Patent ID: 7934443
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A magazine for delivering ammunition from an open-ended ammunition belt to a firearm having a magazine well, the magazine comprising: a housing having at least one open end sized to be received within the magazine well of the firearm; a rack assembly at least partially disposed within the housing; a belt drive assembly at least partially disposed within the housing and operably coupled to a portion of the rack assembly; a strike wheel and cam assembly at least partially disposed within the housing adjacent the open end and operably coupled to a portion of the rack assembly; and an idler roller assembly at least partially disposed within the housing adjacent the open end for guiding the ammunition belt through the housing, the idler roller assembly comprising an idler arm and at least one roller rotatably mounted on the idler arm; wherein the strike wheel and cam assembly comprises a strike wheel and a cam that engages the rack assembly in response to a force applied to the strike wheel; and wherein the rack assembly engages the belt drive assembly to advance the ammunition belt through the housing to the magazine well of the firearm.