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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2006
Ryan D. Cook, Morgan, UT (US);
Dwight M. Potter, Liberty, UT (US);
Ryan D. Cook, Morgan, UT (US);
Dwight M. Potter, Liberty, UT (US);
Browning, Morgan, UT (US);
Abstract
A magazine for introducing a plurality of ammunition cartridges into a firearm is disclosed. Particularly, a magazine may include a first rotor configured for rotating about a first center of rotation and a second rotor configured for rotating about a second center of rotation, wherein a position of the first rotor and a position of the second rotor are fixed with respect to one another. Further, operation of the first and second rotor may cause at least one ammunition cartridge of a plurality of ammunition cartridges that are movable by the first and second rotor to move along a serpentine path. Firearm systems including such a magazine are also disclosed. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method of introducing an ammunition cartridge into a firearm. More specifically, an ammunition cartridge may be moved along a selected serpentine path prior to introducing the ammunition cartridge into a firearm.