Magazine floorplate assembly with a tactile round-count indicator
AssigneeDivision Group, LLC
InventorsTrent Zimmer, Benjamin Mahan
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Abstract
A floorplate assembly with a tactile round-count indicator is disclosed. The assembly includes a floorplate, a tactile indicator, a plunger, and first and second spring elements. The floorplate is configured to be secured to a floor end of an ammunition magazine and includes a slot through which the tactile indicator moves between a retracted position and a protruding position. The plunger is operatively coupled to the tactile indicator and moves the tactile indicator to the protruding position when the plunger is depressed. The first spring element is configured to bias the tactile indicator toward the retracted position. The second spring element is configured to bias the plunger relative to the tactile indicator.
Claims20
A floorplate assembly comprising:
- a floorplate configured to be secured to a floor end of an ammunition magazine, the floorplate including a slot;
- a tactile indicator movable between a retracted position and a protruding position, the tactile indicator configured to protrude from an underside of the floorplate in the protruding position;
- a plunger operatively coupled to the tactile indicator and configured to move the tactile indicator to the protruding position when the plunger is depressed;
- a first spring element biasing the tactile indicator toward the retracted position;
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- a second spring element configured to bias the plunger relative to the tactile indicator.
A floorplate assembly comprising:
- a floorplate configured to be secured to a floor end of an ammunition magazine, the floorplate including a slot;
- an indicator movable between a first position and a second position, the indicator configured to protrude from an underside of the floorplate in the second position;
- a plunger operatively coupled to the indicator and configured to move the indicator to the second position when the plunger is depressed;
- a first biasing member biasing the indicator toward the first position;
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- a second biasing member engaged between the plunger and the indicator.
An ammunition magazine comprising:
- a magazine body;
- a follower disposed within the magazine body;
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- a floorplate assembly secured to a floor end of the magazine body, the floorplate assembly comprising:
- a floorplate including a slot;
- a tactile indicator movable between a retracted position and a protruding position, the tactile indicator configured to protrude from an underside of the floorplate in the protruding position;
- a plunger operatively coupled to the tactile indicator and configured to move the tactile indicator to the protruding position when the plunger is depressed by the follower;
- a first spring element biasing the tactile indicator toward the retracted position;
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- a second spring element configured to bias the plunger relative to the tactile indicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.