PISTOL MAGAZINE LOADER

• US 20130061505A1
• Filed: 09/13/2011
• Published: 03/14/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tuvia Faifer
• Original Assignee: Tuvia Faifer
• Inventors: FAIFER, TUVIA
• Application Number:
  US13/230,862
• Publication Number:
  US 20130061505A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 42/87
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 9/83 Apparatus or tools for reloading magazines with unbelted ammunition, e.g. cartridge clips
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49826 Assembling or joining

Abstract

A device for use in loading cartridges in a pistol magazine having a locking recess, the device including an ergonomic, pistol grip shaped housing including a through-going magazine receiving bore having a substantially rectangular cross-section for receiving a magazine through the bottom of the housing and enclosing the magazine therein, and an elongate bore parallel to the magazine receiving bore and extending from a top of the housing part way through the housing; a magazine catch in the housing extending into the magazine receiving bore for engaging the locking recess in the magazine; a release element, coupled to the magazine catch, for releasing the magazine catch from the magazine; and a spring loaded plunger mounted for linear movement in the elongate bore for engaging a cartridge in the magazine protruding through the magazine receiving bore.

Claims

1. A device for use in loading cartridges in a magazine having a locking recess, the device comprising:

an ergonomic, pistol grip shaped housing including;

a through-going magazine receiving bore having a substantially rectangular cross-section for receiving a magazine through the bottom of said housing and enclosing said magazine therein, and

an elongate bore parallel to said magazine receiving bore and extending from a top of said housing part way through the housing;

a magazine catch in the housing extending into said magazine receiving bore for engaging the locking recess in the magazine;

a release element, coupled to said magazine catch, for releasing said magazine catch from said magazine; and

a spring loaded plunger mounted for linear movement in said elongate bore for engaging a cartridge in the magazine protruding through said magazine receiving bore.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said housing includes a protruding shoulder shaped to engage and hang from a hand of a user during use.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein said plunger further includes a stop member to limit its motion within said housing.

4. The device according to claim 2, wherein said plunger further includes a stop member to limit its motion within said housing.

5. The device according to claim 3, wherein said housing defines a slot and said stop member includes a pin protruding from said plunger and through said slot and arranged for slideable movement along said slot.

6. The device according to claim 4, wherein said housing defines a slot and said stop member includes a pin protruding from said plunger and through said slot and arranged for slideable movement along said slot.

7. A method for forming a device for use in loading cartridges in a magazine having a locking recess, the method comprising:

providing an ergonomically shaped housing having the shape of a pistol grip;

forming a through-going magazine receiving bore having a substantially rectangular cross-section, in said housing for receiving a magazine through the bottom thereof and enclosing said magazine therein;

providing a magazine catch in said housing extending into said magazine receiving bore for engaging the locking recess in the magazine;

coupling, to said magazine catch, a release element for releasing said magazine catch from said magazine;

forming an elongate bore parallel to said magazine receiving bore from the top of said housing extending partially through said housing; and

mounting a spring-loaded plunger for linear movement in said elongate parallel bore for engaging a cartridge in said magazine protruding through said magazine engaging bore.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein said step of providing a housing further includes forming on a top of said housing a protruding shoulder shaped to engage and hang from a hand of a user.