Magazine coupler
US11428483B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 12, 2021 |
| Grant date | Aug 30, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 12, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A9/70
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides apparatus and methods for coupling an item to another item. The apparatus comprises a coupler mounted on the item and comprising a mating face having a plurality of catches thereon, the plurality of catches comprising at least one complementary pair of catches positioned and shaped to be engaged with corresponding catches of another coupler having an identical mating face when mating faces of two couplers are facewise engaged with and rotated relative to each other to align with each other. The coupler may be implemented as a floor plate of a magazine, as a clip, or in other forms.
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