Low profile magazine follower with isolated slide lock lever

摘要

A firearm magazine follower for use in combination with a magazine tube includes an upper flange, a rear flange and a bottom flange formed from a single, flexible piece of material, such as steel. The upper flange extends from the rear flange and has a top side that is sized and configured for supporting a plurality of bullets thereon. The lower flange extends from the rear flange and has a distal end and a proximal end, and includes first and second surface members are separated lengthwise at a location between the proximal and distal ends of the lower flange. The first surface member is sized and configured for contacting a front inner facing wall of the magazine tube. The second surface member includes a raised flange at the distal end that is sized and configured for contacting and activating the slide lock lever of the magazine tube.

主权项

1. A firearm magazine follower for use in combination with a magazine housing having an open top end and a firearm having a slide lock lever, and said firearm magazine follower comprising:
an upper flange having a flat, planar configuration with a top side that is sized and configured for supporting a plurality of bullets thereon, and said upper flange further including a distal end and an opposite rear end; a lower flange extending below said upper flange and having a proximal portion, and said lower flange including a first lower flange member and a second lower flange member that are separated lengthwise by a longitudinal gap so that said first and second lower flange members extend freely from the proximal portion of said lower flange and independent of one another and terminate at respective distal ends that are spaced and separated from one another with the gap therebetween; said first lower flange member being sized and configured for contacting a front inner facing wall of the magazine housing; and said second lower flange member having a longitudinal length that is shorter than a longitudinal length of said first lower flange member, and said second lower flange member being sized and configured for contacting and activating the slide lock lever of the firearm.