Magazine guide assembly with dual latching system

Abstract

Applicant has disclosed a Magazine Guide Assembly with Dual Latching System for guiding, latching and unlatching differently shaped firearm magazines for rifles. In other words, the Magazine Guide Assembly can accommodate either of the differently shaped magazines. In the preferred embodiment, Applicant's invention comprises: (a) a magazine guide housing, attachable to a receiver of a semi-automatic rifle, for guiding and latching differently shaped magazines designed for AR-10 and M-14 style semi-automatic rifles; (b) the magazine guide housing has different first and second latches, wherein: (i) the latches are respectively hinged on first and second pins, attached to the housing, and activated by a single torsion spring; and (ii) the first latch is adapted to latch onto a AR-10 style magazine designed for an AR-10 style semi-automatic rifle, while the second latch is adapted to latch onto a differently shaped M-14 style magazine designed for an M-14 style semi-automatic rifle.

I claim: 
     
         1 . An apparatus comprising:
 a. a magazine guide housing, attachable to a receiver of a semi-automatic rifle, for guiding and latching differently shaped magazines designed for AR-10 and M-14 style semi-automatic rifles;   b. the magazine guide housing has different first and second latches, wherein:
 i. the latches are respectively hinged on first and second pins, attached to the housing, and activated by a single torsion spring; and 
 ii. the first latch is adapted to latch onto an AR-10 style magazine designed for an AR-10 style semi-automatic rifle, while the second latch is adapted to latch onto a differently shaped M-14 style magazine designed for an M-14 style semi-automatic rifle. 
   
     
     
         2 . The apparatus of  claim 1  further comprising: the first latch is adapted to pivot around the first pin, upon an AR-10 style magazine being fully inserted into the magazine guide housing, and to fall into a window in a side wall of the AR-10 style magazine thereby locking the AR-10 style magazine in place. 
     
     
         3 . The apparatus of  claim 2  further comprising: the second latch is adapted to pivot around the second pin, upon an M-14 style magazine being fully inserted into the magazine guide assembly, and to fall into a window on a front wall of the M-14 style magazine thereby locking the M-14 style magazine in place. 
     
     
         4 . The apparatus of  claim 3  further comprising: two arms on the torsion spring apply force on the latches to bias the latches into closed positions. 
     
     
         5 . An apparatus comprising:
 a. a magazine guide housing for guiding and latching, at separate times, two differently shaped detachable firearm magazines;   b. the magazine guide housing has different first and second latches, wherein:
 i. the latches are respectively hinged on separate pins, attached to the housing, and activated by a single torsion spring; 
 ii. the first latch is adapted to latch a magazine designed for one style of rifle, while the second latch is adapted to latch a differently shaped magazine designed for another style of rifle; and 
 iii. two arms on the torsion spring apply force on the latches to bias the latches into closed positions. 
   
     
     
         6 . An apparatus comprising: a single magazine guide housing, attachable to a receiver of a semi-automatic rifle, having means for guiding and latching differently shaped magazines designed for AR-10 style and M-14 style semi-automatic rifles. 
     
     
         7 . The apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein the means comprises:
 a. first and second latches, hinged respectively on two individual pins, and activated by a single torsion spring;   b. wherein the first latch is designed to latch an AR-10 style magazine, while the second latch is designed to latch an M-14 style magazine; and   c. wherein two arms on the torsion spring constantly apply force on the latches to maintain the latches in closed positions.   
     
     
         8 . An apparatus comprising: a single magazine guide housing, attachable to a receiver of a semi-automatic rifle, having means for guiding and latching, at separate times, two differently shaped magazines designed for semi-automatic rifles.