Bullet loader and method of use

• US 9,404,697 B2
• Filed: 10/08/2015
• Issued: 08/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/10/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cobb, Michael A.
• Original Assignee: Cobb, Michael A.
• Inventors: Cobb, Michael A.
• Primary Examiner(s): HAYES, BRET C
• Application Number:
  US14/879,047
• Publication Number:
  US 20160102932A1
• Time in Patent Office: 299 Days
• Field of Search: 42/87, 42/88, 89/45
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: F41A 9/83 Apparatus or tools for reloading magazines with unbelted ammunition, e.g. cartridge clips

Abstract

A bullet loader method and apparatus that enables a user to easily load bullets into a gun magazine. The gun magazine is inserted into the apparatus magazine opening. Bullets are individually loaded into the bullet loader with a grooved cam, so that the individual bullets rest in the groove. The cam is rotated so that the bullet travels within the groove(s) of the cam and pushed with a cog attached to the end of the groove into the magazine. The bullet is pushed into the magazine with both a downward and inward force to overcome the spring resistance of the magazine.

Claims

1. A bullet loader configured to load a bullet into a gun magazine, the bullet loader comprising:

a housing with an internal cam, wherein the cam has a first indentation configured to loosely hold a bullet, a second indentation which forms a half-cylinder shape, a third indentation configured to loosely hold the bullet, and a fourth indentation with a cog at an end.

2. The bullet loader of claim 1, wherein the bullet loader further comprises a handle attached to the internal cam that enables a user to rotate the cam when rotating the handle.

3. The bullet loader of claim 2, wherein the handle and cam rotate between 90 and about 270 degrees from a start of bullet loading to an insertion of the bullet into the gun magazine.

4. The bullet loader of claim 3, wherein the cam further comprises a notch configured to enable the cam to be seated within the housing.

5. The bullet loader of claim 1, wherein the housing further comprises two nearly mirrored sections.

6. The bullet loader of claim 5, wherein the housing further comprises a magazine opening capable of accepting a magazine and a feed opening capable of accepting a bullet.

7. The bullet loader of claim 6, wherein the housing further comprises a rocker switch able to lock the magazine into place.

8. The bullet loader of claim 1, wherein the first indentation has a depth from 5% to 50% of a bullet'"'"'s diameter.

9. The bullet loader of claim 1, wherein the second indentation has a depth from 50% to 150% of a bullet'"'"'s diameter.

10. The bullet loader of claim 1, wherein the third indentation has a depth equal to 5% to 75% of a bullet'"'"'s diameter.

11. The bullet loader of claim 1, wherein the fourth indentation has a depth equal to 5% to 75% of a bullet'"'"'s diameter.

12. The bullet loader of claim 1, wherein the indentations are merged into one continuous indentation with regions that have greater depth and regions that have lesser depth.

13. The bullet loader of claim 1, wherein the bullet loader further comprises a hopper attached to a feed opening that is configured to automatically feed bullets into the feed opening in an orientation with a bullet tip facing away from a magazine.

14. A method using a bullet loader, the method comprising:

inserting a magazine into a magazine opening of a bullet loader housing, wherein the bullet loader comprises;

the housing with an internal cam, wherein the cam has a first indentation configured to loosely hold a bullet, a second indentation which forms a half-cylinder shape, a third indentation configured to loosely hold the bullet, and a fourth indentation with a cog at an end; and

the magazine opening;

locking the magazine into place with the rocker switch;

aligning the cam so that the first indentation is aligned with the feed opening;

inserting a bullet;

rotating the cam to the second, third, and fourth cam positions consecutively so that the bullet is inserted into the magazine with both a downward and inward force;

iteratively repeating the aligning, inserting, and rotating steps until the magazine is filled;

unlocking the magazine with the rocker switch; and

pulling the magazine out of the bullet loader.