US 11,852,429 B1
Weapon magazine retainer
Benjamin William Dwyer, Golden, CO (US); and Bryan Edward Rogers, Aurora, CO (US)
Assigned to Biofire Technologies Inc., Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed by Biofire Technologies Inc., Broomfield, CO (US)
Filed on Jun. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/806,861.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/211,285, filed on Jun. 16, 2021.
Int. Cl. F41A 17/38 (2006.01); F41A 9/61 (2006.01)
CPC F41A 17/38 (2013.01) [F41A 9/61 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
5. A device capable of retaining a magazine within a magazine well of a gun, the device comprising:
a first paddle extending radially in a first direction from an axis of rotation;
a second paddle extending radially in the first direction from the axis of rotation, wherein the axis of rotation is defined through a transverse member of the second paddle;
a magazine catch extending radially in a second direction from the axis of rotation, wherein the magazine catch is coupled with both the first paddle and the second paddle such that (i) rotating the first paddle results in displacement of the magazine catch and (ii) rotating the second paddle results in displacement of the magazine catch; and
a spring contacting both the magazine catch and the first paddle such that a gap is maintained between the first paddle and the magazine catch by default, wherein the magazine catch is configured to assume a default position based on the spring.