Firearm magazine loader
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1. Apparatus for loading rounds of ammunition from stripper clips into a firearm magazine, each round of ammunition including a bullet end and an opposite tail end, the apparatus including:
- a holder for supporting rounds of ammunition on stripper clips to be loaded into the firearm magazine, the holder having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, opposite sides, and a width extending between the opposite sides, the holder including multiple slots extending widthwise of the holder, the holder being constructed for receiving rounds of ammunition on stripper clips from the top of the holder with the bullet ends leading the tail ends, each slot being sized for receiving multiple rounds of ammunition on a stripper clip in a row extending widthwise of the holder, each slot having an open top extending widthwise of the holder sized to permit the rounds of ammunition to be received in the slot while supported on the stripper clip, each slot having at least one stripper clip support member constructed to engage the stripper clip when the rounds of ammunition on the stripper clip are received in the slot for loading into the firearm magazine, each slot having at least one open end configured to permit the rounds of ammunition to be moved widthwise of the holder off of the stripper clip out of the slot through the at least one open end to be loaded into the firearm magazine.
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Abstract
Firearm magazine loader, associated components, and methods of use. The loader can be configured to load rounds of ammunition from a stripper clip into a firearm magazine. A stripper clip ejector can eject stripper clips from the loader. An ammunition transfer tool can be used for loading rounds of ammunition not on a stripper clip into the firearm magazine loader.
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20 Claims
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1. Apparatus for loading rounds of ammunition from stripper clips into a firearm magazine, each round of ammunition including a bullet end and an opposite tail end, the apparatus including:
a holder for supporting rounds of ammunition on stripper clips to be loaded into the firearm magazine, the holder having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, opposite sides, and a width extending between the opposite sides, the holder including multiple slots extending widthwise of the holder, the holder being constructed for receiving rounds of ammunition on stripper clips from the top of the holder with the bullet ends leading the tail ends, each slot being sized for receiving multiple rounds of ammunition on a stripper clip in a row extending widthwise of the holder, each slot having an open top extending widthwise of the holder sized to permit the rounds of ammunition to be received in the slot while supported on the stripper clip, each slot having at least one stripper clip support member constructed to engage the stripper clip when the rounds of ammunition on the stripper clip are received in the slot for loading into the firearm magazine, each slot having at least one open end configured to permit the rounds of ammunition to be moved widthwise of the holder off of the stripper clip out of the slot through the at least one open end to be loaded into the firearm magazine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of loading rounds of ammunition off stripper clips into a firearm magazine, the method including:
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providing a holder having a top, a bottom, a front, a rear, opposite left and right sides, and a width extending between the left and right sides, moving multiple rounds of ammunition on a first stripper clip into a first slot of the holder from the top of the holder, moving multiple rounds of ammunition on a second stripper clip into a second slot of the holder from the top of the holder, plunging the rounds of ammunition in the first slot widthwise of the holder off of the first stripper clip and out an open end of the first slot for loading the rounds of ammunition into the firearm magazine, moving the holder with respect to the firearm magazine to position the second slot for loading the rounds of ammunition in the second slot into the firearm magazine, and plunging the rounds of ammunition in the second slot widthwise of the holder off of the second stripper clip and out an open end of the second slot for loading the rounds of ammunition into the firearm magazine. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. Apparatus for loading rounds of ammunition from stripper clips into a firearm magazine, each round of ammunition including a bullet end and an opposite tail end, the apparatus including:
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a holder for supporting rounds of ammunition on a stripper clip to be loaded into the firearm magazine, the holder having a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, opposite sides, and a width extending between the opposite sides, the holder including multiple slots, each slot being sized for receiving multiple rounds of ammunition in a row while supported on a stripper clip, each slot having at least one open end configured to permit the rounds of ammunition to be moved off of the stripper clip and out of the slot through the at least one open end to be loaded into the firearm magazine, a main body including a magazine receiver configured to receive the firearm magazine to be loaded with the rounds of ammunition, the holder being sized and shaped to be supported by the main body for movement with respect to the main body for positioning the slots of the holder with respect to the firearm magazine, a plunger configured for plunging rounds of ammunition off of the stripper clip and out the at least one open end of each slot for loading the rounds of ammunition into the firearm magazine, and a stripper clip ejector configured for ejecting the stripper clips from the holder. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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