US 12,085,349 B2
Magazine catch body
Christoph Schrödl, Porvoo (FI)
Assigned to SAKO OY, Riihimäki (FI)
Appl. No. 17/999,105
Filed by SAKO OY, Riihimäki (FI)
PCT Filed May 20, 2021, PCT No. PCT/EP2021/063480
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 17, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/234095, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 25, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 20205513 (FI), filed on May 20, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0194198 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
Int. Cl. F41A 17/38 (2006.01); F41A 35/06 (2006.01)
CPC F41A 17/38 (2013.01) [F41A 35/06 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A magazine catch body of a firearm, which firearm comprises a magazine and a magazine catch body, which magazine catch body comprises a magazine catch button extended left, a magazine catch button extended right and a magazine catch shaft configured to connect the magazine catch button extended left and the magazine catch button extended right to each other, which magazine catch body further comprises a magazine catch lever connected to the magazine catch shaft and is configured to transmit locking and releasing movements of the magazine catch button extended left and the magazine catch button extended right to the magazine of the firearm to lock and to release the magazine to the firearm, correspondingly, which magazine catch body further comprises a spring located around the shaft, which magazine catch button extended right and the magazine catch button extended left are substantially symmetrically located in respect to the firearm, which magazine catch button extended left and the magazine catch button extended right are configured to form the magazine catch body to one structural unity and functionable as one mechanism, which magazine catch button extended left of the magazine catch body comprises a necked part and a widened part, wherein in the necked part an opening is located for a pin configured to form a turning axis of the magazine catch button extended left, wherein the opening for the pin decreases towards the front of the firearm, which prevents the pin to move from its position due to forces caused by firing the firearm and wherein the necked part of the magazine catch button extended left is configured to continuously press against the lower receiver of the firearm and to receive draw of the spring causing a holding force, wherein the holding force prevents free movement of the magazine catch button extended left about the pivot point.