Patent ID: 9417020
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: F41A

Claim Text:
1. A firearm comprising: a left side; a right side opposite the left side; an ammunition magazine that holds ammunition for the firearm; a receiver to which the ammunition magazine attaches; a magazine catch that attaches the ammunition magazine to the receiver of the firearm; and a magazine release mechanism that releases the magazine catch; the magazine release mechanism comprising a left magazine release button on the left side of the firearm and a right magazine release button on the right side of the firearm; the left magazine release button and the right magazine release button being opposite ends of an elongated magazine release member that extends through the receiver from the left side of the firearm to the right side of the firearm; an elongated magazine catch member having a first long axis that is parallel to the longest overall dimension of the magazine release member; a second long axis that is parallel to the first long axis of the magazine release member; a catch actuator located between the elongated magazine release member and the elongated magazine catch member; the magazine release mechanism being configured so that pressing on the left magazine release button with a first user action causes the magazine catch to release the ammunition magazine from the receiver; the magazine release mechanism being configured so that pressing on the right magazine release button with a second user action causes the magazine catch to release the ammunition magazine from the receiver; and the left magazine release button being directly opposite and in line with the right magazine release button.