Patent ID: 8955697
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A47B,A47F,F42B

Abstract:
1. A firearm magazine storage rack comprising: a plurality of firearm magazines, each firearm magazine having an arcuately shaped front surface and an arcuately shaped back surface; a housing having a back wall with a top edge, a bottom edge, opposing side edges and a bottom wall extending perpendicularly from the bottom edge; a plurality of top engagement assemblies extend from the back wall intermediate the opposing side edges of the housing and positioned proximate the top edge; each of the plurality of top engagement assemblies including: a first flange extending substantially perpendicularly from the back wall and terminating in a leading edge, the first flange having a top surface and a bottom surface, a second flange extending substantially perpendicularly from the back wall and terminating in a leading edge, the second flange having a top surface and a bottom surface, the second flange is parallel to and spaced apart from the first flange; the first flange and the second flange define a storage space sized to receive and retain a corresponding firearm magazine; a first tab extending inwardly from the leading edge of the first flange; a second tab extending inwardly from the leading edge of the second flange; the first flange and the second flange flex outwardly from a normal position to an expanded position, allowing insertion of the magazine into the space, and are biased inwardly to the normal position securely retaining the magazine; and the first leading edge and the second leading edge are each angled away from parallel toward the back wall to generally match the arcuate shape of a corresponding firearm magazine received therein, and the first tab and the second tab extending from the first leading edge and the second leading edge respectively are also each angled away from parallel toward the back wall, engaging the corresponding firearm magazine substantially along the entire length of the first tab and the second tab; wherein a corresponding firearm magazine is received and retained by a corresponding top engagement assembly so that the corresponding firearm magazine is stored in a substantially upright position.