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US 8,418,390 B1Granted
Magazine feed attachment for shotgun
OwnerRobert Wrightinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a retrofit device to be attached to shotguns and other long barrel firearms, such as some rifles, to allow adaptation of the firearm for attachment to a detachable box magazine.
Claims5
A retrofit magazine well for a shotgun having a receiver location, the retrofit magazine well comprising:
- a. a magazine well body comprising
- i. an exterior surface,
- ii. an interior surface configured to removably receive a shotgun shell box magazine;
- iii. an upper surface configured to engage a lowermost surface of the receiver location of the shotgun;
- iv. the upper surface comprising a plurality of surfaces defining voids configured to receive fasteners therethrough which engage aligned threaded surfaces within the shotgun adjacent the receiver location of the shotgun;
- b. a pivoting release lever comprising
- i. a user engagement end;
- ii. a pivot pin connecting the release lever to the magazine well body;
- and
- iii. a magazine engagement end wherein the pivot pin is positioned between the user engagement end and the magazine engagement end, the magazine engagement end operatively configured to release or retain the box magazine within the interior surface of the magazine well body.
7 more elements
A method for retrofitting a firearm comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a magazine well body comprising
- i. an exterior surface,
- ii. an interior surface configured to removably receive a shotgun shell box magazine;
- iii. an upper surface configured to be attached to a lower edge of the receiver location of the shotgun;
- iv. a plurality of surfaces defining voids configured to receive fasteners therethrough which engage aligned threaded surfaces within the shotgun adjacent the receiver location of the shotgun;
- b. providing a release lever comprising
- i. a user engagement end;
- ii. a pivot pin connecting the release lever to the magazine well body;
- and
- iii. a magazine engagement end wherein the pivot pin is positioned between the user engagement end and the magazine engagement end, the magazine engagement end operatively configured to release or retain the box magazine within the interior surface of the magazine well body;
- c. gaining access to a chamber of the firearm;
- and
- d. fixing the magazine well body to the firearm such that the interior surface of the magazine well body is contiguous with the chamber of the firearm.
10 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.