EP0083551A3 - Magazine for firearms - Google Patents

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EP0083551A3
EP0083551A3 EP82810524A EP82810524A EP0083551A3 EP 0083551 A3 EP0083551 A3 EP 0083551A3 EP 82810524 A EP82810524 A EP 82810524A EP 82810524 A EP82810524 A EP 82810524A EP 0083551 A3 EP0083551 A3 EP 0083551A3
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magazine
outer face
weapon magazine
side walls
weapon
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Bruno Schwaller
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Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/61—Magazines
    • F41A9/64—Magazines for unbelted ammunition
    • F41A9/65—Box magazines having a cartridge follower
    • F41A9/68—Plural magazines, e.g. tandem magazines ; Arrangements of cartridges in two or more independent rows or channels which are selectively or sequentially brought into operative position
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D21/00—Nestable, stackable or joinable containers; Containers of variable capacity
    • B65D21/02—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together
    • B65D21/0201—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side
    • B65D21/0204—Containers specially shaped, or provided with fittings or attachments, to facilitate nesting, stacking, or joining together stackable or joined together side-by-side and joined together by interconnecting formations forming part of the container, e.g. dove-tail, snap connections, hook elements
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/61—Magazines
    • F41A9/63—Magazines specially adapted for releasable connection with other magazines

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  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)

Abstract

A weapon magazine including a housing having opposite, parallel-extending side walls each having an outer face. There is provided a manually releasable coupling arrangement on the outer face of the side walls of the magazine housing for joining together a first weapon magazine and a second weapon magazine in an identical orientation wherein one side wall of the first weapon magazine faces one side wall of the second weapon magazine. There are further provided spacers on the outer face of the side walls to maintain the first and second magazines at a predetermined distance from one another in a joined state thereof.
EP82810524A 1982-01-05 1982-12-03 Magazine for firearms Expired EP0083551B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
AT82810524T ATE18695T1 (en) 1982-01-05 1982-12-03 MAGAZINE FOR FIREARMS.

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CH3682 1982-01-05
CH36/82 1982-01-05

Publications (3)

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EP0083551A2 EP0083551A2 (en) 1983-07-13
EP0083551A3 true EP0083551A3 (en) 1983-08-17
EP0083551B1 EP0083551B1 (en) 1986-03-19

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EP82810524A Expired EP0083551B1 (en) 1982-01-05 1982-12-03 Magazine for firearms

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US (1) US4484403A (en)
EP (1) EP0083551B1 (en)
AT (1) ATE18695T1 (en)
DE (1) DE3270034D1 (en)

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FR1483260A (en) * 1966-06-13 1967-06-02 Olin Mathieson Cartridge magazine for firearms
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D.H.R. ARCHER: "Jane's infantry weapons", 1976, Seiten 255-256, Jane's yearbooks, London, GB; "5.56mm M16A1 automatic rifle squad automatic weapon". *

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DE3270034D1 (en) 1986-04-24
US4484403A (en) 1984-11-27
EP0083551B1 (en) 1986-03-19
EP0083551A2 (en) 1983-07-13
ATE18695T1 (en) 1986-04-15

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