Patent ID: 6094850
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
An automatic cartridge monitoring and indicator system for a firearm having a magazine and a chamber for monitoring the level of a predetermined number of cartridges in the firearm, comprising:a magazine for storing a number of cartridges;a follower mechanism for feeding the cartridges from the magazine into the chamber;a monitoring device responsive to said follower mechanism;said monitoring device including a number of magazine switch elements corresponding to the predetermined number of cartridges to be monitored, one of said magazine switch elements corresponding to a cartridge in the chamber, the remainder of said magazine switch elements corresponding to cartridges in the magazine; said switch elements operable by said follower mechanism to monitor the level of cartridges in the magazine and chamber; andan indicator device, responsive to said monitoring device, for providing a representation of the level of cartridges remaining in the firearm.