least one ramp wherein the at least one ramp is formed as part of at least one trigger guard;
- defining at least one engagement surface on the at least one ramp configured to engage at least one shotgun shell;
- forming at least one proximal end of the at least one feed ramp;
- forming at least one distal end of the at least one feed ramp;
- configuring the at least one distal end of the at least one feed ramp to deliver the at least one shotgun shell into at least one loading port of the shotgun;
- and
- comprising configuring the at least one ramp as removable with respect to the at least one trigger guard.
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A method for retrofitting an existing shotgun platform to incorporate an integrated shotgun ramp comprising:
- removing an existing trigger guard from a shotgun body;
- smoothing any rough surface areas employed to secure the existing trigger guard to the shotgun body;
- and
- securing an integrated trigger guard frame into a location where the existing trigger guard had occupied.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.