Firearms magazine speed release latch
OwnerDavid A. Pitzeninventor
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Abstract
An improved firearms magazine latch mechanism having novel shape permitting the removal of a magazine without the need to manually operate a fingerpiece, but by merely grasping the magazine and pulling downwardly causes the latch mechanism to release the magazine.
Claims1
A mechanism for releasably retaining a box type magazine within a firearm the combination of a notch in a sidewall of said magazine and a transversely slidable magazine latch being provided with a nose portion movable into and out of retaining engagement with said notch and said nose portion normally resiliently pressed into said notch by spring action and a fingerpiece extending for optional manual manipulation to retract said nose portion from said magazine notch wherein the improvement comprises said nose portion being provided with a bevelled top engaging surface to engage the top surface of said notch and said magazine being releasable by applying downward pressure on said magazine and said nose portion being cammed to disengagement position by the action of the top surface of said notch camming the bevelled surface of said nose portion until out of engagement with said magazine notch.
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