Heavy duty magazine loader

• US 7,059,077 B2
• Filed: 09/09/2002
• Issued: 06/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maglula, Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Guy Tal, Ran Tal
• Inventors: Tal, Ran, Tal, Guy
• Primary Examiner(s): Johnson, Stephen M.
• Application Number:
  US10/489,210
• Publication Number:
  US 20050081421A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,373 Days
• Field of Search: 42/87, 42/88, 42/89, 42/90
• US Class Current: 42/88
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 9/83 Apparatus or tools for reloading magazines with unbelted ammunition, e.g. cartridge clips

Abstract

A magazine loader comprises a magazine compartment (30), an elongated slideway (14) having a bullet and a case grooves (18, 22), respectively, along its length profiled to receive and retain the distal ends of rounds (50) between them, and a slider (40) slidable in slideway (14). A magazine (60) is positioned in compartment (30) such that its open end is perpendicular and in continuation to slide-way (14), and is leveled to receive rounds (50) slidable in slideway (14). Slider (40) is moved away from magazine (60) and a plurality of rounds (50) are sequentially placed in slideway (14) in and between grooves (18, 22). When all rounds (50) are placed in slideway (14), slider (40) is used to thrust all rounds (50) into magazine (60) with a single quick hand stroke.

Claims

1. A loading device for loading a plurality of ammunition rounds or cartridges into a firearm magazine, said magazine comprising a substantially hollow body having a predetermined shape and size and an open end, said ammunition rounds each having a predetermined size and shape with a case end having a rim or flange, and a opposite bullet or slug end, said loading device comprising:

(a) an elongated body having an upper surface with a magazine recess or compartment at one end of said body which extends into said body from said upper surface,

(b) said magazine recess having a predetermined shape and size for receiving and holding said firearm magazine,

(c) said body having an elongated rounds recess or slideway at another end of said body extending into said body from said upper surface,

(d) said elongated rounds recess communicating with said magazine recess,

(e) said elongated rounds recess having a bottom and a pair of opposing sidewalls,

(f) each of said sidewalls having at its top a protruding elongated projection, ledge, or rib so as to provide and partially define an elongated groove or recess on each sidewall under said elongated projection,

(g) the groove on one sidewall being a case-holding groove and having a predetermined shape and size so that it can hold and slidingly guide said case ends of said plurality of said rounds when said case ends are stacked in said case-holding groove,

(h) the groove on the opposite sidewall being a bullet-holding groove and having a predetermined shape and size so that it can hold and slidingly guide said bullet ends of said plurality of said rounds when said bullet ends are stacked in said bullet-holding groove,

(i) said case-holding and bullet-holding grooves thus enabling said rounds to slide in and be captivated by said elongated rounds recess with said case and bullet ends in said case-holding and bullet-holding grooves, respectively, and

(j) a slider or pusher having a plunger positioned in and extending between said case-holding and bullet-holding grooves, said plunger being shaped to fit in said case-holding and said bullet-holding grooves, such that said plunger can slide in said rounds recess,

whereby when said magazine is placed in said magazine recess, a user can load it with said ammunition rounds quickly, easily, and safely by inserting said rounds in said rounds recess and moving said slider toward said magazine to force said rounds sequentially into said magazine, and said loading device has few parts, lighter weight, requires less handling time, and is more durable.

2. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 1, further including a bridge member extending across said magazine recess adjacent said rounds recess.

3. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 1 wherein said sidewalls, said projections, said grooves, and said bottom of said rounds recess are curved.

4. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 1 wherein said magazine recess has adjustment means for accommodating magazines of a plurality of sizes.

5. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 4 wherein said magazine recess adjustment means comprises a member which extends from a wall of said recess to a side of said magazine placed in said recess for firmly holding said magazine.

6. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 1 wherein said magazine recess has a pair of opposed sidewalls which each have a recess for facilitating manually inserting said magazine into and removing said magazine from said recess.

7. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 1 wherein said magazine recess has a flexible spring member extending from a wall thereof for urging said magazine against one side of said magazine recess to hold said magazine more securely.

8. A device for loading a plurality of ammunition rounds into a firearm magazine, said magazine comprising a substantially hollow body having a predetermined shape and size and an open end, said ammunition rounds each having predetermined size and shape with a case end having a rim or flange, and a opposite bullet or slug end, said device comprising:

(a) an elongated body having upper and side surfaces with a magazine recess or compartment extending into said body from one of said upper and side surfaces at one end of said body,

(b) said magazine recess having a predetermined shape and size for receiving and holding at least a portion of said firearm magazine,

(c) said body having an elongated rounds recess or slideway extending into said body from said upper surface of said body at another end of said body,

(d) said elongated rounds recess communicating with said magazine recess,

(e) said elongated rounds recess having a bottom and a pair of opposing sidewalls,

(f) each of said sidewalls having at its top a protruding elongated projection, ledge, or rib so as to provide and partially define an elongated groove or recess on each sidewall under said elongated projection,

(g) the groove on one sidewall being a case-holding groove and having a predetermined shape and size so that it can hold and slidingly guide said case ends of said plurality of said rounds when said case ends are stacked in said case-holding groove,

(h) the groove on the opposite sidewall being a bullet-holding groove and having a predetermined shape and size so that it can hold and slidingly guide said bullet ends of said plurality of said rounds when said bullet ends are stacked in said bullet-holding groove,

(i) said case-holding and bullet-holding grooves thus enabling said rounds to slide in and be captivated by said elongated rounds recess with said case and bullet ends in said case-holding and bullet-holding grooves, respectively, and

(j) a slider or pusher having a plunger positioned in and extending between said case-holding and bullet-holding grooves, said plunger being shaped to fit in said case-holding and said bullet-holding grooves, such that said plunger can slide in said rounds recess,

whereby when said magazine is placed in said magazine recess, a user can load it with said ammunition rounds quickly, easily, and safely by inserting said rounds in said rounds recess and moving said slider toward said magazine to force said rounds sequentially into said magazine, and said loading device has few parts, lighter weight, requires less handling time, and is more durable.

9. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 8 wherein said magazine recess extends into said body from said upper surface of said body at said one end of said body so that said magazine can be inserted into said magazine recess from said upper surface of said body.

10. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 8 wherein said magazine recess extends into said body from said side surface of said body at said one end of said body so that said magazine can be inserted into said magazine recess from said side surface of said body.

11. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 8, further including a magazine locking means for securing said magazine in said magazine recess.

12. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 8, further including a bridge member extending across said magazine recess adjacent said rounds recess.

13. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 8 wherein said sidewalls, said projections, said grooves, and said bottom of said rounds recess are curved.

14. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 8 wherein said slider includes a handle member attached and extending up from said plunger.

15. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 8 wherein said slider includes a stop for limiting travel of said plunger in said rounds recess.

16. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 8 wherein said rounds recess is calibrated to indicate the number of rounds that are stacked in said rounds recess.

17. The device for loading ammunition rounds of claim 8 wherein said body has a handle for enabling a person to pick up and carry said body.

18. A method of loading a plurality of ammunition rounds into a firearm magazine, said magazine comprising a substantially hollow body having a predetermined shape and size and an open end, said ammunition rounds each having predetermined size and shape and comprising at least a case having a rim or flange at a rear end thereof, and a opposite front end, comprising:

(a) providing an elongated body,

(1) said elongated body having a magazine recess or compartment extending into said body from a one surface of said body,

(2) said magazine recess located at one end of said body,

(3) said magazine recess having a predetermined shape and size for receiving and holding at least a portion of said firearm magazine,

(4) said body having an elongated rounds recess or slideway extending into said body from an upper surface of said body at another end of said body,

(5) said elongated rounds recess communicating with said magazine recess,

(6) said elongated rounds recess having a bottom and a pair of opposing sidewalls,

(7) each of said sidewalls having at its top a protruding elongated projection, ledge, or rib so as to provide and partially define an elongated groove or recess on each sidewall under said elongated projection,

(8) the groove on one sidewall being a case-holding groove and having a predetermined shape and size so that it can hold and slidingly guide said case ends of said plurality of rounds when said case ends are stacked in said case-holding groove,

(9) the groove on the opposite sidewall being a front-end-holding groove and having a predetermined shape and size so that it can hold and slidingly guide said front ends of said plurality of said rounds when said front ends are stacked in said front-end-holding groove,

(10) said case-holding and front-end-holding grooves thus enabling said rounds to slide in and be captivated by said elongated rounds recess with said case and front ends in said case-holding and front-end-holding grooves, respectively,

(b) providing a slider or pusher having a plunger positioned in said rounds recess and slideable therein,

(c) inserting said magazine in said magazine recess and a plurality of rounds into said rounds recess so that said rounds are stacked in parallel in said rounds recess with their case ends in said case-holding groove and their front ends in said front-end-holding groove, and said slider is at the end of said rounds recess distal from said magazine, and

(d) pushing said slider in said rounds recess toward said magazine so that it forces said plurality of said rounds into said magazine through said open end,

whereby said magazine will be loaded with said rounds quickly, easily, and safely.

19. The method of loading ammunition rounds of claim 18 wherein said rounds have a bullet or slug in said front ends and wherein said front-end holding groove has a predetermined shape and size for holding a part of said bullets or slugs.

20. The method of loading ammunition rounds of claim 18 wherein said front-end-holding groove has a predetermined shape and size for holding a part of a front ends of blank or training rounds having crimped case ends.

21. The method of loading ammunition rounds of claim 18, further including a bridge member extending across said magazine recess adjacent said rounds recess.

22. The method of loading ammunition rounds of claim 18 wherein said sidewalls, said projections, said grooves, and said bottom of said rounds recess are curved.

23. The method of loading ammunition rounds of claim 18, further including a magazine locking means for securing said magazine in said magazine recess.