Ammuniton magazine
OwnerChristopher Andrew Plateinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is an ammunition magazine comprising at least one slide lock release relief depression configured to accept at least a portion of at least one slide lock release lever. The magazine body can further comprise at least one of a trigger bar relief depression and frame relief depression configured to accept corresponding components of a firearm and permitting function of the same.
Claims8
An ammunition magazine body, configured to fit within a firearm having a magazine well and said firearm further including at least one slide lock release lever, said magazine body comprising:
- a main body, having a magazine opening located at one end of the magazine body, a distal end located opposite the magazine opening, at least one lateral side, at least one fore side positioned perpendicular to the at least one lateral side and extending from the distal end to the magazine opening, and at least one aft side positioned parallel to at least one fore side and extending from the distal end to the magazine opening;
- a pair of magazine feed lips positioned at the magazine opening.
- at least one lateral slide lock release relief depression, formed into the magazine body, positioned on at least a portion of at least one of the magazine feed lips, and extending towards at least one fore side of the main body,
- wherein with the magazine body positioned within the magazine well of the firearm, at least a portion of at least one slide lock release lever is positioned at least partially within at least one lateral slide lock release relief depression.
A method of using an ammunition magazine body, configured to fit within a firearm having a magazine well and said firearm further including at least one slide lock release lever, said magazine body comprising:
- a main body, having a magazine opening located at one end of the magazine body, a distal end located opposite the magazine opening, at least one lateral side, at least one fore side positioned perpendicular to the lateral side and extending from the distal end to the magazine opening, and at least one aft side positioned parallel to at least one fore side and extending from the distal end to the magazine opening;
- a pair of magazine feed lips positioned at the magazine opening;
- at least one lateral slide lock release relief depression, formed into the main body, positioned on at least a portion of at least one of the magazine feed lips, and extending towards at least one fore side of the main body;
- and said method comprising:
- a. positioning the magazine within the magazine well of the firearm and;
- b. positioning at least a portion of at least one slide lock release lever at least partially within at least one slide lock release relief depression.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.