ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,510,316, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Eight Holdings LLC (Coeur D'Alene, Idaho).
"Box magazine fed firearm receiver with pinch tabs" was invented by Teodor Puha (Coeur D'Alene, Idaho).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A box magazine fed firearm includes pinch tabs in the receiver of the firearm. In one embodiment, the pinch tabs are opposing pieces of spring steel extending upwardly and inwardly from opposing lateral sides of the receiver. In one embodiment, the pinch tabs are sections of flat spring steel bent into an arcuate shape and secured to the receiver by screws. In one embodiment, tension screws are used to adjust an inward bi...