US12422207 - Detachable ammunition magazine

The patent describes a detachable ammunition magazine designed for firearms, featuring a magazine body that holds multiple cartridges and includes a follower to push the cartridges upward. A rotatable catch is incorporated to maintain the topmost cartridge in a horizontal position until it is pushed into the firing chamber by the firearm’s bolt.

Claim 1

1. An ammunition magazine for a firearm, comprising: a magazine body defining an interior space in which a plurality of cartridges is receivable; a follower in the interior space configured to bias the cartridges toward an upper end of the magazine body; and a catch rotatably mounted to a forward wall of the magazine body, the catch biased rearwardly away from the forward wall and configured to hold a topmost cartridge received in the interior space in a substantially horizontal position within the upper end of the magazine body until an advancing bolt of the firearm pushes the topmost cartridge toward a firing chamber of the firearm. a magazine body defining an interior space in which a plurality of cartridges is receivable; a follower in the interior space configured to bias the cartridges toward an upper end of the magazine body; and a catch rotatably mounted to a forward wall of the magazine body, the catch biased rearwardly away from the forward wall and configured to hold a topmost cartridge received in the interior space in a substantially horizontal position within the upper end of the magazine body until an advancing bolt of the firearm pushes the topmost cartridge toward a firing chamber of the firearm.

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