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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1993
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
John T Petrick, Largo, FL (US);
Richard L Costello, South Windsor, CT (US);
Evan H Whildin, Sr, Tolland, CT (US);
Assignee:
Colt's Manufacturing Company Inc., West Hartford, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A / ; F41A / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
42 84 ; 42 50 ; 89 2805 ;
Abstract
A firearm cartridge magazine comprising a housing and a battery. The magazine is adapted to be removably connected to a firearm to house and dispense firearm cartridges. The battery can supply power to the firearm such as for a battery operated firing system. In a preferred embodiment, the battery is the sole power source for the firearm such that the firearm can only fire when the magazine is properly connected to the firearm.