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US 2013/0199070 A1Published application
Ammunition compartment with strip clip
OwnerCharles K. Heizer, Raymond B. Kohoutinventors
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Abstract
An ammunition compartment is located in the grip of a firearm's handle. The handle has a hinged door that opens to the compartment. The ammunition is mounted on a strip clip which slides into grooves in the inner walls of the compartment. The strip clip has a tab which extends outside the compartment when the door is open so that the ammunition can be quickly pulled from the compartment to load the firearm.
Claims20
A handle for a firearm, comprising:
- an outer grip portion comprising a pair of opposing side walls, at least one end wall between said side walls, and an open section between said side walls and adjacent to said end wall;
- an inner compartment comprising a cavity, an inner wall and a first groove, wherein said cavity is situated between said side walls and said end wall, wherein said first groove is formed in an inner face of at least one of said side walls and extends from said open section into said cavity along said inner wall, wherein said cavity has a first width between said side walls, and wherein said first groove produces a second width between said side walls greater than said first width;
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- a door fitted between said open section of said outer grip portion and said cavity.
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A handle for a firearm, comprising:
- an outer grip portion comprising a pair of opposing side walls, at least one end wall between said side walls, and an open section between said side walls and adjacent to said end wall;
- an inner compartment comprising a cavity and a pair of opposing grooves, wherein said cavity is situated between said side walls and said end wall, wherein said grooves are formed in opposing inner faces of said side walls and extend from said open section into said cavity, wherein said cavity has a first width between said inner faces of said side walls, and wherein said grooves produce a second width between said inner faces greater than said first width;
- a strip clip comprising a base, a pair of side edges, a bottom face and a tab, wherein said base comprises a plurality of cartridge mounts, wherein said strip clip is wider than said first width and is approximately as wide as said second width, wherein said side edges securely fit into said grooves, wherein said bottom face is situated proximate to said inner wall, and wherein said tab extends from said base toward said open section;
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- a door fitted between said inner compartment and said open section of said outer grip portion.
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A handle for a firearm, comprising:
- an outer grip portion comprising a pair of opposing side walls, at least one end wall between said side walls, and an open section between said side walls and adjacent to said end wall;
- an inner compartment comprising a cavity and a pair of opposing grooves, wherein said cavity is situated between said side walls and said end wall, wherein said grooves are formed in opposing inner faces of said side walls and extend from said open section into said cavity, wherein said cavity has a first width between said inner faces of said side walls, wherein said grooves produce a second width between said inner faces greater than said first width, and wherein each of said grooves has a flared segment proximate to said open section;
- a door fitted between said inner compartment and said open section of said outer grip portion, wherein said door has an open position with at least one end of said door swung away from said open section and a closed position with said door covering said open section;
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- a strip clip comprising a base, a pair of side edges, a bottom face and a tab, wherein said base comprises a plurality of cartridge mounts, wherein said strip clip is wider than said first width and is approximately as wide as said second width, wherein said side edges slidingly fit into said grooves, wherein said bottom face is situated proximate to said inner wall, wherein said tab is formed of a resilient material and extends out of said open section when said door is in said open position and bends within said cavity between said flared segment of said grooves and said door when said door is in said closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.