Ammunition dispensing receptacle

摘要

Ammunition dispensing receptacles have an elongated tubular body having opposed first and second ends, the body defining a storage chamber, the body having an opening at the first end operable to receive and dispense ammunition, a follower received in the chamber and operable to reciprocate between the first end and the second end, the follower being spring biased toward the first end, and the follower being operable to pivot with respect to the body, such that a varying number of tapered ammunition elements may be supported by the follower. The body may define an elongated channel, and the follower may include a protruding pivot element received within the channel. The channel may have an end portion adjacent to the first end, such that the motion of the follower toward the first end is limited by the end portion of the channel.

主权项

1. A ammunition dispensing receptacle comprising:
an elongated tubular body having opposed first and second ends; the body defining a storage chamber; the body having an opening at the first end operable to receive and dispense ammunition; a follower received in the chamber and operable to reciprocate between the first end and the second end; the follower being spring biased toward the first end; the follower being operable to pivot with respect to the body, such that a varying number of tapered ammunition elements may be supported by the follower; wherein the body defines an elongated channel, and the follower includes a protruding pivot element received within the channel, wherein the opening is defined at least in part by a flexible finger defining a gap with respect to a portion of the body, the gap having a first width when the finger is an unflexed condition, and a greater second width when the finger is in a flexed position due to application of force, such that an ammunition element having the second width may be extracted only by deliberate force, and is restrained against unintended extraction; the flexible finger extending across at least a lower portion of the opening; and the flexible finger having a support surface facing toward the follower and operable to support an ammunition element in resistance to the biasing force of the follower, wherein the body includes elongated end walls joining major sidewalls of the body, the flexible finger being separate from the end walls, and wherein the end walls each have a lower portion extending to a level below a lower edge of at least one of the major sidewalls, such that ammunition is restrained against axial extraction from the receptacle in a direction parallel to the major sidewalls.