Gun magazine with clip

Abstract

A gun magazine, such as for an automatic pistol, includes an elongate tube for holding cartridges in stacked relationship including a clip for hanging the magazine in inverted position on a support, such as the lip of a pocket or a belt. The clip may be an integral element of the magazine butt plate or may be an add-on attached to the magazine tube or butt plate. The clip includes an outwardly projecting hanger portion projecting outward and a retention portion a free end disposed upward hanger portion and forming a channel between it and the tube, the channel having a mouth for receiving the support. The support may include a bump guard for preventing objects from accidentally upwardly bumping the clip and dislodging it from the support.

1 . A gun magazine comprising:
 an elongate tube for holding cartridges in stacked relationship; said tube having a longitudinal axis and including:
 a front wall; 
 a rear wall; 
 a first side wall; 
 a second side wall; 
 an upper end for exit of cartridges; and 
 a lower end including:
 a clip for hanging said magazine including:
 an outwardly projecting hanger portion projecting outward from the plane of said first side wall of said tube; and 
 an outer end disposed outward from said attached end; and 
 
 a retention portion including:
 a first end connected to said outer end of said outwardly projecting portion; and 
 a free end disposed upward from said first end of said upward projecting member so as to form a channel between said upward projecting member and said first side wall of said body; the channel having a mouth for receiving a support for supporting said magazine in the inverted position. 
 
 
   
   
   
       2 . The gun magazine of  claim 1  wherein:
 said clip is resilient such the mouth of channel can vary in width upon receiving a support.   
   
   
       3 . The gun magazine of  claim 2  wherein:
 said free end of said retention portion includes an inward facing protuberance so as to narrow the channel at the mouth.   
   
   
       4 . The gun magazine of  claim 1  wherein:
 said clip includes:
 a hinge: and 
 spring biasing means for biasing said free end of said retention portion toward said first side wall. 
   
   
   
       5 . The gun magazine of  claim 4  wherein:
 said free end of said retention portion includes an inward facing protuberance so as to narrow the channel at the mouth.   
   
   
       6 . The gun magazine of  claim 1  wherein:
 said hanger portion has a front to rear dimension; and   said retention portion has a front to rear dimension greater than the front to rear dimension of said hanger portion.   
   
   
       7 . The gun magazine of  claim 1  wherein:
 said clip blocks said lower end of said tube.   
   
   
       8 . In combination:
 a gun magazine comprising: an elongate tube for holding cartridges in stacked relationship; said tube having a longitudinal axis and including: a front wall; a rear wall; a first side wall; a second side wall; an upper end for exit of cartridges; and a lower end; and a butt plate attached to said lower end of said tube; and   a clip for attachment to said butt plate for hanging said magazine including:
 an outwardly projecting hanger portion projecting outward from the plane of said first side wall of said tube; and 
 an outer end disposed outward from said attached end; and 
 a retention portion including:
 a first end connected to said outer end of said outwardly projecting portion; and 
 a free end disposed upward from said first end of said upward projecting member so as to form a channel between said upward projecting member and said first side wall of said body; the channel having a mouth for receiving a support for supporting said magazine in the inverted position. 
 
   
   
   
       9 . The gun magazine of  claim 8  wherein:
 said clip is resilient such the mouth of channel can vary in width upon receiving a support.   
   
   
       10 . The gun magazine of  claim 9  wherein:
 said free end of said retention portion includes an inward facing protuberance so as to narrow the channel at the mouth.   
   
   
       11 . The gun magazine of  claim 8  wherein:
 said clip includes:
 a hinge: and 
 spring biasing means for biasing said free end of said retention portion toward said first side wall. 
   
   
   
       12 . The gun magazine of  claim 11  wherein:
 said free end of said retention portion includes an inward facing protuberance so as to narrow the channel at the mouth.   
   
   
       13 . The gun magazine of  claim 8  wherein:
 said hanger portion has a front to rear dimension; and   said retention portion has a front to rear dimension greater than the front to rear dimension of said hanger portion.   
   
   
       14 . In combination:
 a gun magazine comprising:
 an elongate tube for holding cartridges in stacked relationship; said tube having a longitudinal axis and including:
 a front wall; 
 a rear wall; 
 a first side wall; 
 a second side wall; 
 an upper end for exit of cartridges; and 
 a lower end including:
 a clip for hanging said magazine including: 
  an outwardly projecting hanger portion projecting outward from the plane of said first side wall of said tube; and 
  an outer end disposed outward from said attached end; and 
 a retention portion including: 
  a first end connected to said outer end of said outwardly projecting portion; and 
  a free end disposed upward from said first end of said upward projecting member so as to form a channel between said upward projecting member and said first side wall of said body; the channel having a mouth for receiving a support for supporting said magazine in the inverted position; and 
 
 
 a support including:
 an upper end including:
 outer side wall including: 
  an upper edge for insertion in the channel; and 
 a bump guard for preventing objects from accidentally upwardly bumping said clip. 
 
 
   
   
   
       15 . The combination of  claim 14  wherein:
 said bump guard comprises:
 a rigid band including:
 a first end connected to said support to the front of said clip; 
 a second end connected to said support to the rear of said clip; and 
 a midsection disposed outward from said outer side wall. 
 
   
   
   
       16 . The combination of  claim 15  wherein:
 said midsection of said band includes:
 an inner face disposed outwardly from said clip so as to form an opening for receiving a user's finger for lifting magazine.