Firearm magazine cartridge converter
First Claim
1. An adapter for converting a receiver of a rifle to one which receives a cartridge housing rounds of a shorter length than otherwise provided for in the rifle, said adapter comprising:
- a body defined by four walls two of which walls defining front and rear walls of the adapter and two of which walls defining left and right side walls of the adapter;
each of said walls defining a secondary receiver chamber sized to receive a magazine cartridge of rounds shorter in length than otherwise provided for in a rifle;
means for cooperating with a retention catch of a rifle to effect registration of the adapter with the rifle and for allowing the magazine cartridge to be releasably connected to the adapter; and
an adapter bolt catch carried by said adapter for cooperating with a rifle bolt catch of a bolt assembly of a rifle into which the adapter is used for effecting a bolt open condition by causing the rifle bolt catch to be moved into engagement with the bolt once the last of the shorted length rounds is expended.
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Abstract
An adapter for converting the receiver of a rifle to one which receives a cartridge housing rounds of a shorter length, said adapter comprises a body defined by four walls two of which walls defining the front and rear walls of the adapter and two of which walls defining left and right side walls of the adapter. Each of said walls defining a secondary receiver chamber sized to receive a magazine cartridge of rounds a shorter length than otherwise provided for in a rifle. The adapter includes a mechanism which cooperates with a retention catch of a rifle to effect registration of the adapter with the rifle and for allowing the magazine cartridge to be releasably connected to the adapter.
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18 Claims
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1. An adapter for converting a receiver of a rifle to one which receives a cartridge housing rounds of a shorter length than otherwise provided for in the rifle, said adapter comprising:
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a body defined by four walls two of which walls defining front and rear walls of the adapter and two of which walls defining left and right side walls of the adapter; each of said walls defining a secondary receiver chamber sized to receive a magazine cartridge of rounds shorter in length than otherwise provided for in a rifle; means for cooperating with a retention catch of a rifle to effect registration of the adapter with the rifle and for allowing the magazine cartridge to be releasably connected to the adapter; and an adapter bolt catch carried by said adapter for cooperating with a rifle bolt catch of a bolt assembly of a rifle into which the adapter is used for effecting a bolt open condition by causing the rifle bolt catch to be moved into engagement with the bolt once the last of the shorted length rounds is expended. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An adapter for converting a receiver of a rifle to one which receives a cartridge housing rounds of a shorter length than otherwise provided for in the rifle, said adapter comprising:
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a body defined by four walls two of which walls defining front and rear walls of the adapter and two of which walls defining left and right side walls of the adapter; each of said walls defining a secondary receiver chamber sized to receive a magazine cartridge of rounds shorter in length than otherwise provided for in a rifle; means for cooperating with a retention catch of a rifle to effect registration of the adapter with the rifle and for allowing the magazine cartridge to be releasably connected to the adapter; and means associated with said means for cooperating with said retention catch for independently securing the adapter in place within said receiver such that when the magazine retention catch of a rifle is released, the adapter is still held in place and maintained in its original registration with the rifle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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