ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,480,726, issued on Nov. 25.

"Feed chute adapter" was invented by Justin K. Goh (Oxon Hill, Md.) and Matthew D. Lehr (King George, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An adapter for a belt fed firearm. The adapter includes a plate, a cutout in the plate that allows ammunition to pass through the plate, a plurality of recesses for receiving a plurality of guide lips fixed to the firearm, and a plurality of bosses for receiving a plurality of latches fixed to a feed chute."

The patent was filed on March 18, 2024, under Application No. 18/607,635.

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