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EP0083551B1
EP0083551B1 EP82810524A EP82810524A EP0083551B1 EP 0083551 B1 EP0083551 B1 EP 0083551B1 EP 82810524 A EP82810524 A EP 82810524A EP 82810524 A EP82810524 A EP 82810524A EP 0083551 B1 EP0083551 B1 EP 0083551B1
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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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  • the present invention relates to a magazine for firearms according to the preamble of independent patent claim 1.
  • Such magazines are known and are described, for example, in CH-A-481 361 and in CH-A-500 462. Because, in particular, combat ammunition with high bullet exit velocity has cartridge cases whose diameter at the bottom of the cartridge case is larger than that of the opening closed by the projectile, difficulties arise when the magazines are to be enlarged to a certain extent in order to accommodate a larger number of cartridges.
  • the magazine box is curved, so that the projectile tips point at least approximately towards a common point.
  • the number of cartridges could be increased by stacking in two rows, so that the magazines can now usually hold 30 cartridges.
  • the magazine according to the invention is based on the known magazines for automatic weapons, in particular handguns.
  • a magazine 10 for e.g. thirty cartridges have a base plate 11 as the lower closure of the magazine box 12, on which a feed spring, which cannot be seen in this illustration, is supported and presses against the feeder 13.
  • the feeder 13 has a raised section 14 and a lower section 15, such that two cartridges can be slightly offset in height, thereby preventing a loading disturbance that could otherwise occur if the rifle lock has the bases of two cartridges at the same time would face each other.
  • the housing 12 has two side walls 16, 17, a front wall 18 and a rear wall 19.
  • the two side walls are each provided with a longitudinally curved bead 20 for lateral guidance of the cartridge column and the feeder 13 and a third guide for the feeder 13 forms an outwardly curved bead 21 along the rear wall 19.
  • the side walls 16, 17 each have an upper, inwardly curved edge portion 22, 23, while the front wall 18 has a locking lug 24 in its upper part and the rear wall 19 has a stop bar 25. These parts are used to insert the magazine 10 into the receiving opening of the weapon.
  • the front wall 18 and the rear wall 19 are curved in the area between the base plate 11 and the locking lug 24 or the stop beam 25, the front wall 18 having a concave curvature and the rear wall 19 having a convex curvature. With this design, the thirty custom cartridges tapering towards the front can be accommodated.
  • the holding means are two female coupling parts 30, 31 on one side wall 16 and two male coupling parts 32, 33 on the other side wall 17.
  • the female coupling parts 30, 31 are tabs 42 with a slot recess 40 and which are arranged at a distance from the surface of the side wall 16 the male coupling parts 32, 33 are designed as round, mushroom-shaped pins with a pin part 50 and a head part 51. Because the head part 51 of the male coupling parts 32, 33 has a larger diameter than the pin part 50, the male coupling part can engage under the slot recess 40.
  • the slot recess 40 is shaped like a keyhole, so that a constriction 41 is formed; this requires a certain amount of force to snap the two coupling parts together.
  • the tabs 42 can be viewed as U-shaped strips, of which the free ends of the legs are integrally connected to the side wall. If dirt should get under the flap with such a shape, it can be pushed out by connecting two magazines, as far as it is necessary for the correct functioning.
  • the central axes A, B of the slot recesses 40 in the tabs are arranged so as to be twisted against one another and intersect at an angle in the range 80 ° -100 °.
  • the coupling and the releasing must be carried out with two movements each.
  • Fig. 3 the movements of the two magazines 10, 10 'are shown with arrows 1, 2 for coupling and with arrows I, II for releasing.
  • the two upper coupling parts 31, 33 'must first be combined by a displacement in the longitudinal direction of the magazine and then the two lower coupling parts 30, 32' must be combined with the upper coupling parts 31, 33 'as a fulcrum by means of a rotary movement.
  • Protruding ribs 34 - 37 running across the side walls 16, 17 are provided as spacers. These ribs run at least approximately in the radial direction with respect to the curvature of the front and rear walls 18, 19.
  • the ribs must 35 - 37 are less high than the pins 32, 33, but they must be higher than the tabs 30, 31.
  • the magazines 10 'and 10 can be removed or attached on both sides of the magazine 10 used in the rifle 12, which here is due to the magazine rotated in view from behind by the same angle of rotation as in FIG. 3 relative to the magazine 10 10 'is made clear.
  • the magazine 10 is made of a plastic, such as a polymer or an elastomer, which has a certain elasticity, as a result of which the snap connections can be integrally connected to the walls.

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.

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Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Magazin für Feuerwaffen gemäss dem Oberbegriff des unabhängigen Patentanspruchs 1.The present invention relates to a magazine for firearms according to the preamble of independent patent claim 1.

Derartige Magazine sind bekannt und beispielsweise in der CH-A-481 361 und in der CH-A-500 462 beschrieben. Weil insbesondere Kampfmunition mit hoher Austrittsgeschwindigkeit des Geschosses Patronenhülsen aufweist, deren Durchmesser am Boden der Patronenhülse grösser ist als bei der durch das Geschoss verschlossenen Oeffnung, ergeben sich Schwierigkeiten, wenn die Magazine über ein bestimmtes Mass vergrössert werden sollen, um eine grössere Anzahl Patronen aufzunehmen.Such magazines are known and are described, for example, in CH-A-481 361 and in CH-A-500 462. Because, in particular, combat ammunition with high bullet exit velocity has cartridge cases whose diameter at the bottom of the cartridge case is larger than that of the opening closed by the projectile, difficulties arise when the magazines are to be enlarged to a certain extent in order to accommodate a larger number of cartridges.

Infolge der unterschiedlichen Durchmesser ist der Magazinkasten gewölbt, so dass die Geschoss-Spitzen wenigstens angenähert gegen einen gemeinsamen Punkt hin weisen. Eine Erhöhung der Patronenzahl konnte durch Stapelung in zwei Reihen erreicht werden, so dass die Magazine heute üblicherweise 30 Patronen aufnehmen können.Due to the different diameters, the magazine box is curved, so that the projectile tips point at least approximately towards a common point. The number of cartridges could be increased by stacking in two rows, so that the magazines can now usually hold 30 cartridges.

Da die automatischen Präzisionswaffen immer häufiger anstelle der früheren Schnellfeuermaschinengewehre eingesetzt werden, zeigt sich der Nachteil dieser relativ niedrig begrenzten Anzahl Patronen pro Magazin. Um die zur Verfügung stehende Anzahl Patronen zu vergrössern, ist es bekannt geworden, zwei Magazine behelfsmässig mittels Draht oder Klebstreifen miteinander zu verbinden. Zum Wechselnder Magazine musste der Schütze nach dem Herausnehmen des leeren Magazins die zwei derart gekoppelten Magazine umdrehen und er hatte wieder ein volles Magazin zur Hand.As the automatic precision weapons are used more and more instead of the former rapid-fire machine guns, the disadvantage of this relatively low limited number of cartridges per magazine is evident. In order to increase the number of cartridges available, it has become known to temporarily connect two magazines by means of wire or adhesive tape. To change the magazine, the shooter had to turn over the two magazines linked in this way after removing the empty magazine and he again had a full magazine on hand.

Das Umdrehen um 180° war insofern nachteilig, als es einhändig gemacht werden musste, wodurch die Magazine auf den Boden fallen konnten und verschmutzten.Turning through 180 ° was disadvantageous in that it had to be done with one hand, causing the magazines to fall on the floor and get dirty.

Es ist deshalb eine Aufgabe der Erfindung, ein Magazin zu schaffen, das sich auf einfache Weise mit einem zweiten Magazin koppeln lässt und der Schütze den Magazinwechsel ohne Schwierigkeiten einhändig vornehmen kann.It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a magazine which can be easily coupled to a second magazine and the shooter can easily change the magazine with one hand.

Erfindungsgemäss wird dies durch die Merkmale im kennzeichnenden Teil des unabhängigen Patentanspruchs 1 erreicht.According to the invention this is achieved by the features in the characterizing part of independent claim 1.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der Erfindung wird nachfolgend anhand der Zeichnung beschrieben. Es zeigen:

  • Fig. 1 einen Aufriss eines Magazins mit einer Kapazität bis z.B. 30 Patronen,
  • Fig. 2 einen Seitenriss eines Magazins nach Fig. 2,
  • Fig. 3 einen Aufriss von zwei gegeneinander leicht verdrehten Magazinen zur Darstellung des Koppelns und Trennens, und
  • Fig. 4 einen Seitenriss Von drei miteinander gekoppelten Magazinen, von denen das mittlere in die Magazinaufnahmeöffnung eines Gewehrs eingesetzt und ein Magazin halb entkoppelt dargestellt ist.
An embodiment of the invention is described below with reference to the drawing. Show it:
  • 1 is an elevation of a magazine with a capacity of up to 30 cartridges,
  • 2 shows a side elevation of a magazine according to FIG. 2,
  • Fig. 3 is an elevation of two magazines slightly twisted against each other to illustrate the coupling and separation, and
  • Fig. 4 is a side view of three coupled magazines, the middle of which is inserted into the magazine receiving opening of a rifle and a magazine is shown half decoupled.

Das Magazin nach der Erfindung ist auf der Basis der bekannten Magazine für automatische Waffen, insbesondere Handfeuerwaffen, aufgebaut. Ein solches Magazin 10 für z.B. dreissig Patronen besitzt eine Bodenplatte 11 als unterer Verschluss des Magazinkastens 12, auf dem eine Zubringerfeder, die in dieser Darstellung nicht ersichtlich ist, abgestützt ist und gegen den Zubringer 13 drückt. Der Zubringer 13 weist einen erhöhten Abschnitt 14 und einen tieferliegenden Abschnitt 15 auf, derart, dass zwei Patronen in der Höhe leicht versetzt nebeneinander liegen können, um dadurch eine Ladestörung zu verhindern, die sonst entstehen könnte, wenn dem Gewehrschloss die Böden von zwei Patronen gleichzeitig gegenüberstehen würden.The magazine according to the invention is based on the known magazines for automatic weapons, in particular handguns. Such a magazine 10 for e.g. thirty cartridges have a base plate 11 as the lower closure of the magazine box 12, on which a feed spring, which cannot be seen in this illustration, is supported and presses against the feeder 13. The feeder 13 has a raised section 14 and a lower section 15, such that two cartridges can be slightly offset in height, thereby preventing a loading disturbance that could otherwise occur if the rifle lock has the bases of two cartridges at the same time would face each other.

Das Gehäuse 12 weist zwei Seitenwände 16, 17, eine Vorderwand 18 und eine Rückwand 19 auf. Die beiden Seitenwände sind je mit einer längsverlaufenden nach innen gewölbten Sicke 20 zur seitlichen Führung der Patronensäule und des Zubringers 13 versehen und eine dritte Führung für den Zubringer 13 bildet eine nach aussen gewölbte Sicke 21 entlang der Rückwand 19. Die Seitenwände 16, 17 weisen je einen oberen, nach innen gebogenen Randabschnitt 22, 23 auf, während die Vorderwand 18 in ihrem oberen Teil eine Rastnase 24 und die Rückwand 19 einen Anschlagbalken 25 besitzen. Diese Teile dienen zum Einführen des Magazins 10 in die Aufnahmeöffnung der Waffe.The housing 12 has two side walls 16, 17, a front wall 18 and a rear wall 19. The two side walls are each provided with a longitudinally curved bead 20 for lateral guidance of the cartridge column and the feeder 13 and a third guide for the feeder 13 forms an outwardly curved bead 21 along the rear wall 19. The side walls 16, 17 each have an upper, inwardly curved edge portion 22, 23, while the front wall 18 has a locking lug 24 in its upper part and the rear wall 19 has a stop bar 25. These parts are used to insert the magazine 10 into the receiving opening of the weapon.

Die Vorderwand 18 und die Rückwand 19 sind im Gebiet zwischen der Bodenplatte 11 und der Rastnase 24 bzw. dem Anschlagbalken 25 gewölbt, wobei die Vorderwand 18 eine konkave Krümmung und die Rückwand 19 eine konvexe Krümmung aufweisen. Durch diese Ausbildung können die dreissig üblichen, sich nach vorn verjüngenden Patronen aufgenommen werden.The front wall 18 and the rear wall 19 are curved in the area between the base plate 11 and the locking lug 24 or the stop beam 25, the front wall 18 having a concave curvature and the rear wall 19 having a convex curvature. With this design, the thirty custom cartridges tapering towards the front can be accommodated.

Erfindungsgemäss sind nun an einem solchen Magazin 10 Haltemittel 30, 31, 32, 33 zum lösbaren Verbinden von zwei Magazinkasten 12, 12' und Abstandhalter 34, 35, 36 37 vorhanden, um die verbundenen Magazinkasten 12, 12' im Abstand zu halten.According to the invention, there are now holding means 30, 31, 32, 33 on such a magazine for releasably connecting two magazine boxes 12, 12 'and spacers 34, 35, 36 37 in order to keep the connected magazine boxes 12, 12' at a distance.

Die Haltemittel sind zwei weibliche Kupplungsteile 30, 31 an der einen Seitenwand 16 und zwei männliche Kupplungsteile 32, 33 an der andern Seitenwand 17. Die weiblichen Kupplungsteile 30, 31 sind im Abstand von der Oberfläche der Seitenwand 16 angeordnete Laschen 42 mit einer Schlitzausnehmung 40 und die männlichen Kupplungsteile 32, 33 sind als runde, pilzförmige Zapfen mit einem Stiftteil 50 und einem Kopfteil 51 ausgebildet. Indem der Kopfteil 51 der männlichen Kupplungsteile 32, 33 einen grösseren Durchmesser hat als der Stiftteil 50, kann der männliche Kupplungsteil die Schlitzausnehmung 40 untergreifen. Darüberhinaus ist die Schlitzausnehmung 40 schlüssellochartig geformt, so dass eine Verengung 41 gebildet ist; damit braucht es eine gewisse Kraft, um die beiden Kupplungsteile ineinander einschnappen zu lassen.The holding means are two female coupling parts 30, 31 on one side wall 16 and two male coupling parts 32, 33 on the other side wall 17. The female coupling parts 30, 31 are tabs 42 with a slot recess 40 and which are arranged at a distance from the surface of the side wall 16 the male coupling parts 32, 33 are designed as round, mushroom-shaped pins with a pin part 50 and a head part 51. Because the head part 51 of the male coupling parts 32, 33 has a larger diameter than the pin part 50, the male coupling part can engage under the slot recess 40. In addition, the slot recess 40 is shaped like a keyhole, so that a constriction 41 is formed; this requires a certain amount of force to snap the two coupling parts together.

Die Laschen 42 können als U-förmig gebogene Streifen angesehen werden, von denen die freien Enden der Schenkel einstückig mit der Seitenwand verbunden sind. Wenn bei einer solchen Form Schmutz unter die Lasche geraten sollte, kann dieser durch Verbinden zweier Magazine herausgestossen werden, soweit es für das richtige Funktionieren notwendig ist.The tabs 42 can be viewed as U-shaped strips, of which the free ends of the legs are integrally connected to the side wall. If dirt should get under the flap with such a shape, it can be pushed out by connecting two magazines, as far as it is necessary for the correct functioning.

Die Mittelachsen A, B der Schlitzausnehmungen 40 in den Laschen sind gegeneinander verdseht angeordnet und schneiden sich unter einem Winkel im Bereich 80° - 100°. Dadurch müssen das Koppeln und das Lösen mit je zwei Bewegungen durchgeführt werden. In Fig. 3 sind die Bewegungen der zwei Magazine 10, 10' mit Pfeilen 1, 2 für das Koppeln und mit Pfeilen I, II für das Lösen dargestellt. Demnach müssen zuerst die beiden oberen Kupplungsteile 31, 33' durch eine Verschiebung in Längsrichtung der Magazine vereinigt werden und dann müssen die beiden unteren Kupplungsteile 30, 32' mittels einer Drehbewegung mit den oberen Kupplungsteilen 31, 33' als Drehpunkt vereinigt werden.The central axes A, B of the slot recesses 40 in the tabs are arranged so as to be twisted against one another and intersect at an angle in the range 80 ° -100 °. As a result, the coupling and the releasing must be carried out with two movements each. In Fig. 3 the movements of the two magazines 10, 10 'are shown with arrows 1, 2 for coupling and with arrows I, II for releasing. Accordingly, the two upper coupling parts 31, 33 'must first be combined by a displacement in the longitudinal direction of the magazine and then the two lower coupling parts 30, 32' must be combined with the upper coupling parts 31, 33 'as a fulcrum by means of a rotary movement.

Zum Lösen muss das vordere Magazin 10' gegenüber dem hinteren Magazin 10 in Richtung des Pfeils 11 gedreht und dann in Richtung des Pfeils verschoben werden.To release the front magazine 10 'must be rotated relative to the rear magazine 10 in the direction of arrow 11 and then moved in the direction of the arrow.

Als Abstandshalter sind vorstehende, quer über die Seitenwände 16, 17 laufende Rippen 34 - 37 vorgesehen. Diese Rippen verlaufen wenigstens angenähert in radialer Richtung bezogen auf die Krümmung der Vorder- und der Rückwand 18, 19. Die Höhe von zwei an den zwei Magazinkasten 12, 12' angeordneten Rippen zusammen, beispielsweise die Rippen 35", 37 und 35, 37' in Fig. 4, muss derart sein, dass die Wände 60 des Verschlussgehäuses eines Gewehrs 61, das in Fig. 4 strichliert angedeutet ist, in den Spalt zwischen zwei Magazinkasten hineingreifen können. Damit das Zusammenwirken von Kupplungsteilen und Abstandhaltern reibungslos geschieht, müssen die Rippen 35 - 37 weniger hoch sein als die Zapfen 32, 33, aber sie müssen höher sein als die Laschen 30, 31.Protruding ribs 34 - 37 running across the side walls 16, 17 are provided as spacers. These ribs run at least approximately in the radial direction with respect to the curvature of the front and rear walls 18, 19. The height of two ribs arranged on the two magazine boxes 12, 12 'together, for example the ribs 35 ", 37 and 35, 37' 4 must be such that the walls 60 of the breech housing of a rifle 61, which is indicated by dashed lines in FIG. 4, can reach into the gap between two magazine boxes. In order for the coupling parts and spacers to work together smoothly, the ribs must 35 - 37 are less high than the pins 32, 33, but they must be higher than the tabs 30, 31.

Wie Fig. 4 zeigt, können beidseits des im Gewehr 12 eingesetzten Magazins 10 die Magazine 10' und 10" abgenommen oder angesetzt werden, was hier durch das in Ansicht von hinten, um denselben Drehwinkel wie in Fig. 3 gegenüber dem Magazin 10 verdrehte Magazin 10' deutlich gemacht ist.As shown in FIG. 4, the magazines 10 'and 10 "can be removed or attached on both sides of the magazine 10 used in the rifle 12, which here is due to the magazine rotated in view from behind by the same angle of rotation as in FIG. 3 relative to the magazine 10 10 'is made clear.

Das Magazin 10 besteht aus einem Kunststoff, wie beispielsweise einem Polymer oder einem Elastomer, das eine gewisse Elastizität aufweist, wodurch die Schnappverbindungen einstückig mit den Wänden verbunden sein können.The magazine 10 is made of a plastic, such as a polymer or an elastomer, which has a certain elasticity, as a result of which the snap connections can be integrally connected to the walls.

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1. A magazine for firearms with a magazine box (12) for holding a limited number of cartidges having a cross section which tapers from the base to the tip, said magazine box (12) being provided with a base plate (11), a feeder with a prestressed spring, two parallel side walls (16, 17) and a front wall (18) and a rear wall (19), characterised in that the side walls (16, 17) are provided with retaining means (30 - 33) for attaching two magazines (10, 10', 10") in the same position and spacers (34-37) determining the clearance between the magazine boxes.
2. A magazine as in Claim 1, characterised in that the retaining means are female (30, 31) and male (32, 33) couplings.
3. A magazine as in Claim 2, characterised in that one of the side walls (17) has two male couplings (32, 33) and the other side wall (16) has two female couplings (30, 31).
4. A magazine as in Claim 3, characterised in that the female couplings (30, 31) are lugs (42) mounted on and projecting from the outer surface of the side wall (16) and having a slit recess (40), wherein the slit recess (40) is open at one end of the lug and closed at the other, and that the male couplings (32, 33) are round, mushroom-shaped pins having a body (50) and a head (51), with the head (51) having a larger diameter than the body (50) and being wider than the width of the slit recess (40).
5. A magazine as in Claim 4, characterised in that the lugs (42) are U-shaped strips in which the centre axis (A, B) of the slit recess (42) is parallel to the bent edges of the strip.
6. A magazine as in Claim 5, characterised in that the centre axes (A, B) of the slit recesses (40) of the two female couplings (30,31) form an angle of between 80° and 100°.
7. A magazine as in Claim 6, characterised in that the slit recesses (40) have a keyhole shape with a constriction (41) to form a catch for the body (50) of the male couplings (32, 33).
8. A magazine as in Claim 1, characterised in that the positions of the spacers (34-37) on the two side walls (16, 17) of the magazine box (12) are matched to each other.
9. A magazine as in Claim 8, characterised in that the spacers are two ribs projecting from the side walls and running radially to the curve of the front and rear walls across the side walls (16, 17).
10. A magazine as in Claim 9, characterised in that the ribs (34-37) on the two side walls (16, 17) are identical and are disposed in a common plane perpendicular to the side walls.
11. A magazine as in Claims 4 and 10, characterised in that the height of the ribs (34-37) is greater than the distance between the lugs (42) and the side wall, but smaller than the length of the pins (32, 33).
12. A magazine as in Claim 11, characterised in that two couplings (30-34) are disposed on each of the side walls between the two ribs (34, 35; 36, 37)
13. A magazine as in one of Claims 1 to 12, characterised inthat the magazine box (12) is made of plastic.
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