Patents
US 10577197 B1: Magazine for light sticks
- Granted
- 2020-03-03
- Filed
- 2018-10-11 application 16157532
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Magazines for light sticks have an elongated tubular body defining a chamber configured to contain a stack of elongated light sticks, the body defining an exit aperture communicating with the chamber and proximate to a light stick feeding position, a movable actuator proximate the exit aperture and movable between a rest position and an actuated position, the body having a retention element proximate the exit aperture, the actuator having a contact portion spaced apart from the retention element, and the retention element and contact portion being operable to flex a light stick occupying the light stick feeding position in response to movement of the actuator from the rest position to the actuated position. The retention element and contact portion may be operable to eject the light stick occupying the light stick feeding position in response to movement of the actuator from the rest position to the actuated position.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200303.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Force Gear, Inc. 40 patents | US company or organization | Pooler, GA | BLUE FORCE GEAR, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state BLUE FORCE GEAR, INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley A. Burnsed, Jr. | Port Wentworth, GA | 31 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stephen G. Hilliard | Charleston, SC | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G59/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F41A | Functional features or details common to both smallarms and ordnance, e.g. cannons; mountings for smallarms or ordnance | F41A9/70 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F42B | Explosive charges, e.g. for blasting, fireworks, ammunition | F42B39/002 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-10-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BURNSED, ASHLEY A., JR signed 2018-10-11 HILLIARD, STEPHEN G. signed 2018-10-11 | BLUE FORCE GEAR, INC. POOLER, GA | 47134/739 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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