Magazine light

• US 7,032,342 B2
• Filed: 03/17/2004
• Issued: 04/25/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dov Pikielny
• Original Assignee: Dov Pikielny
• Inventors: Pikielny, Dov
• Primary Examiner(s): JOHNSON, STEPHEN
• Application Number:
  US10/801,690
• Publication Number:
  US 20050223614A1
• Time in Patent Office: 769 Days
• Field of Search: 42/10.1, 42/10.2, 42/10.3, 421/13, 42114-117, 421/42, 421/46, 421/32, 362110-114
• US Class Current: 42/146
• 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 underneath an underside of a floor plate of said magazine body in electrical communication with said power source.

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. The weapons magazine according to claim 7, wherein said RF component is adapted to electrically switch said light.

9. The weapons magazine according to claim 7, wherein said RF component comprises an RF transceiver operative to emit signals.

10. The weapons magazine according to claim 1, wherein said light is flexibly mounted to said floor plate.

11. The weapons magazine according to claim 1, wherein said light is pivotally mounted to said floor plate.