Ammunition magazine
AssigneeSig Sauer, Inc.
InventorsAdrian Thomele, Jason Knight
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Abstract
A detachable box magazine for firearms includes a hollow magazine tube extending longitudinally along a median plane. The magazine tube defines a single-stack portion extending to an upper tube end with an upper tube opening. The magazine tube defines a double-stack portion positioned below the single-stack portion and extending to a bottom tube end with a bottom tube opening. For example, opposite lateral margins of the front sidewall can have a stepped shape between the upper tube end and the double-stack portion. The rear sidewall can have a linear taper between the upper tube end and the double-stack portion.
Claims21
1-34. (canceled)
A detachable box magazine comprising:
- a hollow magazine tube extending longitudinally along a median plane, the hollow magazine tube having a front tube sidewall, a rear tube sidewall, a left tube sidewall on a left side of the median plane, and a right tube sidewall on a right side of the median plane, wherein the hollow magazine tube defines a single-stack portion and a double-stack portion positioned below the single-stack portion, the single-stack portion sized and constructed to retain at least two vertically aligned cartridges.
The detachable box magazine of claim 34 further comprising a spring disposed in the magazine tube and having a lower spring portion with a spring bottom end portion and an upper spring portion with a spring top end portion, wherein the upper spring portion defines a plurality of smaller spring coils each having a first coil size, and wherein the lower spring portion defines a plurality of larger spring coils each having a second coil size that is greater than the first coil size.
A handgun grip module comprising:
- a grip portion configured to be grasped by a user and defining a magazine well, the grip portion comprising:
- a web region configured to be grasped by a user between a thumb and an index finger, the web region defining a first width;
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- a palm region configured to be grasped by a user's palm, the palm region defining a second width greater than the first width;
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- a magazine configured to be received into the magazine well, the magazine comprising a magazine tube extending longitudinally along a median plane and having a front tube sidewall, a rear tube sidewall, a left tube sidewall on a left side of the median plane, and a right tube sidewall on a right side of the median plane, the magazine tube defining a single-stack portion and a double-stack portion below the single-stack portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.