US12410997 - Ammunition magazine pouch and methods of assembling same

The patent describes an ammunition magazine pouch featuring a magazine support assembly that includes a magazine chamber designed to hold at least one ammunition magazine, with adjustable components for customizing the chamber’s width. The assembly consists of a front cover member, a back plate member, and a tensioning assembly that allows for the adjustment of the magazine chamber’s open top end.

Claim 1

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An ammunition magazine pouch comprising: a magazine support assembly including an interior surface defining a magazine chamber extending between an open top end and a closed bottom end, the magazine chamber configured to receive at least one ammunition magazine therein, the magazine support assembly including: a front cover member formed of a unitary body including: an inner surface defining a portion of the magazine chamber; a pair of opposing sidewalls extending outwardly from a front endwall; a bottom endwall extending between the front endwall and the opposing sidewalls; a support flange extending outwardly from the opposing sidewalls and the bottom endwall defining a perimeter of the front cover member; and a pair of recessed channels defined along an outer surface of the front cover member and extending from the front endwall to the bottom endwall, each recessed channel defines a corresponding dividing ridge extending into the magazine chamber to define a plurality of magazine compartments within the magazine chamber, each magazine compartment configured to receive a corresponding ammunition magazine therein; a back plate member coupled to the front cover member to define the magazine chamber therebetween, the back plate member including a support plate having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape extending between a front surface and a rear surface, the front surface coupled to the support flange of the front cover member with an adhesive and including a pair of raised positioning members extending into the magazine chamber, each raised positioning member orientated with respect to a corresponding dividing ridge of the front cover member to define the plurality of magazine compartments; and a tensioning assembly including a plurality of adjustable fastening members spaced along an upper portion of the front cover member and coupled between the front cover member and the back plate member, and configured to adjust a distance between the upper portion of the front cover member and an upper portion of the back plate member to adjust a width of the open top end of the magazine chamber; and an attachment system coupled to the rear surface of the back plate member and including: an attachment member including an attachment body and a pair of mounting straps extending outwardly from a top end of the attachment body, the attachment body having a cross-sectional shape similar to the substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape of the support plate of the back plate member; and a pair of locking tabs coupled to the attachment body and oriented substantially perpendicular to the pair of mounting straps; wherein the back plate member includes a plurality of recessed stitching channels defined along the front surface of the back plate member and configured to receive stitching for coupling the attachment body to the support plate. a magazine support assembly including an interior surface defining a magazine chamber extending between an open top end and a closed bottom end, the magazine chamber configured to receive at least one ammunition magazine therein, the magazine support assembly including: a front cover member formed of a unitary body including: an inner surface defining a portion of the magazine chamber; a pair of opposing sidewalls extending outwardly from a front endwall; a bottom endwall extending between the front endwall and the opposing sidewalls; a support flange extending outwardly from the opposing sidewalls and the bottom endwall defining a perimeter of the front cover member; and a pair of recessed channels defined along an outer surface of the front cover member and extending from the front endwall to the bottom endwall, each recessed channel defines a corresponding dividing ridge extending into the magazine chamber to define a plurality of magazine compartments within the magazine chamber, each magazine compartment configured to receive a corresponding ammunition magazine therein; a back plate member coupled to the front cover member to define the magazine chamber therebetween, the back plate member including a support plate having a substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape extending between a front surface and a rear surface, the front surface coupled to the support flange of the front cover member with an adhesive and including a pair of raised positioning members extending into the magazine chamber, each raised positioning member orientated with respect to a corresponding dividing ridge of the front cover member to define the plurality of magazine compartments; and a tensioning assembly including a plurality of adjustable fastening members spaced along an upper portion of the front cover member and coupled between the front cover member and the back plate member, and configured to adjust a distance between the upper portion of the front cover member and an upper portion of the back plate member to adjust a width of the open top end of the magazine chamber; and an attachment system coupled to the rear surface of the back plate member and including: an attachment member including an attachment body and a pair of mounting straps extending outwardly from a top end of the attachment body, the attachment body having a cross-sectional shape similar to the substantially rectangular cross-sectional shape of the support plate of the back plate member; and a pair of locking tabs coupled to the attachment body and oriented substantially perpendicular to the pair of mounting straps; wherein the back plate member includes a plurality of recessed stitching channels defined along the front surface of the back plate member and configured to receive stitching for coupling the attachment body to the support plate.

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