Lower Receiver With Configurable Ejector And Dual Magazine Buttons
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current lower receivers for AR type rifles are designed specifically for either right-hand or left-hand shooters due to the static ejector and magazine button orientation, lacking a configuration that can accommodate both hand orientations within a single receiver.
Innovation Solution
A lower receiver design featuring a static ejector that can be easily configured for either right-hand or left-hand positions, along with a magazine button assembly that includes both a right and left magazine button, allowing for the same lower receiver to be used for both configurations, with the static ejector and magazine buttons operatively coupled to ensure proper ejection and release mechanisms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a lower receiver is designed with a static ejector and magazine button for right-hand shooters, then it functions properly for right-hand operation, but it cannot be used for left-hand shooters
Solution Approach 1:
The lower receiver is designed with dual magazine buttons (right and left) that can both be used to operate the trigger, allowing the same receiver to be used by both right-hand and left-hand shooters. The static ejector can be positioned on either the right or left side, further enhancing versatility. This multi-functional design enables a single lower receiver to serve multiple hand configurations.
Solution Approach 2:
The magazine button assembly is segmented into separate right and left magazine buttons, each independently positioned on opposite sides of the receiver. This segmentation allows either button to be accessed by the shooter's dominant hand, providing flexibility in hand configuration without requiring different receivers.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a lower receiver is designed with a static ejector and magazine button for left-hand shooters, then it functions properly for left-hand operation, but it cannot be used for right-hand shooters
Solution Approach 1:
The lower receiver incorporates both right and left magazine buttons along with a static ejector that can be positioned on either side, creating a universal design that accommodates both left-hand and right-hand shooters with a single receiver unit.
Solution Approach 2:
The magazine button assembly is divided into separate right and left buttons positioned on opposite sides of the receiver, allowing either button to be accessed by the shooter's dominant hand, providing flexibility in hand configuration.
3Adaptability or versatility
If separate lower receivers are manufactured for right-hand and left-hand shooters, then each receiver is optimized for its specific hand configuration, but the total number of receivers and inventory complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
By designing a single lower receiver that incorporates both right and left magazine buttons and allows for flexible static ejector positioning, the invention eliminates the need to manufacture and maintain separate inventory of right-hand and left-hand receivers, reducing total quantity while maintaining universal adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention merges the functions of what would traditionally require two separate receivers (right-hand and left-hand versions) into a single unified design, combining multiple hand configurations into one receiver platform.
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AI summary
A lower receiver that may be right hand or left hand configurable is provided. The lower receiver includes a static ejector that can be easily configured for right hand or left hand positions within the same lower receiver and a magazine button assembly having a left magazine button and a right magazine button that are operatively coupled together so that either magazine button can be pushed to release the magazine. This allows the gun builder to use this one lower receiver to build a right or left handed rifle.