Apparatus for loading cartridges into a firearm magazine

• US 10,508,875 B2
• Filed: 01/13/2017
• Issued: 12/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: QUIK MAG Incorporated
• Original Assignee: QUIK MAG Incorporated
• Inventors: Hatch, Larry P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Eldred, J. Woodrow
• Application Number:
  US15/405,582
• Publication Number:
  US 20170131050A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,068 Days
• Field of Search: 42 50, 42 87, 89 331
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 9/67 having means for depressing the cartridge follower, or for locking it in a depressed position
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 9/82 Reloading or unloading of magazines
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 9/83 Apparatus or tools for reloading magazines with unbelted ammunition, e.g. cartridge clips

Abstract

A reloadable magazine comprising a housing, a magazine spring, a carrier plate, an attachment pin, and a pull string. The housing further comprises a top and a bottom end and the magazine spring is disposed within the housing. Moreover, the carrier plate is disposed on a first end of the spring and the attachment pin is disposed on the carrier plate. In addition, the pull string includes a first end and a second end and the first end is attached to the attachment pin.

Claims

1. A self-loading firearm magazine comprising:

a housing comprising a top end and a bottom end;

a magazine spring disposed within said housing;

a carrier plate disposed on a first end of said magazine spring;

an attachment pin disposed on said carrier plate;

a pull string having a first end and a second end, wherein said first end is attached to said attachment pin;

a motor disposed adjacent said bottom end of said housing;

a pulley connected to said motor;

wherein;

said second end of said pull string is attached to said pulley.

2. The firearm magazine of claim 1, further comprising:

a pair of interlocking bottom plates disposed at said bottom end of said firearm magazine, wherein each bottom plate is formed to include an aperture therethrough;

wherein said second end of said pull string passes through each of said pair of interlocking bottom plates.

3. The firearm magazine of claim 1, further comprising a battery disposed adjacent to said motor and electrically interconnected to said motor.

4. The firearm magazine of claim 3, further comprising a switch electrically disposed between said battery and said motor.

5. The firearm magazine of claim 1, further comprising a controller comprising a processor, a non-transitory computer readable medium interconnected with said processor;

wherein said controller is interconnected with said motor by a communication link.