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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2000
John F. Klebes, Feeding Hills, MA (US);
Robert L. Constant, Westfield, MA (US);
Smith & Wesson Corp., Springfield, MA (US);
Abstract
An ammunition magazine is proposed for a firearm adapted to fire non-impact ammunition cartridges, the firearm includes a frame and a backstrap module which houses an electronic firing apparatus for generating a firing signal. The ammunition magazine also includes an elongated housing for accommodating the ammunition cartridges and has a pair of edge members formed along opposing lateral edges of the housing adjacent a bottom end, the housing being selectively insertable into a magazine chamber formed in the frame. An end cap is equipped with a pair of groove members formed along opposing lateral edges and adjacent a top end for selectively accommodating the pair of edge members and enabling the end cap to be secured to the bottom end of the housing. The ammnunition magazine further includes a blind bore formed in the end cap for accommodating a battery. The blind bore has an open longitudinal end facing the top end of the end cap, as well as an outwardly extending electrical contact pad which is in electrical communication with a closed end of the blind bore. The contact pad abuts and is in electrical communication with the backstrap module when the end cap is mated with the housing and the housing is inserted into the magazine chamber.