US12305951 - System, apparatus, and method for collecting ammunition casings

The patent describes an apparatus designed to collect spent ammunition casings from a weapon, featuring a support assembly and a container with a flap for easy emptying. The apparatus can be attached to the weapon using a fastener that serves as either a replacement or modified version of the weapon’s existing mounting fixture fastener.

Claim 1

1. An apparatus for collecting spent ammunition casings from a weapon, comprising: a support assembly; a container attached to the support assembly and forming a cavity configured to receive the ammunition casings, wherein a portion of the container includes a flap portion; a container fastener disposed at the container and configured to detach at least a portion of the flap portion from the container to allow the ammunition casings to empty out of the container; and a fastener configured to be received in a portion of a mounting fixture of the weapon and removably attach the support assembly to the mounting fixture, wherein the fastener is either a replacement fastener or a modified fastener of a mounting fixture fastener of the weapon. a support assembly; a container attached to the support assembly and forming a cavity configured to receive the ammunition casings, wherein a portion of the container includes a flap portion; a container fastener disposed at the container and configured to detach at least a portion of the flap portion from the container to allow the ammunition casings to empty out of the container; and a fastener configured to be received in a portion of a mounting fixture of the weapon and removably attach the support assembly to the mounting fixture, wherein the fastener is either a replacement fastener or a modified fastener of a mounting fixture fastener of the weapon.

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