Patent Application
20110099872
1. Field of the Invention
The present application relates generally to firearms and more specifically to magazine storage devices connected to a firearm.
2. Description of the Related Art
Firearms such as long guns typically hold a plurality of cartridges in a magazine, which may be integrated into the firearm or may be detachable. Firearms with detachable magazines have the advantage of being quickly reloadable with another detachable magazine that is loaded with ammunition. As such, an operator of a firearm may carry extra magazines.
Typically, extra magazines may be carried in a pocket, bag, or case that is external to the firearm and/or firearm case, if present. Also, a firearm case may have space for one or more extra magazines.
Alternatively, a firearm may comprise a mechanism for holding one or more extra magazines, which may be convenient to an operator. Often, these mechanisms are attached to a firearm after manufacture and extend out from the attached portion of the firearm. Mechanisms that extend or protrude from a portion of a gun stock may be uncomfortable or inconvenient for an operator when operating the firearm. Further, a firearm case that is made to fit the unaltered firearm may not accommodate the additional mechanism requiring the removal of the mechanism prior to storage in the firearm case.
The present disclosure is directed to overcoming, or at least reducing the effects, of one or more of the issues set forth above.
An embodiment of a magazine storage device is disclosed. The magazine storage device may comprise an insert that may have a magazine recess. The magazine recess may be configured to accept one magazine. The insert may be configured to be secured within an opening in a firearm end stock. The magazine recess may be configured to frictionally secure a magazine. The magazine storage device may further comprise a plate connected to the firearm end stock. A portion of the plate may have a substantially complementary shape to a magazine. The insert may have a plurality of magazine recesses, and each may be configured to accept a magazine.
An embodiment of an end stock is also disclosed. The end stock may comprise a body having a shoulder plate, a first opening in the body. The first opening may be positioned to one side of the shoulder plate and may be configured to secure a magazine. The body may further comprise a top portion and a lower portion, which may extend from the top portion. The lower portion may include the first opening. The top portion, and the lower portion may be formed as a single piece. The first opening may be formed within the single piece. The first opening may be configured to frictionally secure a magazine. The end stock may further comprise a middle portion that may be secured partially within the first opening. The first opening in the body may be configured to secure a magazine within the middle portion. The end stock may further comprise a plate. The plate may be molded to match a portion of the magazine. The end stock may further comprise a second opening configured to secure a magazine. The end stock may further comprise a plate that may substantially cover one side of the first and second openings and may have two contoured portions that each are substantially complementary to the contour of a portion of the magazine. The body may further comprise a top portion and a lower portion extending from the top portion. The first opening and the second opening may be formed into the lower portion. The magazine may be flush with the end stock when secured within the first opening.
An embodiment of a firearm is also disclosed. The firearm stock may comprise a firearm stock, a receiver connected to the firearm stock, and an end stock having a first side and a second side. The end stock may be connected to the firearm stock and may comprise a first recess. The first recess may extend from the first side toward the second side and may be configured to secure a magazine to the end stock. The recess may be configured to frictionally secure the magazine. The firearm may further comprise a plate connected to the end stock. The first recess may extend through the second side and the plate may be configured to connect to the first side to substantially cover the recess. The plate may be configured to connect to the second side to substantially cover the recess. The firearm may further comprise a second recess, which may be configured to secure a magazine. The firearm may be a .22 caliber long gun.
These and other embodiments of the present application will be discussed more fully in the description. The features, functions, and advantages can be achieved independently in various embodiments of the claimed invention, or may be combined in yet other embodiments.
Like reference numbers and designations in the various drawings indicate like elements.
In the following description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part thereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration specific exemplary embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention, and it is to be understood that modifications to the various disclosed embodiments may be made, and other embodiments may be utilized, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The following detailed description is, therefore, not to be taken in a limiting sense.
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The end stock 120 comprises a top portion 134 that extends from the firearm stock 120 and connects to a shoulder plate 132 at an end, which may be placed on the shoulder of an operator when operating the firearm 100. A lever 131 may be actuated by an operator to allow the position of the end stock 130 to be changed, such as, for example, to extend the end stock 130 away from the firearm stock 120, adjusting the overall length of the firearm. The end stock 120 further comprises a magazine storage device 140 comprising a rear plate 142 that may be connected to the end stock 130 with a plurality of fasteners 144.
A firearm 100 comprising the end stock 230 may hold a total of three magazines 450; two in the end stock 230 and one in the magazine port 116 (shown in
In the embodiment illustrated in
In some alternative embodiments, the front plate 546 and/or the rear plate 542 may be integrated as part of the end stock 530. As such, the magazine recesses 548 would be closed recesses, extending from one side of the end stock 530 toward, but not through, the other side of the end stock 530. In such alternative embodiments, the magazine recess 548 would be substantially closed with respect to the magazine 550.
In the embodiment illustrated in
Although various embodiments have been shown and described, the invention is not so limited and will be understood to include all such modifications and variations as would be apparent to one skilled in the art. For example, equivalent elements may be substituted for those specifically shown and described, certain features may be used independently of other features, and the number and configuration of various vehicle components described above may be altered, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.
Such adaptations and modifications should and are intended to be comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalents of the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It is to be understood that the phraseology of terminology employed herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. Accordingly, the foregoing description of the exemplary embodiments of the invention, as set forth above, are intended to be illustrative, not limiting. Various changes, modifications, and/or adaptations may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of this invention.
