MAGAZINE Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: weapon, applicable in weapon of the "bull-pup" arrangement with an upper longitudinal placement of the magazine relative to the weapon barrel. SUBSTANCE: the magazine has spring-loaded cartridge feed levers provided with dummy cartridges of the feed ribs positioned on a flexible coupling, the cartridge feed levers proper are positioned in longitudinally connected double-row cartridge sections of the magazine case, whose front wall is formed by the magazine case cover connected longitudinally, and contractions of the outlets of both cartridge sections of the magazine turn into single-row curvilinear ducts. The united ducts form a contraction of the common outlet of the cartridge sections provided with recesses for drawing-off of the feed rib of the cartridge section of a lesser capacity, with a subsequent transition of the cartridge row to the rotor, member of turn of the fed cartridges located in the transversal axis, and further - to the segment cavity of the magazine mouth provided with lips for holding the cartridges. The segment cavity of the mouth is positioned in the bifurcated point of the upper part of the magazine cartridge sections, and its lips with a crosspiece for holding the cartridges face the rear wall of the magazine case connected to the weapon longitudinally, as well as provided with members for fixing the cartridge feed levers and ribs in their lower position at magazine filling. The cartridge feed levers are made in the form of pencil cases positioned inside the feed lever springs with a rest on their upper coils and the dummy cartridges of the feed ribs are provided with compression springs for placement of the feed ribs inside the given pencil cases at magazine filling, the upper dummy cartridges of the feed rib of the cartridge section of a lesser capacity are provided with segment cutouts of its case different distant from the bottom part of each cartridge, and the spring-loaded cartridge feed ribs of both cartridge sections of the magazine are made for their locking in the released position of the feed ribs. The lower dummy cartridge of each feed rib is provided with a tooth making an engagement with the respective cutout in the wall of one of the curvilinear ducts of the magazine case at a release of the given feed rib, locking of the cartridge feed lever and feed ribs of each cartridge section in their lower position is accomplished with the aid of a locking pin positioned in a hole of the magazine and hollow case of the upper dummy cartridge of the feed rib. EFFECT: enhanced capacity of the magazine and improved its operating qualities. 4 dwg