Firearm magazine release lever apparatus and related methods
OwnerMarc Krebsinventor
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Abstract
A magazine release lever apparatus is provided having an engagement portion and a lever arm. The engagement portion is to engage a portion of an ammunition magazine to secure the ammunition magazine to the firearm. The lever arm extends from the engagement portion. The lever arm is pivotable about a pivot axis to move the engagement portion between a magazine securing position and a magazine release position. The lever arm is to be adjustably mounted to the firearm to permit adjustment of a position of the engagement portion relative to the pivot axis.
Claims18
A magazine release lever apparatus comprising:
- an engagement portion to engage a portion of an ammunition magazine to secure the ammunition magazine to a firearm,
- a lever arm extending from the engagement portion, the lever arm pivotable about a pivot axis to move the engagement portion between a magazine securing position and a magazine release position, the lever arm to be adjustably mounted to the firearm to permit adjustment of a position of the engagement portion relative to the pivot axis;
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- an adjustment block pivotably connected to the firearm, the lever arm connected to the adjustment block to pivot with the adjustment block, the lever arm movable relative to the adjustment block and the pivot axis to permit adjustment of the position of the engagement portion.
A method of installing a magazine release lever to a magazine receiver of a firearm, the magazine receiver having an opening to receive a magazine and a magazine seating portion adjacent the opening, the method comprising:
- mounting the magazine release lever to the magazine receiver at the opening of the magazine receiver;
- adjusting a position of the magazine release lever relative to the magazine receiver to adjust a size of a gap between the magazine release lever and the seating portion;
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- wherein adjusting the position of the magazine release lever includes shifting the entire magazine release lever relative to a pivot axis of the magazine release lever.
A magazine release lever apparatus comprising:
- a lever arm having an engagement portion at a first end of the lever arm, the engagement portion to engage a portion of an ammunition magazine to secure the ammunition magazine to a firearm,
- a mounting portion of the lever arm to be pivotably mounted to the firearm to permit the lever arm to pivot about a pivot axis and to move the engagement portion between a magazine securing position and a magazine release position;
- an effort arm portion of the lever arm extending from the mounting portion opposite the engagement portion;
- a lever extension attachable to the effort arm portion of the lever arm, the lever extension having a lever engagement portion, the lever extension to support the lever engagement portion proximate a trigger of a firearm;
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- wherein the effort arm portion includes an attachment slot and the lever extension includes an attachment portion slidably inserted into the attachment slot to connect the lever extension to the lever arm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.