Apparatus and method for reloading firearm magazines
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1. A manually portable firearm for firing cartridges contained in a magazine positioned in a magazine well of said manually portable firearm, comprising:
- a storage arrangement including a magazine track fixed to said manually portable firearm and receptive to at least one reserve magazine, said storage arrangement including a reserve magazine retainer; and
a mechanical reloading arrangement with at least one lever arm coupled to a release trigger in selective engagement with said reserve magazine retainer, said at least one lever arm further including a protrusion guiding transportation of said at least one reserve magazine into alignment with said magazine well of said manually portable firearm upon said reserve magazine being released from said reserve magazine retainer, said at least one lever arm engaging said at least one reserve magazine in said magazine well after said magazine is removed from said magazine well.
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Abstract
An automatic or semi-automatic magazine reloading firearm is described that includes a magazine track that stores one or more reserve magazines. After ejecting an active magazine from the active magazine well, a reload arrangement can be activated to move a reserve magazine from the magazine track into the active magazine well and lock it into place to allow for continued firing, increased safety, and positive user control.
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26 Claims
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1. A manually portable firearm for firing cartridges contained in a magazine positioned in a magazine well of said manually portable firearm, comprising:
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a storage arrangement including a magazine track fixed to said manually portable firearm and receptive to at least one reserve magazine, said storage arrangement including a reserve magazine retainer; and a mechanical reloading arrangement with at least one lever arm coupled to a release trigger in selective engagement with said reserve magazine retainer, said at least one lever arm further including a protrusion guiding transportation of said at least one reserve magazine into alignment with said magazine well of said manually portable firearm upon said reserve magazine being released from said reserve magazine retainer, said at least one lever arm engaging said at least one reserve magazine in said magazine well after said magazine is removed from said magazine well. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A magazine reloading arrangement for a manually portable firearm, comprising:
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a storage arrangement including a magazine track attachable to said manually portable firearm and receptive to at least one reserve magazine, the storage arrangement including a reserve magazine retainer; and a mechanical reloading arrangement with at least one lever arm coupled to a release trigger in selective engagement with said reserve magazine retainer, said at least one lever arm further including a protrusion guiding transportation of said at least one reserve magazine into alignment with a magazine well of said manually portable firearm upon said reserve magazine being released from said reserve magazine retainer, said at least one lever arm engaging said at least one reserve magazine in said magazine well when said mechanical reloading arrangement is affixed to said manually portable firearm. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method for reloading a manually portable firearm, comprising the steps of:
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providing a storage arrangement including a magazine track configured to be affixed to said manually portable firearm and receptive to at least one reserve magazine, the storage arrangement including a reserve magazine retainer; providing a mechanical reloading arrangement with at least one lever arm coupled to a release trigger in selective engagement with said reserve magazine retainer, said at least one lever arm further including a protrusion guiding transportation of said at least one reserve magazine into alignment with a magazine well of said manually portable firearm upon said reserve magazine being released from said reserve magazine retainer, said at least one lever arm engaging said at least one reserve magazine in said magazine well when said mechanical reloading arrangement is affixed to said manually portable firearm; providing at least one reserve magazine in said storage arrangement; and activating said mechanical reloading arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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