Patents by Inventor Timothy C. Hanks

Timothy C. Hanks has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6698129
    Abstract: The present invention includes an apparatus for unobtrusively disposing a replacement clip for an automatic weapon having a magazine well into which a clip is received. The apparatus is constructed and arranged to provide facile and expeditious insertion of a clip into the magazine well. The apparatus includes a sheath and mechanism for mounting the sheath to an automatic weapon. The sheath includes a structure for carrying the replacement clip including a dispensing port through which the replacement clip is withdrawn. The mechanism for mounting is positioned wherein a replacement clip carried within the sheath is fully withdrawn along an axis of the sheath, the clip is oriented and located relative to an entry to the magazine well to enable prompt insertion therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Inventor: Timothy C. Hanks