Patent ID: 9746264
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: F41A

Claim:
1. An ammunition magazine comprising: a casing with fore and aft sides and two lateral sides longer than the fore and aft sides and first and second open ends, the casing further comprising a ridge, centrally located on an interior side of the fore side; a follower residing within the casing, said follower further comprising a follower platform with one to four tines, one of the one to four tines being at a fore position, the one of the one to four tines having a front face that presses against the ridge to help prevent forward linear and axial tilt of the follower, wherein the one to four tines limit rotation of the follower within the casing; a follower spring residing below the follower; and a stop tab, projecting internally from or near a terminus of the ridge, and a groove serving as a detent, situated in the follower platform to interface with the stop tab, thereby preventing the follower from exiting the magazine through the first end.