Mar 17, 2026

US12578156 - Hybrid magazine for a firearm

A hybrid firearm magazine. The hybrid firearm magazine has a first section fabricated from a sheet material and a second section molded from a plastic. The first section includes a mating edge defining one or more recesses. The second section engages the mating end of the first section with the plastic filling the recesses. The mating end has nonlinear edge. The plastic fills in around the nonlinear edge of the first section to form a joint. The interface of joint prevent movement of the first section relative to the second section along the vertical and horizontal axes of the hybrid firearm magazine. The thickness of the second section at the joint is substantially equal to the thickness of the first section. Optional retention couplers improve the strength of the joint and the resistance to movement of the first section relative to the second section.

Assignee: Elite Tactical Systems Group, LLC
Inventors: George E. Loveday, IV, Nathan Dudney, Mark Hillis, Evan Dungan, Joel Stanley
Filing date: 2024-02-19

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The patent describes a hybrid firearm magazine made from a metal first section and a plastic second section, designed to form a secure joint that prevents misalignment and movement between the two materials. This innovative design enhances the structural integrity and functionality of the magazine while maintaining equal thickness at the joint.

Claim 1

1 . A hybrid firearm magazine fabricated from two dissimilar materials, said firearm magazine defining a vertical axis and two horizontal axes, said horizontal axes including a lateral axis and a longitudinal axis, said hybrid firearm magazine comprising: a first section having a plurality of walls forming a tubular structure having a first mating end, said first section having an inner face and an outer face, said first mating end having an inner portion proximate to said inner face, an outer portion proximate to said outer face, and a central portion between said inner portion and said outer portion, said inner portion and said outer portion tapering toward said central portion to define a nonlinear edge, said plurality of walls having a first thickness, said first section fabricated from a metal; and a second section having a plurality of walls forming a tubular structure having a second mating end, said second section fabricated from a plastic, said plastic filling in around said nonlinear edge to form a joint, said joint limiting misalignment of the corresponding walls of said first section plurality of walls and said second section plurality of walls, said joint having a surface area and a second thickness, said second thickness being substantially equal to said first thickness. a first section having a plurality of walls forming a tubular structure having a first mating end, said first section having an inner face and an outer face, said first mating end having an inner portion proximate to said inner face, an outer portion proximate to said outer face, and a central portion between said inner portion and said outer portion, said inner portion and said outer portion tapering toward said central portion to define a nonlinear edge, said plurality of walls having a first thickness, said first section fabricated from a metal; and a second section having a plurality of walls forming a tubular structure having a second mating end, said second section fabricated from a plastic, said plastic filling in around said nonlinear edge to form a joint, said joint limiting misalignment of the corresponding walls of said first section plurality of walls and said second section plurality of walls, said joint having a surface area and a second thickness, said second thickness being substantially equal to said first thickness.

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