IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0622299
(2012-09-18)
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등록번호 |
US-8733008
(2014-05-27)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
25 |
초록
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Example cartridge magazines for use within a curved handle of certain pistols have a laterally curved housing so that the pistols and magazines can fit comfortably along a user's body. Such curved pistols and magazines are particularly suited for carrying within a shirt or pants pocket. A curved pis
Example cartridge magazines for use within a curved handle of certain pistols have a laterally curved housing so that the pistols and magazines can fit comfortably along a user's body. Such curved pistols and magazines are particularly suited for carrying within a shirt or pants pocket. A curved pistol loaded with a curved magazine, for instance, can be carried comfortably in one pocket while an extra loaded magazine can be carried in another pocket. Example magazines carry single and multiple rows of cartridges along appropriately sized curved housings. The magazine's curvature provides a user with a prominent tactile feature that quickly indicates in which direction the magazine should be inserted within the pistol.
대표청구항
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1. A magazine for fitting within a curved handle of a pistol, the magazine comprising: a curved housing being substantially inserted within said curved handle, said curved housing having a first side, a second side, an open end and a blocked end, the housing defining a chamber flanked by the first s
1. A magazine for fitting within a curved handle of a pistol, the magazine comprising: a curved housing being substantially inserted within said curved handle, said curved housing having a first side, a second side, an open end and a blocked end, the housing defining a chamber flanked by the first side and the second side, the chamber providing a nonlinear path running between the open end and the blocked end, the chamber having a cross-section perpendicular to the nonlinear path, the cross-section having a length extending in a forward direction and a width extending perpendicular to the forward direction, the length extending along the first side, the width extending between the first side and the second side, the length being greater than the width;a follower disposed within the chamber, the follower being movable along the nonlinear path between a fully loaded position and an unloaded position, the follower in the unloaded position being proximate the open end, the follower in the fully loaded position being closer to the blocked end than to the open end, the follower relative to the housing having a first rotational orientation when the follower is at the fully loaded position, the follower relative to the curved housing having a second rotational orientation when the follower is at the unloaded position, the first rotational orientation and the second rotational orientation defining therebetween a limited range of rotation of the follower relative to the curved housing, the limited range of rotation being about a rotational axis extending in the forward direction, the limited range of rotation being greater than zero degrees and less than ninety degrees; anda spring disposed within the chamber and being compressed between the follower and the blocked end of the curved housing, the spring urging the follower along the nonlinear path toward the open end of the housing. 2. The magazine of claim 1, wherein the first side has a first interior surface, the second side has a second interior surface facing toward the first interior surface, the side surface of the follower touches the first interior surface, a majority of the first interior surface is concave, and a majority of the second interior surface is convex. 3. The magazine of claim 2, wherein the majority of the first interior surface that is concave has a first contoured length at a first radius of curvature, and the first contoured length with respect to a center point of the first radius of curvature extends between 0.3 and 1.2 radians. 4. The magazine of claim 1, wherein the first side has a first contoured length extending from the open end to the blocked end, the second side has a second contoured length extending from the open end to the blocked end, the first contoured length is longer than the second contoured length. 5. The magazine of claim 1, wherein a longitudinal centerline of the nonlinear path includes a substantially circular segment having a center of curvature, wherein the substantially circular segment extends between 0.3 and 1.2 radians with respect to the center of curvature. 6. A magazine for fitting within a curved handle of a pistol, the magazine comprising: a curved housing for insertion within said handle, said curved housing having a first side, a second side, a rear edge, a forward edge, an open end and a blocked end, the first side and the second side being wider than the forward edge and the rear edge, each of the first side, the second side, the rear edge and the forward edge extending between the open end and the blocked end, the first side having a first contoured length extending from the blocked end to the open end, the first side having a first interior surface that is substantially concave along most of the first contoured length, the second side having a second contoured length extending from the blocked end to the open end, the second side having a second interior surface facing toward the first interior surface and being substantially convex for most of the second contoured length;a follower disposed within a chamber defined by the curved housing, the follower being movable along a contoured path between a fully loaded position and an unloaded position, the follower in the unloaded position being proximate the open end, the follower in the fully loaded position being closer to the blocked end than to the open end, the contoured path defining an initial travel direction proximate the blocked end, the contoured path defining afinal travel direction proximate the open end, the contoured path providing a limited variation in travel direction between the initial travel direction and the final travel direction, the limited variation in travel direction being greater than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees; anda spring disposed within the chamber and being compressed between the follower and the blocked end of the curved housing, the spring urging the follower along the contoured path toward the open end of the curved housing. 7. The magazine of claim 6, wherein a majority of the first interior surface is concave, and a majority of the second interior surface is convex. 8. The magazine of claim 7, wherein the majority of the first interior surface that is concave has a first contoured length at a first radius of curvature, and the first contoured length with respect to a center point of the first radius of curvature extends between 0.3 and 1.2 radians. 9. The magazine of claim 6, wherein the first side has a first contoured length extending from the open end to the blocked end, the second side has a second contoured length extending from the open end to the blocked end, the first contoured length is longer than the second contoured length. 10. The magazine of claim 6, wherein a longitudinal centerline of the contoured path includes a substantially circular segment having a center of curvature, wherein the substantially circular segment extends between 0.3 and 1.2 radians with respect to the center of curvature.
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