Magazine light

• US 20050223614A1
• Filed: 03/17/2004
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dov Pikielny
• Original Assignee: Dov Pikielny
• Inventors: Pikielny, Dov
• Granted Patent: US 7,032,342 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 42/50
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 9/65 Box magazines having a cartridge follower

Abstract

A weapons magazine including a magazine body adapted for storing rounds therein, a biasing device for urging rounds out of the magazine body, a power source disposed in a portion of the magazine body, and a light mounted on a surface of the magazine body in electrical communication with the power source.

Claims

1. A weapons magazine comprising:

a magazine body adapted for storing rounds therein;

a biasing device for urging rounds out of the magazine body;

a power source disposed in a portion of said magazine body; and

a light mounted on a surface of said magazine body in electrical communication with said power source.

2. The weapons magazine according to claim 1, wherein said magazine body is insertable in a magazine well of a weapon having a firing axis, and said light is arranged not to point in a direction parallel to the firing axis of the weapon.

3. The weapons magazine according to claim 1, wherein said light is mounted on a floor plate of said magazine body.

4. The weapons magazine according to claim 1, wherein said power source is disposed between the biasing device and a floor plate of said magazine body.

5. The weapons magazine according to claim 1, further comprising a switch in electrical communication with said light and said power source.

6. The weapons magazine according to claim 1, wherein said light comprises an incandescent light bulb.

7. The weapons magazine according to claim 1, wherein said light comprises a light emitting diode (LED).

8. The weapons magazine according to claim 1, wherein said light comprises a laser light device.

9. The weapons magazine according to claim 1, further comprising an RF component mounted on a surface of said magazine body.

10. The weapons magazine according to claim 9, wherein said RF component is adapted to electrically switch said light.

11. The weapons magazine according to claim 9, wherein said RF component comprises an RF transceiver operative to emit signals.

12. A retrofit kit for a weapons magazine comprising:

a floor plate securable to the magazine;

a power source disposable in a portion of said magazine adjacent the floor plate; and

a light mounted on the floor plate electrically connectable to said power source.

13. The retrofit kit according to claim 12, further comprising a switch in electrical communication with said light and said power source.

14. The retrofit kit according to claim 12, wherein said light comprises an incandescent light bulb.

15. The retrofit kit according to claim 12, wherein said light comprises a light emitting diode (LED).

16. The retrofit kit according to claim 12, wherein said light comprises a laser light device.

17. The retrofit kit according to claim 12, further comprising an RF component mounted on a surface of said magazine.

18. The retrofit kit according to claim 17, wherein said RF component is adapted to electrically switch said light.

19. The retrofit kit according to claim 17, wherein said RF component comprises an RF transceiver operative to emit signals.