Apparatus and method requiring disassembly of rifle to remove magazine

• US 9,310,148 B2
• Filed: 05/29/2015
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tomas Quis
• Original Assignee: Tomas Quis
• Inventors: Brown, Daniel James
• Primary Examiner(s): Chambers, Troy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zimmer, Adam J
• Application Number:
  US14/724,852
• Publication Number:
  US 20150345885A1
• Time in Patent Office: 319 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 17/38 Magazine mountings, e.g. for locking the magazine in the gun
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 3/66 Breech housings or frames; Receivers
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 9/64 for unbelted ammunition
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49961 At least one part nonmetallic

Abstract

A magazine locking assembly is provided for preventing removal of a magazine from a firearm having a receiver, a magazine, and a bolt carrier assembly a without disassembly of the firearm. The locking assembly includes a magazine block assembly secured adjacent the magazine well of the firearm, a magazine safety pin for securing the magazine block assembly adjacent the magazine well of the firearm, a safety pin cover movably attached to the firearm adjacent the bolt carrier assembly for concealing the safety pin head of the magazine safety pin, and a cover detent pin configured to engage the safety pin cover passageway to prevent the safety pin cover from moving. When the magazine locking assembly and firearm are in an assembled configuration the safety pin cover conceals the safety pin head of the magazine safety pin and the bolt carrier assembly conceals the cover detent pin.

Claims

1. A magazine locking assembly configured to prevent removal of a magazine from a firearm having a receiver, a magazine secured within a magazine well of the receiver, and a bolt carrier assembly, the locking assembly comprising:

a magazine block assembly comprising a magazine block secured adjacent the magazine well of the firearm, wherein the magazine block prevents the magazine from being removed from the firearm without removal of the magazine block assembly;

a magazine safety pin for securing the magazine block assembly adjacent the magazine well of the firearm, the magazine safety pin including a safety pin head;

a safety pin cover movably attached to the firearm adjacent the bolt carrier assembly for concealing the safety pin head of the magazine safety pin, the safety pin cover including a safety pin cover passageway formed therethrough; and

a cover detent pin configured to engage the safety pin cover passageway to prevent the safety pin cover from moving relative to the safety pin;

wherein when the magazine locking assembly and firearm are in an assembled configuration the safety pin cover conceals the safety pin head of the magazine safety pin and the bolt carrier assembly conceals the cover detent pin.

2. The magazine locking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the safety pin cover is slidably attached to the receiver of the firearm within a safety pin cover groove formed in the receiver.

3. The magazine locking apparatus of claim 2, wherein the cover detent pin is housed within a detent pin channel formed in the receiver of the firearm.

4. The magazine locking apparatus of claim 3 further comprising a detent pin actuator located in the detent pin channel for urging the detent pin out from the detent pin channel.

5. The magazine locking apparatus of claim 4, wherein the detent pin actuator comprises a spring.

6. The magazine locking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the magazine block assembly comprises a magazine block secured to the receiver with a magazine catch pin.

7. The magazine locking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the firearm comprises a Sa vzor 58 rifle.

8. A magazine locking assembly configured to prevent removal of a magazine from a firearm having a receiver, a magazine secured within a magazine well of the firearm, and a bolt carrier assembly, the locking assembly comprising:

a magazine block assembly comprising a magazine block secured adjacent the magazine well of the firearm, wherein the magazine block prevents the magazine from being removed from the firearm without removal of the magazine block assembly;

a magazine safety pin for securing the magazine block assembly adjacent the magazine well of the firearm, the magazine safety pin including a safety pin head;

a safety pin cover slidably attached to the firearm within a safety pin cover groove formed in the receiver adjacent the bolt carrier assembly for concealing the safety pin head of the magazine safety pin, the safety pin cover including a safety pin cover passageway formed therethrough;

a cover detent pin housed within a detent pin channel formed in the receiver, the cover detent pin configured to engage the safety pin cover passageway to prevent the safety pin cover from moving relative to the safety pin; and

a detent pin actuator located in the detent pin channel for urging the detent pin out from the detent pin channel and into contact with the safety pin cover;

wherein when the magazine locking assembly and firearm are in an assembled configuration the safety pin cover conceals the safety pin head of the magazine safety pin and the bolt carrier assembly conceals the cover detent pin.

9. The firearm of claim 8, wherein the detent pin actuator comprises a spring.