Patent ID: 9528784
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: F41A

Claim Text:
1. A drum magazine assembly comprising: a follower assembly; a drum body; a spring assembly; and a feed tower assembly; wherein the follower assembly comprises a plurality of dummy cartridges comprising a leading dummy cartridge associated with a distal end of the follower assembly and a last dummy cartridge associated with a proximal end of the follower assembly, and a plurality of links comprising a leading link and a last link; the last dummy cartridge is configured to rotate relative to the last link and the leading link; and a distal portion of at least one of the plurality of links is configured to abut a second one of the plurality of links in response to a force compressing the distal end of the follower assembly towards the proximal end of the follower assembly, to prevent respective ones of the plurality of cartridges from abutting each other, whereby the plurality of links are configured to carry a magazine spring force applied to the follower assembly.