Protective retainer for a magazine
OwnerDavid A. Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
A device for protectively covering the upper end of a spare magazine for a repeating firearm, holding the upper end in a position laterally adjacent the magazine well of the firearm, while a separate lower portion of the device holds the lower end of the spare magazine in a predetermined position relative to a service magazine or other object held in the magazine well of the firearm. When the service magazine or other object is released from the magazine well the spare magazine is freed from the holder, to be inserted into the magazine well. In one embodiment of the invention the lower portion is fixedly mounted on an externally visible safety device which fits releasably into the magazine well of the firearm and prevents it from being fired.
Claims26
A spare magazine holder for use with a repeating firearm of the type having a front end, a rear end, a pair of opposite sides and a magazine well located between said front and rear ends for receiving an upper end of a replaceable service magazine to hold a plurality of cartridges and feed them serially into position for being loaded into a firing chamber of the firearm, the spare magazine holder comprising:
- (a) a magazine-receiving upper portion adapted to be mounted on a side of said firearm at a location laterally proximate said magazine well and at substantially the same longitudinal distance as said magazine well from said front and rear ends, said upper portion including means for receiving and holding an upper end of a spare magazine;
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- (b) lower retainer means spaced downwardly apart from said upper portion and extending laterally between a spare magazine and a service magazine held in said magazine well, for connecting a lower portion of said spare magazine with a lower portion of said service magazine and holding said spare magazine alongside and oriented generally parallel with said service magazine, with said upper end of said spare magazine extending upwardly into said magazine-receiving upper portion, only so long as said service magazine is held in place in said magazine well, and for releasing said spare magazine from said upper portion upon release of said service magazine from said magazine well.
A spare magazine holder for use with a repeating firearm of the type having a front end, a rear end, a pair of opposite sides and a magazine well located between said front and rear ends for receiving an upper end of a replaceable service magazine to hold a plurality of cartridges and feed them serially into position for being loaded into a firing chamber of the firearm, the spare magazine holder comprising:
- (a) a protective magazine-receiving upper portion adapted to be mounted on a side of said firearm at a location laterally proximate said magazine well and at substantially the same longitudinal distance as said magazine well from said front and rear ends, said upper portion including means for receiving and holding an upper end of a spare magazine and covering said upper end to prevent entry of contaminants thereinto;
- (b) an object having a shape and size adapted to fit in said magazine well in a predetermined position in place of a service magazine and including means for selectively retaining said object in such a location in said magazine well;
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- (c) lower retainer means spaced downwardly apart from said upper portion and extending laterally between a spare magazine and said object, for connecting said object with a lower portion of said spare magazine and holding said spare magazine alongside said object with said upper end of said spare magazine extending upwardly into said protective magazine-receiving upper portion, only so long as said object is held in place in said magazine well, and for releasing said spare magazine from said upper portion upon release of said object from said magazine well.
A spare magazine holder for use in conjunction with a firearm of the type having a front end, a rear end, a pair of opposite sides and a magazine well located between said front and rear ends for removably receiving a replaceable service magazine holding a plurality of cartridges to feed them serially into position for being loaded into a firing chamber of the firearm, the spare magazine holder comprising:
- (a) a protective magazine-receiving upper portion adapted to be fastened to the firearm laterally proximate the location of a service magazine held in said magazine well and at substantially the same longitudinal distance as said magazine well from said front and rear ends, said upper portion defining a cavity therein for receiving an upper end of a spare magazine;
- (b) rearwardly extending means located within said cavity in said magazine-receiving upper portion, for extending matingly into a corresponding aperture defined in a spare magazine for said firearm;
- (c) lower retainer means, separate from said magazine-receiving upper portion, adapted to fit removably on a spare magazine for said firearm;
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- (d) a finger portion extending laterally from said lower retainer means and extending rearwardly adjacent said service magazine so as to prevent forward movement of said spare magazine so long as said service magazine is secured in a predetermined position in said magazine well.
A spare magazine holder for use together with a firearm of the type having a front end, a rear end, a pair of opposite sides and a magazine well located between said front and rear ends for removably receiving a replaceable service magazine holding a plurality of cartridges so as to feed them serially into position for being loaded into a firing chamber of the firearm, the spare magazing holder comprising:
- (a) a protective magazine-receiving upper portion adapted to be fastened to the firearm at a location laterally proximate said magazine well and at substantially the same longitudinal distance as said magazine well from said front and rear ends, and defining a cavity of appropriate size and shape for receiving an out-feed end of a spare magazine;
- (b) a laterally-extending stud and means for attaching said stud to a side of a spare magazine, said stud including an enlarged head thereof spaced a predetermined distance apart from said side of said spare magazine;
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- (c) a laterally-extending chock attached to a service magazine, said chock defining U-shaped stud-receiving throat means spaced laterally apart from a side of said service magazine in a position aligned with said stud on said spare magazine, for receiving said stud and supporting said spare magazine when said spare magazine is engaged with said magazine-receiving upper portion and said service magazine is located in a predetermined position in said magazine well.
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