US12680798 - Supplemental magazine holder for a firearm
The patent describes a supplemental magazine holder for firearms, designed as a one-piece body with a longitudinal channel to securely hold a firearm magazine. This holder features a resilient material that allows for frictional engagement and easy insertion and removal of the magazine, while also including mounting options for attachment to the firearm.
Claim 1
1 . A supplemental magazine holder for a firearm, the holder comprising: a body having a one-piece construction and being formed from a single piece of material, the body having a generally C-shaped cross-section and including a base and first and second walls extending from the base, the base and the walls defining a longitudinal channel extending between a first closed end and a second open end opposite the closed end, the channel including opposite first and second inner walls, and each of the first and second inner walls including a longitudinal groove extending substantially along a length of the channel, wherein the channel, inner walls and grooves are configured to closely receive and removably retain a firearm magazine inserted longitudinally through the second open end, wherein the first closed end forms a longitudinal stop configured to limit forward movement of the firearm magazine within the channel, wherein the base further includes at least two spaced-apart through-openings configured to receive threaded fasteners for removably mounting the holder to a structural portion of the firearm, and wherein the body is formed of a resilient material configured to frictionally engage opposite sides of the firearm magazine within the channel to retain the magazine without additional clamping elements while permitting sliding insertion and removal through the second open end. a body having a one-piece construction and being formed from a single piece of material, the body having a generally C-shaped cross-section and including a base and first and second walls extending from the base, the base and the walls defining a longitudinal channel extending between a first closed end and a second open end opposite the closed end, the channel including opposite first and second inner walls, and each of the first and second inner walls including a longitudinal groove extending substantially along a length of the channel, wherein the channel, inner walls and grooves are configured to closely receive and removably retain a firearm magazine inserted longitudinally through the second open end, wherein the first closed end forms a longitudinal stop configured to limit forward movement of the firearm magazine within the channel, wherein the base further includes at least two spaced-apart through-openings configured to receive threaded fasteners for removably mounting the holder to a structural portion of the firearm, and wherein the body is formed of a resilient material configured to frictionally engage opposite sides of the firearm magazine within the channel to retain the magazine without additional clamping elements while permitting sliding insertion and removal through the second open end.
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