Magazine attachment
A weapon magazine accessory includes a floor plate member mountable on a bottom portion of a magazine, and a clip element which attaches to the floor plate member, the clip element including a keeper element.
1. A weapon magazine accessory comprising:
a floor plate member mountable on a bottom portion of a magazine; and
a clip element which attaches to said floor plate member, said clip element comprising a keeper element, said keeper element extending upwards from said floor plate member to be along a rear surface of said magazine; and
wherein said floor plate member comprises an upper surface with a rim protruding upwards from said upper surface to define a magazine receiving portion for receiving therein the bottom portion of the magazine; and
wherein said floor plate member comprises a receiving portion on a surface opposite the upper surface and said clip element comprises a fastener that slides into said receiving portion to fix said clip element to said floor plate member.
2. The weapon magazine accessory according to claim 1 , wherein said receiving portion comprises a slot with an abutment and said fastener comprises a tongue with a claw end, wherein said tongue slides into said slot and said claw end snaps over said abutment.
3. The weapon magazine accessory according to claim 1 , wherein said rim has an open end.
4. The weapon magazine accessory according to claim 1 , wherein said floor plate member replaces an existing floor plate of the magazine.
5. The weapon magazine accessory according to claim 1 , further comprising an auxiliary keeper element useable in place of said first-mentioned keeper element which is shorter in length than said first-mentioned keeper element.
6. The weapon magazine accessory according to claim 1 , wherein said keeper element comprises a cantilevered, elongate bar.
7. The weapon magazine accessory according to claim 1 , wherein a tactical rail element is positioned on a bottom surface of said clip element facing away from said floor plate member.
8. An apparatus comprising:
a firearm magazine;
a weapon magazine accessory comprising a floor plate member, said floor plate member comprising a magazine receiving portion on an upper surface which is configured to receive mounted on a bottom portion of said magazine; and
a clip element which attaches to a bottom surface of said floor plate member, said clip element comprising a keeper element, said keeper element extending upwards from said floor plate member clip element along a rear surface of said magazine; and
a tactical rail element positioned on a bottom surface of said clip element facing away from said floor plate member.