Nov 25, 2025

US12480727 - Ejector kits, assemblies, and methods of use

Kits for replacing the ejector of a shotgun include an ejector spring and a base member, where the base member is designed and adapted to be affixed to the interior surface of the receiver of the shotgun, and further to engage the ejector spring in a cantilevered tongue-and-groove (TAG) configuration. TAG ejector kits, TAG ejector assemblies, and TAG ejectors are suitably configured for operation in conjunction with pump action shotguns.

Assignee: Weapons Armorer, Inc.
Inventors: Gregory Michael Sullivan, John Randall Okubo
Filing date: 2024-07-09

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The patent describes a kit for replacing the ejector in pump action shotguns, featuring a cantilevered tongue-and-groove configuration for the ejector spring and a base member that attaches to the shotgun’s receiver. This kit includes various components such as fasteners and a specially designed ejector spring that allows for smooth engagement and operation within the shotgun.

Claim 1

1 . A kit comprising an ejector spring, a base member, a first fastener, and a second fastener, wherein the ejector spring comprises first spring end, second spring end, first spring major side, second spring major side, a tongue engagement section proximal to the first spring end, a tongue curved section proximal to the tongue engagement section, and an ejector section extending from the tongue curved section to the spring second end; the base comprises first base end, second base end, first base major side, second base major side, first and second fastener holes defined between first base major side and second base major side, a tongue engagement hole defined between first base major side and second base major side and positioned between first and second fastener holes, and a tongue engagement recess defined in second base major side and contiguous to the tongue engagement hole; wherein the tongue engagement hole and tongue engagement recess are adapted and configured to allow the spring tongue engagement section to extend slidably through the tongue engagement hole from first base major side toward second base major side to engage with the tongue engagement recess in flush configuration with respect to the second base major side; the first fastener is designed and adapted to engage with the first fastener hole; and the second fastener is designed and adapted to engage with the second fastener hole. the ejector spring comprises first spring end, second spring end, first spring major side, second spring major side, a tongue engagement section proximal to the first spring end, a tongue curved section proximal to the tongue engagement section, and an ejector section extending from the tongue curved section to the spring second end; the base comprises first base end, second base end, first base major side, second base major side, first and second fastener holes defined between first base major side and second base major side, a tongue engagement hole defined between first base major side and second base major side and positioned between first and second fastener holes, and a tongue engagement recess defined in second base major side and contiguous to the tongue engagement hole; wherein the tongue engagement hole and tongue engagement recess are adapted and configured to allow the spring tongue engagement section to extend slidably through the tongue engagement hole from first base major side toward second base major side to engage with the tongue engagement recess in flush configuration with respect to the second base major side; the first fastener is designed and adapted to engage with the first fastener hole; and the second fastener is designed and adapted to engage with the second fastener hole.

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