Gun magazine

Abstract

An ammunition clip is provided for supplying cartridges to a gun. The ammunition clip includes an elongated housing having an internal chamber for holding a plurality of laterally aligned cartridges, said elongated housing having a gun engagement end and an opposing end, a moveable carriage disposed within the internal chamber for urging the aligned cartridges towards the gun engagement end and a resilient member coupled to the moveable carriage and adapted to pull the moveable carriage towards the gun engagement end.

1 . An ammunition clip for supplying cartridges to a gun, said ammunition clip comprising; 
 an elongated housing having an internal chamber for holding a plurality of laterally aligned cartridges, said elongated housing having a gun engagement end and an opposing end;    a moveable carriage disposed within the internal chamber for urging the aligned cartridges towards the gun engagement end; and    a resilient member coupled to the moveable carriage and adapted to pull the moveable carriage towards the gun engagement end.    
     
     
         2 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 1  wherein the resilient member further comprises a flexible cord.  
     
     
         3 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 2  wherein the flexible cord further comprises an elongated coil spring.  
     
     
         4 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 2  wherein the flexible cord further comprises a rubber band.  
     
     
         5 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 2  wherein the flexible cord further comprises a bungie cord.  
     
     
         6 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 2  further comprising a set of opposing attachment ends of the flexible cord secured to the elongated housing with a center section of the flexible cord extending around a portion of the moveable carriage.  
     
     
         7 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 6  wherein the moveable carriage further comprises a pair of resilient member engagement pegs extending from opposing ends of the moveable carriage and adapted to engage the center section of the flexible cord.  
     
     
         8 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 6  further comprising a pair of attachment points connecting the opposing attachment ends of the flexible cord to the gun engagement end of the elongated housing with the flexible cord tracing a V-shape between opposing attachment points.  
     
     
         9 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 6  further comprising a pair of attachment points connecting the opposing attachment ends of the flexible cord to the opposing end of the elongated housing.  
     
     
         10 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 6  further comprising a pair of loop retention pegs disposed on the gun engagement end of the elongated housing with said pair of loop retention pegs engaging the flexible cord on each side of the center point and between the center point and opposing attachment ends.  
     
     
         11 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 2  further comprising a set of opposing attachment ends of the flexible cord secured to the moveable carriage with a center section of the flexible cord coupled to the opposing end of the elongated clip.  
     
     
         12 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 11  wherein the moveable carriage further comprises a pair of resilient member engagement pegs extending from each opposing end of the moveable carriage and adapted to engage the opposing attachment ends of the flexible cord.  
     
     
         13 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 11  further comprising an attachment point connecting a center point of the flexible cord to the opposing end of the elongated housing with the flexible cord tracing a V-shape between opposing attachment points when the ammunition clip is empty and an M-shape when the clip is full.  
     
     
         14 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 1  wherein the moveable carriage further comprises a pair of engagement pegs extending from each opposing end of the moveable carriage, where the pair of engagement pegs on each end being adapted to engage opposing attachment ends of a flexible cord.  
     
     
         15 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 14  further comprising the resilient member connecting a center point of the flexible cord on opposing sides of the elongated housing.  
     
     
         16 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 1  further comprising a first loop-back peg on a gun engagement end of the housing.  
     
     
         17 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 16  wherein the resilient member further comprising a first opposing end coupled to the moveable carriage, a second opposing end coupled to the opposite end of the elongated housing and a middle portion engaging the loop-back peg.  
     
     
         18 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 17  further comprising a second loop-back peg on an opposing end of the housing.  
     
     
         19 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 16  wherein the resilient member further comprising a first opposing end coupled to the moveable carriage, a second opposing end coupled to the gun engagement end of the elongated housing and a middle portion extended over the first and a second loop-back peg.  
     
     
         20 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 17  further comprising a third loop-back peg on the gun engaging end of the housing.  
     
     
         21 . The ammunition clip as in  claim 20  wherein the resilient member further comprising a first opposing end coupled to the moveable carriage, a second opposing end coupled to the opposing end of the elongated housing and  4  a middle portion extended over the first, second and third loop-back pegs.