AMMUNITION MAGAZINE

摘要

The present invention is an ammunition magazine, preferably made of a reinforced polymer, utilizing a structurally enhancing ridge, angular guide rails and a follower made to interface with said guide rails to reduce wobble. The preferred embodiment also features a protective cover that distributes forces from the spring to more structurally sound areas of the magazine, thus reducing feed end splay, and an ammunition indication system comprised of at least one window and a noticeable marker on the follower spring. The follower and magazine casing are also designed to interface to prevent the follower from popping out of the feed end and the floor plate of the magazine utilizes a locking plate and sliding relationship between the floor plate, locking plate and magazine to secure the floor plate onto the magazine casing. The cover features built in tools for, among other things, unloading and disassembling the magazine.

主权项

1. An ammunition magazine comprising:
a casing with fore and aft sides and two lateral sides longer than the fore and aft sides and first and second open ends, the casing further comprising a ridge, centrally located on an interior side of the fore side; a follower residing within the casing, said follower further comprising a follower platform with one or more tines, one of the one or more tines being at a fore position that extends generally perpendicularly therefrom, the one of the one or more tines having a front face that presses against the ridge to help prevent forward linear and axial tilt of the follower, wherein the one or more tines limit rotation of the follower within the casing; a floor plate coupled to the casing at the second open end; a follower spring residing between the follower and floor plate; and a stop tab, projecting internally from or near the ridge terminus and generally perpendicularly from the ridge, and a groove serving as a detent, situated in the follower platform to interface with the stop tab, thereby preventing the follower from exiting the magazine through the first end.