Magazine attachment

Abstract

A weapon magazine accessory includes a floor plate member mountable on a bottom portion of a magazine, and a clip element which attaches to the floor plate member, the clip element including a keeper element.

Claims

1. A weapon magazine accessory comprising: a floor plate member mountable on a bottom portion of a magazine; and a clip element which attaches to said floor plate member, said clip element comprising a keeper element, said keeper element extending upwards from said floor plate member to be along a rear surface of said magazine; and wherein said floor plate member comprises an upper surface with a rim protruding upwards from said upper surface to define a magazine receiving portion for receiving therein the bottom portion of the magazine; and wherein said floor plate member comprises a receiving portion on a surface opposite the upper surface and said clip element comprises a fastener that slides into said receiving portion to fix said clip element to said floor plate member.

2. The weapon magazine accessory according to claim 1, wherein said receiving portion comprises a slot with an abutment and said fastener comprises a tongue with a claw end, wherein said tongue slides into said slot and said claw end snaps over said abutment.

3. The weapon magazine accessory according to claim 1, wherein said rim has an open end.

4. The weapon magazine accessory according to claim 1, wherein said floor plate member replaces an existing floor plate of the magazine.

5. The weapon magazine accessory according to claim 1, further comprising an auxiliary keeper element useable in place of said first-mentioned keeper element which is shorter in length than said first-mentioned keeper element.

6. The weapon magazine accessory according to claim 1, wherein said keeper element comprises a cantilevered, elongate bar.

7. The weapon magazine accessory according to claim 1, wherein a tactical rail element is positioned on a bottom surface of said clip element facing away from said floor plate member.

8. An apparatus comprising: a firearm magazine; a weapon magazine accessory comprising a floor plate member, said floor plate member comprising a magazine receiving portion on an upper surface which is configured to receive mounted on a bottom portion of said magazine; and a clip element which attaches to a bottom surface of said floor plate member, said clip element comprising a keeper element, said keeper element extending upwards from said floor plate member clip element along a rear surface of said magazine; and a tactical rail element positioned on a bottom surface of said clip element facing away from said floor plate member.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The present invention will be understood and appreciated more fully from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the drawings in which:

(2) FIGS. 1A and 1B are simplified pictorial illustrations of a magazine attachment mounted on a magazine, constructed and operative in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;

(3) FIG. 2 is a simplified pictorial illustration of a floor plate and two different clip elements (with and without tactical rail elements) of the magazine attachment before assembling together;

(4) FIGS. 3A and 3B are simplified, underside pictorial illustrations of the floor plate and clip element of the magazine attachment, respectively before and after assembling together; and

(5) FIG. 4 is a simplified pictorial illustration of the magazine with the magazine attachment being inserted in a magazine well of a weapon.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

(6) Reference is now made to FIGS. 1A-3B, which illustrate a magazine attachment (weapon magazine accessory) 10, constructed and operative in accordance with a non-limiting embodiment of the present invention.

(7) The weapon magazine accessory 10 includes a floor plate member 12 mountable on a bottom portion of a magazine 14. The weapon magazine accessory 10 may be snugly fit onto the bottom portion of magazine 14. For example, in accordance with a non-limiting embodiment of the invention, floor plate member 12 includes an upper surface 16 with a rim 18 protruding upwards from the upper surface 16. In one option, rim 18 extends the full perimeter of floor plate member 12 to define a magazine receiving portion for receiving therein the bottom portion of magazine 14. In another option, rim 18 has an open end 20 to facilitate sliding the weapon magazine accessory 10 onto the bottom portion of magazine 14.

(8) In one embodiment, the floor plate member 12 replaces the existing floor plate of the magazine 14. In such a case, the rim 18 is dimensioned accordingly so that the magazine receiving portion receives therein the bottom portion of magazine 14 after the original floor plate has been removed. In another embodiment, the floor plate member 12 does not replace the existing floor plate of the magazine 14, but instead rim 18 is dimensioned accordingly so that the magazine receiving portion receives therein the bottom portion of magazine 14 with the original floor plate in place.

(9) As seen in FIGS. 3A and 3B, weapon magazine accessory 10 may further include a clip element 22 which attaches to floor plate member 12. For example, floor plate member 12 may include a receiving portion 24, such as a slot 24 with an abutment 25. The clip element 22 may include a fastener 26, such as but not limited to, a tongue 26 with a claw end 28. The tongue 26 slides into slot (receiving portion) 24 and the claw end 28 snaps over the abutment 25, thereby fixing clip element 22 to floor plate member 12. The clip element 22 may include a keeper element 30, such as a cantilevered, elongate bar. The keeper element 30 may be clipped or hung on a belt of a shooter, tucked into a shirt pocket, or hung from or clipped to any other item.

(10) The weapon magazine accessory 10 may be made of a polymer, metal, elastomer or any other suitable material.

(11) Referring to FIG. 2, it is seen that instead of the elongate keeper element 30, the clip element 22 may include a stubby, short keeper element 30A depending on the particular need.

(12) As seen in FIG. 4, keeper element 30 is configured to fit into a hollow portion of a magazine well 35 of a weapon 36, such as but not limited to, the hollow portion of the magazine well near the backstrap on a GLOCK 17 or SMITH AND WESSON M&P. Accordingly, the user does not have to remove the weapon magazine accessory 10 from magazine 14 before inserting magazine 14 into the weapon 36.

(13) Reference is now made again to FIG. 2, which illustrates the clip element 22 attached to a tactical rail element 32, which includes an accessories rail 34 on a lower face thereof. The accessories rail 34 may be, without limitation, a Picatinny rail or Weaver rail. It is noted that the term light rail (or a Picatinny rail, or universal rail, or tactical rail, or accessories rail, the terms being used interchangeably throughout the specification and claims) as used in the description and the claims, encompasses any kind of mounting rail for accessories, such as but not limited to, white lights, infrared and laser illuminating devices and telescopic sights, for example.

(14) In one embodiment, clip element 22 and tactical rail element 32 are first attached to one another before attaching the assembly to floor plate member 12. In another embodiment, clip element 22 is first attached to floor plate member 12 and then tactical rail element 32 is attached to the assembly. In yet another embodiment, tactical rail element 32 is first attached to floor plate member 12 and then clip element 22 is attached to the assembly.