Ambidextrous tool-actuated covered magazine release

摘要

The present invention provides an AR variant rifle with a left-sided magazine-release assembly which includes a mag-release catch, a left-sided tool-actuated mag-release actuator, a left-sided actuator cover and a mag-release spring. The actuator is operatively coupled to a mag-release catch and can be actuated by a mag-release tool thereby causing a detachable magazine to be released from a magazine well of the rifle. The actuator cover is configured to be mounted on a left side of the rifle and provides support and substantially shields the mag-release actuator thereby permitting the mag-release actuator to be actuated with any mag-release tool from the left side the lower receiver while preventing the mag-release actuator from being actuated without use of any mag-release tool.

主权项

1. A magazine release assembly useful in association with an AR-15 variant firearm configured to operate with a detachable magazine, the magazine release assembly comprising:
a mag-release catch configured to be operatively coupled to a firearm and further configured to be operatively coupled to a detachable magazine inserted into a magazine well of the firearm; a tool-actuated mag-release actuator configured to be operatively coupled to the mag-release catch and further configured to be actuated by a mag-release tool thereby causing the magazine to be detachable from the magazine well of the firearm; a mag-release actuator cover configured to be mounted on a left side of the firearm, and further configured to support and to substantially shield the mag-release actuator thereby permitting the mag-release actuator to be actuated with any mag-release tool from the left side the firearm while preventing the mag-release actuator from being actuated without use of any mag-release tool; and a pivot pin, wherein the mag-release actuator is a lever configured to rotate about an axis of the pivot pin, and wherein the lever is configured to be assembled substantially inside the actuator cover using the pivot pin.