Patent ID: 8793919

Claim:
A magazine floor plate removal tool for removing the floor plate of a firearm magazine, the floor plate defining a hole, the magazine defining a surface adjacent the floor plate, and the tool comprising: a handle having a first end and a second end; and a first gripping member that grips the firearm magazine, the gripping member comprising: a first arm extending from the first end of the handle; and a second arm extending from the first end of the handle; the terminus of the first arm including an elongated first pin that has a long axis and engages the hole of the floor plate, the elongated first pin being positioned within 10 degrees of a direction parallel to the handle; the terminus of the second arm including a first engagement surface that is positioned substantially parallel to the long axis of the first pin and engages the surface of the magazine adjacent the floor plate; and the first pin and the first engagement surface being separated by a first distance.