Jul 7, 2026

US12674636 - Gun magazine base pad with grip enhancing features

A magazine base pad having enhanced gripping features. The base pad has a left side, a front, and a right side. A left wall extends upward along the left side, a front wall extends upward along the front, and a right wall extends upward along the right side. An inward sloping surface runs along the left wall and the right wall. An inward sloping surface preferably runs along the front wall as well. The left side opens into a left side notch. The right side opens into a right side notch. Each of these notches includes a plurality of longitudinally oriented ribs. The ribs are preferably a “sawtooth” design that allows an engaging finger or thumb to move easily upward across the ribs but tends to frictionally engage a finger or thumb when it is moved downward across the ribs. The notches, ribs, and inward sloping surface cooperate to enhance a user's grip on the base pad.

Inventors: Brandon Vitulli
Filing date: 2024-02-14

firearmmagazineaccessory

The patent describes a magazine base pad designed to enhance grip through specific features such as inward sloping surfaces and notches with longitudinal ribs. These elements work together to provide improved friction and control for users when handling the magazine.

Claim 1

1 . A firearm magazine, comprising: (a) a tube having a front side, a right side, a left side, a rear side, and an open bottom; (b) a left lateral flange extending from said left side of said tube proximate said open bottom; (c) a right lateral flange extending from said right side of said tube proximate said open bottom; (d) a base pad, including, (i) a floor surface closing said open bottom of said magazine tube, (ii) a left side with a left wall extending up from said floor surface, (iii) said left side including a left slot slidably engaged over said left lateral flange, (iv) a front with a front wall extending up from said floor surface, (v) a right side with a right side wall extending up from said floor surface, (vi) said right side including a right slot slidably engaged over said right lateral flange, (vii) a left inward sloping surface on said left side wall, (viii) a right inward sloping surface on said right side wall, (ix) a left side notch in said left side, (x) a right side notch in said right side, (xi) a lower surface, (xii) a forward relief extending from said lower surface into said front, (xiii) a left plurality of longitudinal ribs in said left side notch, (xiv) a right plurality of longitudinal ribs in said right side notch, (xv) said left plurality of longitudinal ribs lies below said left inward sloping surface, and (xvi) said right plurality of longitudinal ribs lies below said right inward sloping surface. (a) a tube having a front side, a right side, a left side, a rear side, and an open bottom; (b) a left lateral flange extending from said left side of said tube proximate said open bottom; (c) a right lateral flange extending from said right side of said tube proximate said open bottom; (d) a base pad, including, (i) a floor surface closing said open bottom of said magazine tube, (ii) a left side with a left wall extending up from said floor surface, (iii) said left side including a left slot slidably engaged over said left lateral flange, (iv) a front with a front wall extending up from said floor surface, (v) a right side with a right side wall extending up from said floor surface, (vi) said right side including a right slot slidably engaged over said right lateral flange, (vii) a left inward sloping surface on said left side wall, (viii) a right inward sloping surface on said right side wall, (ix) a left side notch in said left side, (x) a right side notch in said right side, (xi) a lower surface, (xii) a forward relief extending from said lower surface into said front, (xiii) a left plurality of longitudinal ribs in said left side notch, (xiv) a right plurality of longitudinal ribs in said right side notch, (xv) said left plurality of longitudinal ribs lies below said left inward sloping surface, and (xvi) said right plurality of longitudinal ribs lies below said right inward sloping surface. (i) a floor surface closing said open bottom of said magazine tube, (ii) a left side with a left wall extending up from said floor surface, (iii) said left side including a left slot slidably engaged over said left lateral flange, (iv) a front with a front wall extending up from said floor surface, (v) a right side with a right side wall extending up from said floor surface, (vi) said right side including a right slot slidably engaged over said right lateral flange, (vii) a left inward sloping surface on said left side wall, (viii) a right inward sloping surface on said right side wall, (ix) a left side notch in said left side, (x) a right side notch in said right side, (xi) a lower surface, (xii) a forward relief extending from said lower surface into said front, (xiii) a left plurality of longitudinal ribs in said left side notch, (xiv) a right plurality of longitudinal ribs in said right side notch, (xv) said left plurality of longitudinal ribs lies below said left inward sloping surface, and (xvi) said right plurality of longitudinal ribs lies below said right inward sloping surface.

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