Removable shotgun magazine
US9400148B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A9/70
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A magazine assembly for a firearm in one embodiment includes an outer magazine housing configured for attachment to a firearm and a magazine removably insertable into the housing. The magazine includes an axially extending internal cavity configured to hold a plurality of ammunition shells in stacked end-to-end relationship. In one embodiment, the magazine has an elongated tubular body. A shell catch lever is slideably mounted on the magazine for linear and pivoting movement in one arrangement. The shell catch lever retains a shell in the magazine in a first lateral position and releases the shell from the magazine in a second lateral position. The shell catch lever operates to retain and release shells from the magazine when either removed from or positioned in the magazine housing for loading the firearm.
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