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Apparatus and method for loading bullets into a bullet carrier of a magazine

US8234810B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 8, 2010
Grant dateAug 7, 2012
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Expiry dateApr 26, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41A9/67
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A device for loading cartridges into a magazine comprising: a magazine housing; a bullet carrier comprising a cartridge support seat and a spring; and a rod that is inserted into an aperture in the bottom end of the magazine housing and through the middle of the spring. In one embodiment, the cartridge support seat comprising a viewing port and a trough that extends from the underside of the cartridge support seat and is situated adjacent to the viewing port and beneath the feed lips of the magazine housing, and the L-shaped end of the rod is inserted through the middle of the spring and onto the shelf of the trough. In an alternate embodiment, the cartridge support seat comprises a viewing port and a second aperture, and the L-shaped end of the rod is inserted through the middle of the spring, through the viewing port, and into the second aperture.

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