Reloader for loading cartridges into a magazine

• US 6,178,683 B1
• Filed: 11/23/1998
• Issued: 01/30/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/1998
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Lawrence R. Williams
• Original Assignee: Lawrence R. Williams
• Inventors: Williams, Lawrence R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ark, Darren W.
• Application Number:
  US09/197,841
• Time in Patent Office: 799 Days
• Field of Search: 42/87, 42/88, 42/90
• US Class Current: 42/90
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 9/83 Apparatus or tools for reloading magazines with unbelted ammunition, e.g. cartridge clips

Abstract

A reloader for a magazine having a generally L-shaped grip with a plurality of pairs of bores in the opposite end walls. The pairs of bores are selectively spaced so as to removably receive the pins on a plunger assembly. The magazine to be reloaded is held against the interior of the grip and the plunger may be manually depressed to depress the follower in the magazine allowing the user to insert cartridges with his or her free hand.

Claims

1. A reloader for a cartridge magazine having a housing with an open ejection end and a follower therein, said reloader comprising:

(a) a grip having first and second members generally secured perpendicular to one another, said members having top and bottom surfaces which define a plurality of receiving means at predetermined locations on said surfaces; and

(b) a plunger assembly having mounting means detachably securable at said receiving means whereby the relative position of said plunger assembly on said members may be selectively established, said plunger assembly having a plunger rod manually reciprocable along a selected of said members in a use position whereby the user may grasp the grip with one hand maintaining a magazine against one of said members and whereby the plunger assembly may be selectively positioned with the plunger rod aligned with the open ejection end of the magazine and when the plunger assembly is manually depressed said plunger rod will engage the top of the follower to depress the follower allowing a cartridge to be manually inserted therein.

2. A reloader for a cartridge magazine having a housing with an open ejection end and a follower therein, said reloader comprising:

(a) a first wall;

(b) a second wall, said first and second walls being connected generally perpendicular to one another to form a grip having an outer surface, an inner surface, vertical side edges and top and bottom edges;

(c) at least one of said edges defining bores therein;

(d) a plunger assembly including a pad with at least one depending pin insertable in a selected of said bores in a use position, a plunger rod depending from said pad and in a use position is positioned adjacent the inner surface of the grip whereby the user may grasp the grip with one hand maintaining a magazine against the inner surface of the grip with the plunger rod generally aligned with the center of the open ejection end of the magazine and whereby the plunger assembly may be manually depressed to depress the follower to facilitate insertion of a cartridge.

3. The reloader of claim 2 wherein said vertical side edges define recesses to accommodate the fingers of the user.

4. The reloader of claim 2 wherein said at least one of said edges further comprises said top edges of the grip which define a plurality of pairs of spaced bores in each of said first and second walls with each pair being located a predetermined different distance from the other of said first and second walls.

5. The reloader of claim 4 wherein said at least one pin comprises a pair of spaced-apart pins each having biasing means associated therewith.

6. The reloader of claim 2 wherein said first and second walls are integrally formed of plastic.