Magazine loader and unloader accessory
First Claim
1. An accessory for facilitating the loading and unloading of rounds into a firearm magazine of the type comprising a hollow body with an open end and which holds first and second columns of rounds and feeds such rounds out of said open side successively from alternate columns, comprising:
- a hollow body shaped and sized to fit over and be attached to said open end of said magazine, an alternate round thruster mounted in said hollow body so that it can be pivoted between first and second positions, said alternate round thruster having first and second plungers which extend into said magazine above said first and second columns of rounds, respectively, when said hollow body is attached to said open end of said magazine, said first and second plungers each having a round-thrusting bottom surface, said alternate round thruster having an operating handle extending out of said hollow body so that said alternate round thruster can be pivoted between said first and second positions by operating said operating handle, said first and second plungers being positioned so that (a) when said alternate round thruster is in said first position, said round-thrusting bottom surface of said first plunger will extend down into said magazine lower than said round-thrusting bottom surface of said second plunger, (b) when said alternate round thruster is pivoted from said first to said second position, said round-thrusting bottom surface of said first plunger will move upwardly and said round-thrusting bottom surface of said second plunger will move downwardly into said magazine to a position lower than said round-thrusting bottom surface of said first plunger, and (c) when said alternate round thruster is pivoted from said second to said first position, said round-thrusting bottom surface of said second plunger will move upwardly and said round-thrusting bottom surface of said first plunger will move downwardly into said magazine to a position lower than said round-thrusting bottom surface of said second plunger, whereby when said alternate round thruster is operated between said first and second positions, its plungers will either (a) push a topmost round in said magazine down to form a vacant space to facilitate loading of a new topmost round into said vacant space in said magazine, or (b) push a second-to-topmost round in said magazine down to release a spring force and facilitate unloading of a topmost round of said magazine.
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Abstract
A firearm magazine loader and unloader accessory (10) comprises a main body (12) adapted to fit over an open end of a magazine (70) and a tiltable alternate round thruster (50) mounted in the main body above the magazine'"'"'s open end. The alternate round thruster includes two plungers (62) and (64), each positioned above a column of rounds (80, 82) of the magazine. Loading is achieved by thrusting inside the magazine the topmost round of the magazine using the plunger above to provide a vacant space for a new round to be rearwardly inserted. Unloading is achieved by thrusting inside the magazine the second-to-topmost round of the magazine with the plunger above to release spring (78) pressure from the topmost round so that it can gravitationally and forwardly unload.
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21 Claims
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1. An accessory for facilitating the loading and unloading of rounds into a firearm magazine of the type comprising a hollow body with an open end and which holds first and second columns of rounds and feeds such rounds out of said open side successively from alternate columns, comprising:
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a hollow body shaped and sized to fit over and be attached to said open end of said magazine, an alternate round thruster mounted in said hollow body so that it can be pivoted between first and second positions, said alternate round thruster having first and second plungers which extend into said magazine above said first and second columns of rounds, respectively, when said hollow body is attached to said open end of said magazine, said first and second plungers each having a round-thrusting bottom surface, said alternate round thruster having an operating handle extending out of said hollow body so that said alternate round thruster can be pivoted between said first and second positions by operating said operating handle, said first and second plungers being positioned so that (a) when said alternate round thruster is in said first position, said round-thrusting bottom surface of said first plunger will extend down into said magazine lower than said round-thrusting bottom surface of said second plunger, (b) when said alternate round thruster is pivoted from said first to said second position, said round-thrusting bottom surface of said first plunger will move upwardly and said round-thrusting bottom surface of said second plunger will move downwardly into said magazine to a position lower than said round-thrusting bottom surface of said first plunger, and (c) when said alternate round thruster is pivoted from said second to said first position, said round-thrusting bottom surface of said second plunger will move upwardly and said round-thrusting bottom surface of said first plunger will move downwardly into said magazine to a position lower than said round-thrusting bottom surface of said second plunger, whereby when said alternate round thruster is operated between said first and second positions, its plungers will either (a) push a topmost round in said magazine down to form a vacant space to facilitate loading of a new topmost round into said vacant space in said magazine, or (b) push a second-to-topmost round in said magazine down to release a spring force and facilitate unloading of a topmost round of said magazine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of loading and unloading a firearm magazine, comprising:
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providing alternate round thrusting means comprising two thrusting plungers, providing mounting means for operatively positioning said alternate round thrusting means at an open side of said magazine, so that said thrusting plungers of said alternate round thrusting means are insertable through said open side of said magazine, positioning said alternate round thrusting means for exerting thrust against a topmost round in said magazine, alternately positioning said alternate round thrusting means for exerting thrust against a second-to-topmost round of said magazine, whereby rounds may be easily loaded or unloaded into said magazine, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An accessory for facilitating the loading and unloading of rounds, comprising:
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a hollow body having an open end and a predetermined shape and size, an alternate round thruster mounted in said hollow body so that it can be pivoted between first and second positions, said alternate round thruster having first and second plungers which extend into said hollow body, said first and second plungers each having a round-thrusting bottom surface, said alternate round thruster having an operating handle extending out of said hollow body so that said alternate round thruster can be pivoted between said first and second positions by operating said operating handle, said first and second plungers being positioned so that (a) when said alternate round thruster is in said first position, said round-thrusting bottom surface of said first plunger will extend down into said magazine lower than said round-thrusting bottom surface of said second plunger, (b) when said alternate round thruster is pivoted from said first to said second position, said round-thrusting bottom surface of said first plunger will move upwardly and said round-thrusting bottom surface of said second plunger will move downwardly to a position lower than said round-thrusting bottom surface of said first plunger, and (c) when said alternate round thruster is pivoted from said second to said first position, said round-thrusting bottom surface of said second plunger will move upwardly and said round-thrusting bottom surface of said first plunger will move downwardly to a position lower than said round-thrusting bottom surface of said second plunger, whereby when said alternate round thruster is operated between said first and second positions, its plungers will alternatively extend to a lowermost position. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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Specification