922 results about "Magazine" patented technology

A firearm includes a frame defining a trigger opening and a magazine well; and a trigger assembly extending at least partially through the trigger opening, the trigger assembly movable relative to the frame between a forward position and a rearward position, the trigger assembly including: a trigger; a trigger safety movable relative to the trigger between an engaged safety position and a disengaged safety position; and a magazine disconnect extending at least partially into the magazine well, the magazine disconnect being movable relative to the trigger between an engaged disconnect position and a disengaged disconnect position, the magazine disconnect blocking the trigger safety from rotating from the engaged safety position to the disengaged safety position when the magazine disconnect is in the engaged disconnect position, the trigger safety being movable from the engaged safety position to the disengaged safety position when the magazine disconnect is in the disengaged disconnect position.

The invention is related to a magwell (7) which provides for a more practical placement of the magazine into the magazine bearing and speeding of the magazine changing procedure. The magwell body (1) of the mentioned magwell (7) aims to be detachably attached to the grip secondary element (5) which defines the grip and which can be detachably attached to the grip primary element (4) that is part of the firearm grip.

A low profile firearm wall mount providing convenient storage and retrieval of a firearm having a protruding lip around a perimeter of a magazine well of the firearm. The wall mount has a body with a slot formed therein, the slot further comprised a slot opening, and a back, floor, and front walls having at least one channel inscribed therein, the channel adapted to slidably receive the protruding lip accessible from the slot opening. In a method of use, when the slot opening is oriented upwards, the firearm is positioned above the mount. When the slot opening is oriented sideways left or right, the firearm horizontally engages or disengages the slot. By customizing the channel to a profile of the protruding lip, the wall mount is adapted to receive an AR 15 rifle, pistols, or any type of firearm with a magazine well and protruding lip.

A speedloader is provided, comprising a speedloader body. The speedloader body is provided with a cartridge loading cavity and a soft bullet loading cavity; a second pusher is slidably connected in the cartridge loading cavity, one side end of the speedloader body is connected with a magazine, and a first pusher is slidably connected in the soft bullet loading cavity. The first pusher is driven to push soft bullets into cartridges in the cartridge loading cavity, and the second pusher is driven to push soft bullets loaded into cartridges into the magazine, thereby achieving the purpose of rapid loading of bullets in batches.

Various embodiments are directed to ambidextrous firearm controls, including an ambidextrous bolt control assembly and / or ambidextrous magazine release and associated methods. The ambidextrous bolt control assembly may include a bolt catch configured to hingedly connect to a firearm to rotate between a disengaged position and an engaged position, the bolt catch may include a first bolt catch engagement button operable from a first side of the firearm and a first bolt catch release button operable from the first side of the firearm; an ambidextrous bolt catch engagement button operable from a second side of the firearm; and an ambidextrous bolt catch release button operable from the second side of the firearm; wherein the ambidextrous bolt catch engagement button and the ambidextrous bolt catch release button may each be separately movable relative to the firearm. The ambidextrous bolt catch assembly may further include an ambidextrous magazine release assembly.

Removable ammunition magazines for air guns, combinations of such a magazine with an air gun, and methods of use. The removable ammunition magazine includes a pellet feeder and a canister chamber. A puncture needle is disposed at the top end of the canister chamber, and a canister seat is disposed at a bottom end of the canister chamber. A lever with a cam is pivotably secured to a bottom end of the body, and a cam follower engages the cam and operatively coupled to the canister seat. The lever rotates between an open position, in which the canister seat is shifted away from a puncture needle, and a closed position, in which the canister seat is shifted toward the puncture needle. The lever is recessed within a recess in a bottom surface of the body in each of the first and second positions. The cam may have two detents to help hold the lever in the open and closed positions.

An increased capacity replacement firearm ammunition magazine for a polymer or polymer-over-metal single stack firearm ammunition magazine for a Glock® handgun, comprises a metallic body dimensioned to compatibly replace the single stack magazine for the Glock® handgun, the single stack magazine having a body having exterior dimensions defined by polymer or polymer-over-metal forward, aft, and side walls, the metallic body having exterior dimensions defined by metallic forward, aft, and side walls, an exterior width dimension of the metallic side walls compatibly matching an exterior width dimension of the side walls of the single stack magazine body, the metallic walls being thinner than the walls of the single stack magazine, the thinner metallic walls allowing an at least partially laterally offset arrangement of cartridges in the metallic body, the forward wall of the metallic body including at least one spacer extending along the forward wall, the spacer sized such that a forward-to-aft exterior dimension of the metallic body compatibly matches a forward-to-aft exterior dimension of the single stack magazine body, a length dimension of the metallic body compatibly matches a length dimension of the single stack magazine body, a cut-out in the metallic body adapted to receive a firearm magazine catch therein, the cut-out including an upper edge, and polymer over at least the upper edge of the cut-out.

An ammunition magazine pouch is described herein. The ammunition magazine pouch includes a magazine support assembly including an interior surface defining a magazine chamber extending between an open top end and a closed bottom end. The magazine chamber is sized and shaped to receive at least one ammunition magazine therein. The magazine support assembly includes a front cover member including an inner surface defining a portion of the magazine chamber, a back plate member coupled to the front cover member to define the magazine chamber therebetween, and a tensioning assembly coupled to the front cover member and the back plate assembly for adjusting a distance between an upper portion of the front cover member and an upper portion of the back plate member to adjust a width of the open top end of the magazine chamber.

Various countermeasure dispensing systems (or CMDSs) and method of use are described herein. CMDS may include a dispenser assembly operably engaged with a platform where at least one electrical connection provides electrical communication between the dispenser assembly and a sequencer. CMDS may also include a magazine assembly operably engaged with the dispenser assembly, wherein the magazine assembly comprises a magazine configured to hold at least two countermeasure expendables. CMDS may also include a breechplate assembly operably engaged with the magazine assembly and adapted to dispense the at least two countermeasure expendables. CMDS may also include at least one magazine identification switch (MIS) operably engaged with the magazine assembly and the breechplate assembly. CMDS may also include that the at least one MIS is configured to enable the sequencer and the breechplate assembly to selectively dispense at least one countermeasure expendable from the at least two countermeasure expendables.

Lever action firearms having a linkage assembly for pivotally connecting its action lever to its bolt carrier assembly and associated methods are disclosed. The lever action firearm includes a bolt carrier assembly received in an upper frame and operable to reciprocate between an open position and a closed position. The bolt carrier assembly includes a first pivot. A lower frame defines a magazine well configured to removably receive a box magazine. The lever action firearm includes an action lever movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The action lever includes second and third pivots. The action lever is pivotally connected to the lower frame at the second pivot. The lever action firearm also includes a linkage assembly is pivotally connected to the action lever at the third pivot, wherein the linkage assembly is pivotally connected to the bolt carrier assembly at the first pivot.

A control system for a firearm platform includes a chassis, a first bolt actuator rotatably received within the chassis having an upward position and a downward position and configured to engage a bolt when in the upward position. A second bolt actuator is rotatably received within the chassis and operatively engaged with the first bolt actuator to move in unison. A mag release is slidably received within a slot in the chassis and capable of sliding between left, center, and right positions. A mag catch is rotatably received within the chassis and in operable communication with the mag release such that the mag catch engages a magazine when the mag release is centered and disengages the magazine when the mag release is in the right or left position.

Various systems and methods for leveraging legacy countermeasure dispensing systems (CMDSs). The legacy CMDSs are leveraged through the expansion of breechplates and magazines in a CMDS by expanding the amount of expendables carried by a CMDS while still maintaining the legacy sequencer and dispenser in a legacy military platform, such as an aircraft. In addition, various circuitry systems are included in a circuit card of the breechplate for duplicating and / or expanding the firing lines provided in a legacy CMDS.

A firearm that includes an upper receiver, a barrel coupled to the upper receiver, and a lower receiver coupled to the upper receiver. The lower receiver may include a magazine well and an extension mount positioned forward of the magazine well. The firearm may further include a handguard and a means for coupling the handguard to the extension mount of the lower receiver.

A magazine for large ammunition includes a plurality of ammunition holders, with each ammunition holder being configured to operatively interface with a single round of ammunition. Each ammunition holder comprises an outer body, and an inner body configured to interface with the single round of ammunition. The inner body is transitional relative to the outer body between a first position and a second position, with the inner body extending out of the outer body as the inner body transitions from the first position toward the second position. The inner body is configured to release the single round of ammunition in response to the inner body being transitioned to the second position. The magazine additionally includes a plurality of links, with each link being coupled to a pair of the plurality of ammunition holders.

A magazine holder includes a backplate. The magazine holder also includes an upper holder coupled to a front surface of the backplate, wherein the upper holder is configured to detachably secure an upper portion of a firearm magazine to the front surface of the backplate. The magazine holder also includes a lower holder coupled to the front surface of the backplate, wherein the lower holder is configured to detachably secure a lower portion of the firearm magazine to the front surface of the backplate.

A secure firearm display apparatus and system, having the firearm display apparatus as a key component, where embodiments of the present invention disclose an apparatus for organizing and displaying guns in an upright orientation, providing secure storage and easy access. The custom design ensures compatibility with different handguns by adapting the post geometry to interface with the specific gun's magazine locking or retention mechanism according to the firearm's specifications. Multiple component variations can be combined to provide a custom system.

A magazine catch safety for a firearm to lock a trigger of a firearm when a magazine is removed from a magazine receptacle of a frame of a firearm, the magazine catch safety having a catch body having a longitudinal axis, an actuating button end, and a spring receiving end, and a protuberance disposed on the catch body. The magazine catch safety further having a securement pin, a spring, and a trigger bow. The trigger bow has a notch, wherein, when the catch body is in a first position, the protuberance is engaged in the notch to prevent movement of the trigger bow, and wherein when the catch body is in a second position, the protuberance of the catch body does not engage the notch, providing for free movement of the trigger bow.

The techniques described herein relate to methods and apparatuses for casing ejection mechanisms. The firearm includes a lever, an adapter with a first hole and second hole, and a magazine inserted inside the first hole. The lever is configured to cause a casing to be ejected in a direction parallel to a plane along which the lever moves while ejecting the casing or at least partially toward a side of the firearm.

Conversion devices and methods for converting a chassis style rifle to function as a traditional bolt style rifle. The conversion device includes a conversion component that attaches to a standard or modified standard lower receiver of a rifle to allow the rifle to remain capable of being used as either a chassis gun or standard rifle configuration as desired by the operator. The conversion component may attach to the magazine well of the rifle. The conversion component is removably installable on the lower receiver, and accessories, such as a forearm or handguard, may be removably attached to a conversion component and are supported by the lower receiver. The configuration eliminates the need to contact the upper receiver during the act of firing a shot, particularly for gripping with the off-hand or resting on separate shooting accessories. The accuracy and precision of the rifle are enhanced.

The utility model discloses a nail gun which comprises a main machine, a power assembly, a driving assembly and a driving assembly. The firing assembly at least comprises an air cylinder assembly and a firing pin assembly; the cylinder assembly at least comprises an inner cylinder and an outer cylinder which are communicated with each other; the firing pin assembly is at least partially located in the inner air cylinder. The shell assembly at least comprises a first shell for a user to hold and a second shell for accommodating at least part of the percussion assembly; the nail gun further comprises a cartridge clip assembly which at least comprises a cartridge clip capable of storing nails. In the vertical direction, the distance D3 between the lowest end of a holding part of the first shell for a user to hold and the uppermost end of the foremost end of the joint of the cartridge holder assembly and the host is smaller than or equal to 60 mm.

A pistol-to-rifle conversion kit includes a rifle body that includes a lower receiver, which includes a grip mounting portion, which is rearwardly adjacent to a trigger guard, which is rearwardly adjacent to a magazine well receiving portion, an auxiliary trigger sliding mounted in the rifle body and including an elongate member and a forward trigger interface member, which extends from a forward portion of the elongate member and which is configured to interface with a trigger of a pistol mounted in the rifle body, and a trigger member which extends from the elongate member for directly contacting a shooter's finger, and one or more of the following in any combination thereof: an ambidextrous rifle body quick-lock fastener, an ambidextrous magazine release button, an ambidextrous safety selector, and an assault-rifle-style charging handle.

In various aspects, an assembly includes a firearm lower receiver that defines a magazine well and comprises an attachment feature positioned forward of the magazine well. An extension mount may be engaged with the attachment feature of the firearm lower receiver. The extension mount may be monolithic with or configured to be coupled to a firearm handguard.

A rifle has a body, a magazine slot, a handle, a lower mechanism movable between primary and secondary positions in the direction of the barrel extension to drive bullets into the barrel and a monoblock rifle mechanism having an upper mechanism extending over the barrel of the rifle. A primary lock slot is provided on the upper mechanism, and a secondary lock slot on the barrel. One end of a main arm is rotatably connected to the barrel. A button is connected to the main arm so that the user can move the main arm. When the button is pushed from the barrel towards the upper mechanism, if the rifle mechanism is retracted, it will snap into the primary lock slot. If the rifle mechanism is retracted, it includes a mechanism stopper with a lock lever that fits into the primary lock slot and prevents the rifle mechanism from moving.

In various embodiments, an apparatus to operate with a firearm grip is provided, in which the firearm grip includes two openings, including a magazine receptacle and an aftly-positioned additional opening, the openings partitioned by a wall, the apparatus comprising: a retention system insertable into the aftly-positioned additional opening, the retention system including: a drive section; and an expansion section, driven by the drive section, and configured to restrict expansion to direction(s) that are not toward the wall. Other embodiments are disclosed and / or claimed.

The application discloses a fastener driver, comprising: a striking assembly comprising a striker configured to strike a fastener; a magazine accommodating the fastener; the fastener driver is characterized in that the fastener driver further comprises a trigger assembly which is operated by a user so as to be switched between a first state in which the firing pin is allowed to strike the fastener and a second state in which the firing pin is forbidden to strike the fastener; at least part of the lifting assembly is movably arranged in the magazine so as to drive the fastener to move in the magazine; the anti-idle-strike assembly has an anti-idle-strike state, the anti-idle-strike assembly comprises a stop piece, and in the anti-idle-strike state, the stop piece prohibits the trigger assembly from being switched to the first state; and when the triggering assembly prevents the stopping piece from performing the first movement, the lifting assembly drives the stopping piece to perform the second movement. The fastener driver is convenient and safe to use.

A nail gun includes a gun body with a magazine which has a slot defined through a wall thereof. A linkage is movable relative to the magazine and includes a bent upper end and a bent lower end. The lower end of the linkage passes through the slot and enters into a nail groove in the magazine. The linkage includes a first pivot and a second pivot respectively contacting the magazine and the guard. A guard has a protrusion abutting against the second pivot. When nailing has reached a safe nailing quantity and stopped firing, the upper end of the linkage is pressed to move the lower end of the linkage outward the magazine until the lower end of the linkage clears a path of the nail-pushing piece, such that the nail-pushing piece moves forward again to fire the nails remained.

A tether-less recoil kit for a weapon having a trigger with a receiver insert, an air connector plate, and a high-pressure air drum magazine. The receiver insert is configured for attachment to a receiver of a weapon and has a charge chamber and a bolt carrier. The charge chamber has a plunger extending through a rear end of the charge chamber and an air-receiving nipple configured to receive air into the charge chamber. The air connector plate fluidly couples the high-pressure air drum magazine to the receiver insert. The high-pressure air drum magazine has a high-pressure chamber within an outer housing and an air regulator configured to selectively pass air from the high-pressure chamber to the air connector plate. When the bolt carrier impacts the plunger, a burst of air may be released from the air connector plate into the charge chamber.

A firearm comprises a frame which detachably receives a magazine, trigger, and a reciprocating slide moveable between a forward position and rearward removal position. A pivotable takedown lever is selectively engageable with the slide between blocking and non-blocking positions. A magazine disconnect member movably responsive to inserting the magazine into or removing the magazine from the firearm is alterable between a rearward locked position which prevents movement of the trigger to disable the firing mechanism, and a forward unlocked position which allows movement of the trigger and concurrently engages the takedown lever to prevent the takedown lever from leaving the blocking position associated with the ready-to-fire condition of the firearm. The slide is removable from the firearm when the takedown lever is in the non-blocking position. Engagement between the magazine disconnect member and takedown lever prevents full insertion of the magazine if the lever is left in the non-blocking position.

A magazine extension is provided. The magazine extension includes a baseplate structured to receive a lower open end of a magazine, the baseplate having a laterally extending through-bore; a side bracket structured to couple to the baseplate for securing the magazine, the side bracket having a laterally extending through-bore; and a locking pin insertable within both the through-bore of the baseplate and the through-bore of the side bracket to lock the side bracket to the baseplate.

A firearm shell casing catching system for collecting casings ejected from a firearm includes a mounting assembly, casing deflector, and a hopper. A shim can be optionally attached to the mounting assembly thereby decreasing the inside dimension of the mounting assembly to allow for the firearm shell casing catching system to be attached to magwells of firearms having different sizes.