Patent ID: 9228788
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: F41A

Claim Text:
1. A magazine for a firearm, said magazine for holding a plurality of ammunition cartridges, said magazine comprising: a plurality of sidewalls defining a space for holding said cartridges; an opening defined between a first and a second of said sidewalls providing access to said space; a spring-biased follower positioned within said space for urging said cartridges held within said space toward said opening, said follower comprising a paddle rotatable about an axis aligned lengthwise along said opening; first and second feed lips positioned on said first and second sidewalls on opposite sides of said opening, said feed lips projecting toward one another so as to contact and retain at least one of said cartridges within said space, said feed lips extending lengthwise along a first portion of said opening; a first guide surface positioned on said first sidewall adjacent to said first feed lip, said first guide surface extending lengthwise along a second portion of said opening and projecting away from said space so as to guide said cartridges once disengaged from said feed lips; first and second feed ramp surfaces positioned on opposite sides of said opening, said first and second feed ramp surfaces being angularly oriented with respect to said first and second feed lips, said first feed ramp surface positioned on said first sidewall, said second feed ramp surface positioned on said second sidewall, said first guide surface being positioned between said first feed lip and said first feed ramp surface.