Magazine loader and unloader accessory
First Claim
1. An accessory for facilitating the loading and unloading of rounds into a firearm magazine comprising a hollow body with an open side 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 side of said magazine, an alternate round thruster mounted in said hollow body so that said alternate round thruster 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 side of said magazine, 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 first plunger will extend down into said magazine lower than said second plunger, (b) when said alternate round thruster is pivoted from said first to said second position, said first plunger will move upwardly and said second plunger will move downwardly into said magazine to a position lower than said first plunger, and (c) when said alternate round thruster is pivoted from said second to said first position, said second plunger will move upwardly and said first plunger will move downwardly into said magazine to a position lower than 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 fiream 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 gravitationlly and forwardly unload.
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Citations
23 Claims
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1. An accessory for facilitating the loading and unloading of rounds into a firearm magazine comprising a hollow body with an open side 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 side of said magazine, an alternate round thruster mounted in said hollow body so that said alternate round thruster 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 side of said magazine, 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 first plunger will extend down into said magazine lower than said second plunger, (b) when said alternate round thruster is pivoted from said first to said second position, said first plunger will move upwardly and said second plunger will move downwardly into said magazine to a position lower than said first plunger, and (c) when said alternate round thruster is pivoted from said second to said first position, said second plunger will move upwardly and said first plunger will move downwardly into said magazine to a position lower than 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 having an open side, comprising:
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providing alternate round thrusting means comprising at least two thrusting plungers, providing mounting means for operatively positioning said alternate round thrusting means at said open side of said magazine, so that said thrusting plungers of said alternate round thrusting means are insertable through said open side or 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. A 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 said alternate round thruster can be pivoted between first and second positions, said alternate round thruster having first and second plungers, 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 first plunger will extend down lower than said second plunger, (b) when said alternate round thruster is pivoted from said first to said second position, said first plunger will move upwardly and said second plunger will move downwardly to a position lower than said first plunger, and (c) when said alternate round thruster is pivoted from said second to said first position, said second plunger will move upwardly and said first plunger will move downwardly to a position lower than 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, whereby when said accessory is attached to a firearm magazine said accessory can facilitate loading and unloading of rounds. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A firearm magazine loader and unloader accessory for magazines having an open side and containing topmost and second-to-topmost rounds which are exposed at and urged towards said open side, comprising:
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thrusting means for alternately (a) thrusting said topmost round farther into said magazine for creating space adjacent said open side for enabling a new round to be loaded into said space, and (b) thrusting said second-to-topmost round farther into said magazine for releasing force on said topmost round to enable said topmost round to fall out of said magazine, and mounting means for operatively positioning said thrusting means at said open side of said magazine, whereby by sequentially thrusting topmost rounds farther into said magazine, said magazine may be easily loaded with new rounds, and alternatively, when sequentially thrusting second-to-topmost rounds farther into said magazine, topmost rounds may be easily unloaded. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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Specification