Patent · US Expired

Magazine cartridge loader

US5301449A · kind A · utility

57Cited by
6References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 13, 1992
Grant dateApr 12, 1994
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 13, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41A9/83
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention utilizes a conventional type cartridge orienting device for orienting cartridges with their longitudinal axes aligned generally parallel with one another. The present invention includes a hollow receptacle having a cartridge accepting device. This accepting device includes a stop wall to allow only one oriented cartridge to drop into the accepting device at a time. A rotatable cam is provided within the accepting device. Upon rotation of the rotatable cam, cartridges are grasped and moved away from the accepting device and transported by the rotatable cam upon further rotation thereof to the receiving end of a conventional magazine. The cartridge is then forced into the magazine when the rotatable cam is further rotated.

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