US 6,141,895 A · Magazine release catch for a pistol

Abstract

A pistol includes a pistol grip; an elongated well provided in the pistol grip for receiving a magazine insertable into the well from below; a trigger guard carried by the pistol grip and having a region forming a transition to the pistol grip; and a manually engageable magazine release catch disposed in the transition region and extending into the well. The magazine release catch has a normal position for locking the magazine when disposed in the well and a manually depressed position for releasing the magazine when disposed in the well. The magazine release catch further has a manual engagement face exposed in the transition region and has, in a side view of the pistol, a triangular shape having three rounded corners. One of the corners is oriented in a forward direction of the pistol and the side of the triangular shape facing the forward-oriented corner extends approximately parallel to the length of the well.

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Dependent claims

A pistol comprising

(a) a pistol grip;
(b) an elongated well provided in said pistol grip for receiving a magazine insertable into said well from below;
said well having a length;
(c) a trigger guard carried by said pistol grip and having a region forming a transition to said pistol grip;
and
(d) a manually engageable magazine release catch disposed in said region and extending into said well;
said magazine release catch having a first position for locking the magazine when disposed in said well and a second, manually depressed, longitudinally shifted position for releasing the magazine when disposed in said well;
said magazine release catch having a manual engagement face exposed in said region;
said magazine release catch having, in a side view of the pistol, a triangular shape having three rounded corners;
one of said corners being oriented in a forward direction of the pistol and a side of said triangular shape facing said one corner extending approximately parallel to the length of said well.

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A pistol comprising

(a) a pistol grip;
(b) an elongated well provided in said pistol grip for receiving a magazine insertable into said well from below;
said well having a length;
(c) a trigger guard carried by said pistol grip and having a region forming a transition to said pistol grip;
(d) an opening of non-circular cross section extending into said pistol grip from said region thereof;
and
(e) a manually engageable magazine release catch disposed in said opening and extending into said well;
said magazine release catch having a non-circular cross section fitting complementally into said opening, whereby a rotation of said magazine release catch relative to said pistol grip is prevented;
said magazine release catch having a first position for locking the magazine when disposed in said well and a second, manually depressed position for releasing the magazine when disposed in said well;
said magazine release catch having a manual engagement face exposed in said region.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Magazine release catch for a pistol

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Magazine release catch for a pistol

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Abstract

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