Patent ID: 9429378
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: B23P,F41A

Claim Text:
1. A follower for a firearm magazine, the follower comprising: a platform configured to interface with a firearm cartridge; a first side face extending longitudinally from the platform and having a first end opposing the platform; and a second side face extending longitudinally from the platform and having a second end opposing the platform; wherein the first side face and the second side face define a receiving space for receiving at least a portion of a magazine spring; and at least one of the first end and the second end has a nonlinear profile extending less than halfway into the at least one of the first side face and the second side face, the nonlinear profile having a concave curve that is at least half as wide as the at least one of the first side face and the second side face, whereby the nonlinear profile is configured to translate a lateral spring force into a longitudinal spring force.