Patent AU-2015202498-B2 (AU)
Title: Self-leveling follower and magazine
Inventor: KIELSMEIER NICHOLAS
IPC: F41A9/65
Filed: 2015-04-15
Granted: 2016-01-28
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date W O 2015/160999 A3 22 October 2015 (22.10.2015) W I PO I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, F41A 9/65 (2006.01) F41A 9/70 (2006.01) DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, Fl, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KN, KP, KR, (21) International Application Number: KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, PCT/US2015/026038 MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, (22) International Filing Date: PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, 15 April 2015 (15.04.2015) SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (25) Filing Language: English (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (26) Publication Language: English kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (30) Priority Data: GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, 61/979,944 15 April 2014 (15.04.2014) US TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, (71) Applicant: MAGPUL INDUSTRIES CORP. [US/US]; DK, EE, ES, Fl, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, P.O. Box 17697, Boulder, Colorado 80308 (US). LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, (72) Inventors: KIELSMEIER, Nicholas; 8304 Charlotte SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, Way, Denver, Colorado 80221 (US). NAKAYAMA, Bri- GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). an L.; Unit E, 12995 W. 63rd Place, Arvada, Colorado Published: 80004 (US). - with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (74) Agent: NEUGEBOREN, Craig; Neugeboren O'dowd PC, - before the expiration of the time limit for amending the 1227 Spruce Street, Suite 200, Boulder, Colorado 80302 claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of (US). amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every (88) Date of publication of the international search report. kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 17 December 2015 AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (54) Title: SELF-LEVELING FOLLOWER AND MAGAZINE FIG, 9A (57) Abstract: A follower for a firearm magazine is disclosed, with a platform that may support a cartridge and has a top surface de fining a plane and a bottom surface. The front end may be coupled to a front portion of the platform and engage a spring and a f4 magazine body. The interior surface of the front end may be substantially perpendicular to the bottom surface of the platform and form an obtuse angle with the plane of the platform. The rear end may be coupled to a rear portion of the platform and engage the spring and the magazine body. The interior surface of the rear end may be perpendicular to the bottom surface of the platform and form an acute angle with the plane of the platform. The front end may extend further below the platform than does the rear end.