Protective retainer for a magazine
US4628627A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 19, 1985 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A17/44
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
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.
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