Double stack magazine
First Claim
1. A magazine for a firearm comprising:
- a tubular body having surfaces defining an elongated passage and having a lower end and an upper end having feed lips;
a floor plate element connected to the lower end;
an elongated separator element within the passage spaced apart from the body surfaces;
a follower defining an aperture receiving and surrounding the separator element and movable within the elongated passage;
the follower movable within the passage from a lowest position to a highest position, wherein at least a portion of the follower is within no more than one cartridge diameter from the feed lips when in the highest position;
the separator element extending from the lower end of the body to a level proximate to the upper end;
the aperture of the follower receiving an upper end portion of the separator when the follower is in the highest position; and
a spring within the passage having a first end contacting the floor plate, and having an opposed second end contacting and biasing the follower toward the upper end of the body; and
wherein the body has a rear wail, and wherein the rear wall includes a medial rib extending forward, such that the rib defines a separation between a stack of cartridges right of the rib, and a stack of cartridges left of the rib.
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Abstract
Double stack magazines have a tubular body defining an elongated passage and a lower and upper end, a floor plate element connected to the lower end, an elongated separator element within the passage, a follower defining an aperture receiving the separator element and movable within the elongated passage, a spring within the passage having a first end contacting the floor plate, and having an opposed second end contacting and biasing the follower toward the upper end of the body. The separator may be a rod spaced apart from the body surfaces. The spring may be spaced apart from the separator element. The spring may be a coil spring having multiple winds, each encompassing the separator element. The separator element may be medially located in the body. The separator element may be positioned to define first and second stack passages between the left and right side walls and the separator element.
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19 Claims
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1. A magazine for a firearm comprising:
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a tubular body having surfaces defining an elongated passage and having a lower end and an upper end having feed lips; a floor plate element connected to the lower end; an elongated separator element within the passage spaced apart from the body surfaces; a follower defining an aperture receiving and surrounding the separator element and movable within the elongated passage; the follower movable within the passage from a lowest position to a highest position, wherein at least a portion of the follower is within no more than one cartridge diameter from the feed lips when in the highest position; the separator element extending from the lower end of the body to a level proximate to the upper end; the aperture of the follower receiving an upper end portion of the separator when the follower is in the highest position; and a spring within the passage having a first end contacting the floor plate, and having an opposed second end contacting and biasing the follower toward the upper end of the body; and wherein the body has a rear wail, and wherein the rear wall includes a medial rib extending forward, such that the rib defines a separation between a stack of cartridges right of the rib, and a stack of cartridges left of the rib. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A magazine for a firearm comprising:
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a tubular body having surfaces defining an elongated passage and having a lower end and an upper end having feed lips; a floor plate element connected to the lower end; an elongated separator element within the passage spaced apart from the body surfaces; a follower defining an aperture receiving the separator element and movable within the elongated passage; the follower movable within the passage from a lowest position to a highest position, wherein at least a portion of the follower is within no more than one cartridge diameter from the feed lips when in the highest position; the separator element extending from the lower end of the body to a level proximate to the upper end; the aperture of the follower receiving an upper end portion of the separator when the follower is in the highest position; and a spring within the passage having a first end contacting the floor plate, and having an opposed second end contacting and biasing the follower toward the upper end of the body;
wherein the spring is a circular coil spring having multiple winds, each encompassing the separator element.
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12. A magazine for a firearm comprising:
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a tubular body having surfaces defining an elongated passage and having a lower end and an upper end; a floor plate element connected to the lower end; an elongated separator element within the passage; the separator element having a fore to aft dimension substantially the same as a right to left dimension; a follower defining an aperture receiving the separator element and movable within the elongated passage; a spring within the passage having a first end contacting the floor plate, and having an opposed second end contacting and biasing the follower toward the upper end of the body; the elongated separator element being within the portion of the elongated passage encompassed by the spring; and wherein the body has a rear wall, and wherein the rear wall includes a medial rib extending forward, such that the rib defines a separation between a stack of cartridges right of the rib, and a stack of cartridges left of the rib. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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