阅读说明：本技术 弹匣装载器 (Magazine loader ) 是由 P·R·费希尔 于 2019-07-16 设计创作，主要内容包括：一种用于将一批有缘枪弹装载到管状步枪弹匣的弹匣装载器。在实施例中,弹匣装载器包括：细长本体,其包括料斗部以及管状弹匣接收部,该管状弹匣接收部具有圆形孔口用于接收管状步枪弹匣。在实施例中,本体限定了在料斗部和管状弹匣接收部的圆形孔口之间延伸的进给通道。本体沿着进给通道延伸可以限定：第一枪弹定向通道,其由第一枪弹定向部限定；第二枪弹定向通道,其由第二枪弹定向部限定；第三枪弹定向通道,其由第三枪弹定向部限定；以及第四枪弹定向通道,其由第四枪弹定向部限定。(A magazine loader for loading a batch of rimmed projectiles into a tubular rifle magazine. In an embodiment, the magazine loader comprises: an elongated body comprising a hopper portion and a tubular magazine receiving portion having a circular aperture for receiving a tubular rifle magazine. In an embodiment, the body defines a feed channel extending between the hopper portion and the circular aperture of the tubular magazine receiving portion. The body extending along the feed channel may define: a first cartridge orientation channel defined by a first cartridge orientation section; a second cartridge orientation channel defined by a second cartridge orientation feature; a third projectile orientation channel defined by a third projectile orientation section; and a fourth bullet orientation channel defined by a fourth bullet orientation section.)

1. A magazine loader for loading a batch of rimmed projectiles into a tubular rifle magazine, comprising:

an elongated body including a hopper portion and a tubular magazine receiving portion having a circular aperture for receiving the tubular rifle magazine, the body defining a feed channel extending between the hopper portion and the circular aperture of the tubular magazine receiving portion, the body including a first bullet orientation portion, a second bullet orientation portion, a third bullet orientation portion, and a fourth bullet orientation portion along the feed channel;

the magazine loader further comprising a closable hopper cover at the top of the hopper section, an adjustable shot size selector at the bottom of the hopper section, and a movable door member positioned in the body between the second and third shot orientation sections;

the magazine loader is manually graspable, tiltable and rockable and has a magazine loading position in which the magazine loader is positioned horizontally or slightly tilted at an acute angle to the horizontal; a passage loading and bullet orientation mode in which the magazine loader is rocked with the magazine loader at an oblique angle; and a magazine loading mode in which the loader is almost upright or at an acute angle to the vertical and a portion of the tubular magazine is inserted into the tubular magazine receiving portion;

the hopper portion defining a hopper cavity sized to receive an unordered batch of projectiles, the hopper cavity leading to a three-sided passage of the feed channel defined by two passage walls and a passage floor, the body having a pair of opposing shoulders extending along an upward portion of the passage for holding an rimmed end of the projectiles upward in the passage, wherein the body defines a first projectile orientation at the passage, the three-sided passage having a first height, wherein when a plurality of unordered projectiles enter the three-sided passage, the projectiles are directed toward a front first orientation and are arranged side-by-side in the three-sided passage in a first row, the number of projectiles disposed in the three-sided passage being selectable by the adjustable projectile amount selector;

the three-sided passage extending into a second round orientation channel at the second round orientation portion of the body, wherein the second round orientation channel has two opposing channel wall portions, a floor portion and a roof portion, the second round orientation channel having a second height that is less than the first height, the pair of opposing shoulders extending into the second round orientation channel, whereby a plurality of rounds in a side-by-side ordered upright first row enter the second round orientation channel, wherein each round is tilted forward with a marginal end forward and side-by-side slanted row;

the second projectile orientation channel extending into a third projectile orientation channel defined by the third projectile orientation section of the body where the body has converging top and bottom plates, the third projectile orientation channel converging to a third channel height that is less than the second height, wherein a plurality of projectiles in the rimmed end forward and side-by-side inclined row are rotated by gravity to form a rimmed end to nose row;

the third cartridge orientation channel extends to a fourth cartridge orientation channel defined by the fourth cartridge orientation portion of the body, wherein gravity guides the plurality of cartridges into alignment with the tubular rifle magazine for loading the tubular rifle magazine.

2. The magazine loader of claim 1, further comprising a spring having a first end seated against the movable door member and a second end seated against the body, the spring applying a spring biasing force to the movable door member, the spring biasing force biasing the door toward a closed position.

3. The magazine loader of claim 2, wherein the movable door member comprises a T-shaped portion having a downwardly extending leg and two finger engaging tabs, a first finger engaging tab extending away from the downwardly extending leg in a first direction, a second finger engaging tab extending away from the downwardly extending leg in a second direction, and the second direction is opposite the first direction.

4. The magazine loader of claim 3, wherein the body comprises a first cover portion and a second cover portion, the first finger engagement tab extending through the first cover portion and the second finger engagement tab extending through the second cover portion.

5. The magazine loader of claim 4, wherein said hopper section comprises a pair of sloped walls that converge toward each other as said sloped walls extend toward said passage and away from said closable hopper cover.

6. The magazine loader of claim 1, wherein the adjustable shot size selector is slidably supported by the bottom and covers a cover portion of the upper opening of the three-sided passage, wherein a length of the cover portion varies as the adjustable shot size selector slides relative to the body.

7. The magazine loader of claim 8, wherein said adjustable shot size selector comprises a pointer and said body comprises a size indicating marker positioned such that said pointer of said adjustable shot size selector points to said size indicating marker.

8. A method for loading a batch of rimmed projectiles into a tubular rifle magazine, wherein the method comprises:

placing a plurality of unordered cartridges in a hopper cavity defined by a hopper portion of a body of a magazine loader;

shaking the magazine loader, wherein, upon shaking the magazine loader, a plurality of unordered cartridges enters a three-sided passage leading to the hopper cavity, the cartridges being guided in a front first orientation and arranged side-by-side in a first row in the three-sided passage, a first group of the cartridges arranged side-by-side in the first row in the three-sided passage being disposed below an adjustable cartridge size selector, and a second group of the cartridges arranged side-by-side in the first row in the three-sided passage not being disposed below the adjustable cartridge size selector;

tilting the magazine loader such that the cartridges in the second group not disposed below the adjustable cartridge load selector fall out of the three-sided path and into the hopper cavity, wherein the number of cartridges remaining in the three-sided path can be determined by the position of the adjustable cartridge tape load selector when the magazine loader is tilted;

pushing the door toward an unblocking position and allowing the projectiles in the first group to pass through a feed channel defined by the body of the magazine loader and into the tubular rifle magazine.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising providing a magazine loader comprising an adjustable shot size selector slidably supported by a body of the magazine loader and positioned at a bottom of a hopper cavity defined by a hopper portion of the body, the adjustable shot size selector positioned to selectively or continuously cover a cover portion of a three-sided passage leading to an upper opening of the hopper cavity, a length of the cover portion varying as the adjustable shot size selector slides relative to the body.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising providing a magazine loader comprising:

an elongated body including a hopper portion and a tubular magazine receiving portion having a circular aperture for receiving the tubular rifle magazine, the body defining a feed channel extending between the hopper portion and the circular aperture of the tubular magazine receiving portion, the body including a first bullet orientation portion, a second bullet orientation portion, a third bullet orientation portion, and a fourth bullet orientation portion along the feed channel;

the magazine loader further comprising a closable hopper cover at the top of the hopper section, an adjustable shot size selector at the bottom of the hopper section, and a movable door member positioned in the body between the second and third shot orientation sections;

the magazine loader is manually graspable, tiltable and rockable and has a magazine loading position in which the magazine loader is positioned horizontally or slightly tilted at an acute angle to the horizontal; a passage loading and bullet orientation mode in which the magazine loader is rocked with the magazine loader at an oblique angle; and a magazine loading mode in which the loader is almost upright or at an acute angle to the vertical and a portion of the tubular magazine is inserted into the tubular magazine receiving portion;

the hopper portion defining a hopper cavity sized to receive an unordered batch of projectiles, the hopper cavity leading to a three-sided passage of the feed channel defined by two passage walls and a passage floor, the body having a pair of opposing shoulders extending along an upward portion of the passage for holding an rimmed end of the projectiles upward in the passage, wherein the body defines a first projectile orientation at the passage, the three-sided passage having a first height, wherein when a plurality of unordered projectiles enter the three-sided passage, the projectiles are directed toward a front first orientation and are arranged side-by-side in the three-sided passage in a first row, the number of projectiles disposed in the three-sided passage being selectable by the adjustable projectile amount selector;

the three-sided passage extending into a second round orientation channel at the second round orientation portion of the body, wherein the second round orientation channel has two opposing channel wall portions, a floor portion and a roof portion, the second round orientation channel having a second height that is less than the first height, the pair of opposing shoulders extending into the second round orientation channel, whereby a plurality of rounds in a side-by-side ordered upright first row enter the second round orientation channel, wherein each round is tilted forward with a marginal end forward and side-by-side slanted row;

the second projectile orientation channel extending into a third projectile orientation channel defined by the third projectile orientation section of the body where the body has converging top and bottom plates, the third projectile orientation channel converging to a third channel height that is less than the second height, wherein a plurality of projectiles in the rimmed end forward and side-by-side inclined row are rotated by gravity to form a rimmed end to nose row;

the third cartridge orientation channel extends to a fourth cartridge orientation channel defined by the fourth cartridge orientation portion of the body, wherein gravity guides the plurality of cartridges into alignment with the tubular rifle magazine for loading the tubular rifle magazine.

11. A magazine loader for loading a batch of rimmed projectiles into a tubular rifle magazine, said magazine loader comprising:

an elongate body including a hopper portion and a tubular magazine receiving portion having a circular aperture for receiving the tubular rifle magazine, the body defining a feed channel extending between the hopper portion and the circular aperture of the tubular magazine receiving portion, the body defining along the feed channel a first bullet orientation portion, a second bullet orientation portion located before the first bullet orientation portion, a third bullet orientation portion located before the second bullet orientation portion, and a fourth bullet orientation portion located before the third bullet orientation portion;

the hopper portion defining a hopper cavity sized to receive an unordered batch of projectiles, the hopper cavity leading to a three-sided passage of the feed channel defined by two passage walls and a passage floor, the body having a pair of opposing shoulders extending along an upward portion of the passage for holding an rimmed end of the projectiles upward in the passage, wherein the body defines a first projectile orientation at the passage, the three-sided passage having a first height, wherein when a plurality of unordered projectiles enter the three-sided passage, the projectiles are directed toward a front first orientation and are arranged side-by-side in a first row in the three-sided passage;

the three-sided passage extending into a second round orientation channel at the second round orientation portion of the body, wherein the second round orientation channel has two opposing channel wall portions, a floor portion and a roof portion, the second round orientation channel having a second height that is less than the first height, the pair of opposing shoulders extending into the second round orientation channel, whereby a plurality of rounds in a side-by-side ordered upright first row enter the second round orientation channel, wherein each round is tilted forward with a marginal end forward and side-by-side slanted row;

the second projectile orientation channel extending into a third projectile orientation channel defined by the third projectile orientation section of the body where the body has converging top and bottom plates, the third projectile channel converging to a third channel height that is less than the second height, wherein a plurality of projectiles in the rimmed end forward and side-by-side inclined row are rotated by gravity to form a rimmed end to nose row;

the magazine loader further comprises an adjustable shot size selector located at a bottom of the hopper section, the adjustable shot size selector being slidingly supported by the bottom section and covering a cover section of the upper opening of the three-sided passage, wherein a length of the cover section varies as the adjustable shot size selector slides relative to the body.

12. The magazine loader of claim 11, wherein said adjustable shot size selector comprises a pointer.

13. The magazine loader of claim 12, wherein said body includes a quantity indicating marker positioned such that said pointer of said adjustable shot size selector points to said quantity indicating marker.

14. The magazine loader of claim 11, further comprising a closable hopper cover located at a top of the hopper section and a movable door member positioned in the body between the second and third bullet orientations.

15. The magazine loader of claim 14, further comprising a spring having a first end seated against the movable door member and a second end seated against the body, the spring applying a spring biasing force to the movable door member, the spring biasing force biasing the door toward a closed position.

16. The magazine loader of claim 15, wherein the movable door member comprises a T-shaped portion having a downwardly extending leg and two finger engaging tabs, a first finger engaging tab extending away from the downwardly extending leg in a first direction, a second finger engaging tab extending away from the downwardly extending leg in a second direction, and the second direction is opposite the first direction.

17. The magazine loader of claim 16, wherein the body comprises a first cover portion and a second cover portion, the first finger engagement tab extending through the first cover portion and the second finger engagement tab extending through the second cover portion.

18. The magazine loader of claim 16, wherein the third bullet orientation channel extends to a fourth bullet orientation channel defined by the fourth bullet orientation portion of the body, wherein gravity guides the plurality of bullets into alignment with the tubular rifle magazine for loading the tubular rifle magazine.

19. The magazine loader of claim 16, wherein said hopper section comprises a pair of sloped walls that diverge from one another as said sloped walls extend away from said passage and toward said closable hopper cover.

20. The magazine loader of claim 14, wherein said magazine loader is manually graspable, tiltable and rockable, and has a magazine loading position in which said magazine loader is positioned horizontally or slightly tilted at an acute horizontal angle; a passage loading and bullet orientation mode in which the magazine loader is rocked with the magazine loader at an oblique angle; and a magazine loading mode in which the loader is almost upright or at an acute angle to the vertical and a portion of the tubular magazine is inserted into the tubular magazine receiving portion.

Background

In order to maintain proficiency with various types of firearms, military personnel, law enforcement, and hunters frequently participate in targeting exercises. In hunting sports, the shooter practice is such that shots can be taken with care to ensure a quick, clean and humane kill. For military personnel, good shooting techniques may create a difference between wins and losses on the battlefield. The practice of shooting is usually performed at a shooting range, and 300 or more bullets are fired at each practice. The cost of firing 300 rounds of ammunition can be reduced by using a firearm that can fire 22 caliber long rifle rim round ammunition. The design of such ammunition enables it to be manufactured at relatively low cost and millions of 22 caliber rifles have been produced to use it. Many popular 22 caliber rifles utilize a tubular magazine that extends below the barrel of the rifle. A magazine loader suitable for use with a tubular magazine for 22 caliber rifles would be welcomed by the market.

Disclosure of Invention

A magazine loader for loading a batch of rimmed projectiles into a tubular rifle magazine is disclosed. In an embodiment, the magazine loader comprises: an elongate body comprising a hopper portion and a tubular magazine receiving portion having a circular aperture for receiving a tubular rifle magazine. In an embodiment, the body defines a feed channel extending between the hopper portion and the circular aperture of the tubular rifle magazine receiving portion. The body extending along the feed channel may comprise: the device comprises a first bullet orientation part, a second bullet orientation part, a third bullet orientation part and a fourth bullet orientation part. The body extending along the feed channel may define: a first cartridge orientation channel defined by a first cartridge orientation section; a second cartridge orientation channel defined by a second cartridge orientation feature; a third projectile orientation channel defined by a third projectile orientation section; and a fourth bullet orientation channel defined by a fourth bullet orientation section.

In an embodiment, the magazine loader may include a closable hopper cover at the top of the hopper section, an adjustable shot size selector at the bottom of the hopper section, and a movable door positioned in the body between the second and third shot orientation sections. In an embodiment, the magazine loader is manually graspable, tiltable and shakable, and has a magazine loading position in which the magazine loader is positioned horizontally or slightly tilted at an acute angle to the horizontal; a passage loading and bullet orientation mode in which the magazine loader is rocked with the magazine loader at an oblique angle; and a magazine loading mode in which the loader is almost upright or at an acute angle to the vertical and a portion of the tubular magazine is inserted into the tubular magazine receiving portion.

In an embodiment, the hopper portion defines a hopper cavity sized to receive the unordered batch of gun projectiles. In an embodiment, the hopper chamber opens into a three-sided passage of the feed channel defined by two passage wall portions and a passage floor. In an embodiment, the body has a pair of opposing shoulders extending along the upward portion of the three-sided channel for holding the rimmed end of the bullet upward in the three-sided channel. At the three-sided passage, the body may define a first bullet-orienting feature. In an embodiment, the three-sided pathway has a first height, wherein when a plurality of unordered projectiles enter the three-sided pathway, the projectiles are directed toward a front first orientation and are arranged side-by-side in a side-by-side ordered upright first row in the three-sided pathway. In an embodiment, an adjustable shot size selector may be used to select the number of shots disposed in the three-sided passage.

In an embodiment, the three-sided channel extends into the second bullet-orienting channel at a second bullet-orienting portion of the body, wherein the second bullet-orienting portion has two opposing channel wall portions, a floor portion and a roof portion. In an embodiment, the second bullet-orienting channel has a second height that is less than the first height of the three-sided passage. In an embodiment, a pair of opposing shoulders extends into the second cartridge orientation channel, whereby a plurality of cartridges in a side-by-side ordered upright first row enter the second cartridge orientation channel, wherein each cartridge is tilted forward with the flanged end forward and side-by-side in an inclined row.

In an embodiment, the second projectile orientation channel extends into a third projectile orientation channel defined by a third projectile orientation portion of the body. In an embodiment, the third projectile orientation feature of the body defines a third projectile orientation channel having converging top and bottom plates. In an embodiment, the third projectile orientation portion of the body defines a third projectile orientation channel that converges to the third channel. In an embodiment, the third channel is smaller than the second height. In an embodiment, the third projectile orientation section of the body defines a third projectile orientation channel adapted and dimensioned such that a plurality of projectiles in a rimmed end forward and side by side inclined row rotate by gravity to form a rimmed end to nose end row. In an embodiment, the third projectile orientation channel extends into a fourth projectile orientation channel defined by a fourth projectile orientation portion of the body. In an embodiment, the fourth bullet orientation section of the body defines a fourth bullet orientation channel adapted and dimensioned such that gravity feeds, orients and/or guides the plurality of bullets into alignment with the tubular rifle magazine for loading the bullets into the tubular rifle magazine.

In an embodiment, the magazine loader comprises a spring having a first end seated against the movable door member and a second end seated against the body. The spring may apply a spring biasing force to the movable door member. The spring biasing force may bias the movable door member toward the closed position. In an embodiment, the moveable door member comprises a T-shaped portion. In an embodiment, the T-shaped portion has a downwardly extending leg and two finger-engaging tabs. In an embodiment, the first finger-engaging tab extends away from the downwardly extending leg in a first direction, the second finger-engaging tab extends away from the downwardly extending leg in a second direction, and the second direction is opposite the first direction. In an embodiment, the body of the magazine loader comprises a first cover part and a second cover part. In an embodiment, the first finger-engaging tab of the movable door member extends through the first cover portion and the second finger-engaging tab of the movable door member extends through the second cover portion.

In an embodiment, the magazine loader comprises an adjustable-shot-size selector slidably supported by the body and positioned at the bottom of the hopper cavity. In an embodiment, an adjustable shot size selector is positioned to selectively or continuously cover the upper open cover portion of the three-sided passage. The length of the cover portion may vary as the adjustable shot size selector slides relative to the body. In an embodiment, the hopper cavity defined by the hopper section is sized to receive an unordered batch of projectiles, and the hopper cavity opens into a three-sided passage at its bottom. In an embodiment, the bottom of the hopper portion is funnel shaped such that upon shaking of the hopper portion, a plurality of unordered projectiles enter the three-sided passage, wherein the projectiles are directed toward the front first orientation and are arranged side-by-side in a first row in the three-sided passage. In an embodiment, a first group of the projectiles that are arranged side-by-side in the first row in the three-sided passage are disposed below the adjustable projectile volume selector, and a second group of the projectiles that are arranged side-by-side in the first row in the three-sided passage are not disposed below the adjustable projectile volume selector. The magazine loader may be tilted toward a vertical orientation so that the cartridges in the second group that are not disposed below the adjustable cartridge size selector fall out of the three-sided passage and into the hopper cavity. The number of cartridges remaining in the three-sided path may be determined by the position of the adjustable cartridge tape amount selector when the magazine loader is tilted toward a vertical orientation. In an embodiment, the adjustable shot size selector includes a pointer and the body includes a size indicating indicia. In an embodiment, the quantity indicators are positioned such that a pointer of the adjustable shot quantity selector points to one of the quantity indicators corresponding to the number of shots remaining in the three-sided passage after the magazine loader is tilted toward the vertical orientation. Once the selected quantity of cartridges is placed in the three-sided access, the selected quantity of cartridges can be loaded into the tubular rifle magazine.

In an embodiment, a method for loading a batch of rimmed cartridges into a tubular rifle magazine may include providing a magazine loader including an adjustable cartridge size selector slidably supported by a body and positioned at a bottom of a hopper cavity defined by the body. In an embodiment, the adjustable shot size selector is positioned to selectively or continuously cover a three-sided access cover portion that opens to an upper opening of the hopper cavity. The length of the cover portion may vary as the adjustable shot size selector slides relative to the body. In an embodiment, the bottom of the hopper portion is funnel shaped such that upon shaking the hopper portion, a plurality of unordered projectiles enter the three-sided passage, wherein the projectiles are directed toward the front end first orientation and are arranged side-by-side in a first row in the three-sided passage. In an embodiment, a first group of the bullets in the three-sided pathway arranged side-by-side in a first row is disposed below the adjustable shot size selector, and a second group of the bullets in the three-sided pathway arranged side-by-side in the first row is not disposed below the adjustable shot size selector. The magazine loader may be tilted away from the vertical orientation so that the cartridges in the second group that are not disposed below the adjustable shot size selector fall out of the three-sided passage and into the hopper cavity. The number of rounds remaining in the three-sided path may be determined by the position of the adjustable round selector when the magazine loader is tilted away from the vertical orientation. In an embodiment, the adjustable shot size selector includes a pointer and the body includes an amount indicating indicia. In an embodiment, the quantity indicating indicia are positioned such that a pointer of the adjustable shot quantity selector points to one of the quantity indicating indicia corresponding to the number of shots remaining in the three-sided passage after the magazine loader is tilted toward the vertical orientation. Once the selected quantity of cartridges is placed in the three-sided access, the selected quantity of cartridges can be loaded into the tubular rifle magazine.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of the specification, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments of the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure. The drawings are only for purposes of illustrating certain embodiments and are not to be construed as limiting the disclosure.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a magazine loader according to an embodiment.

Figure 2 is a stylized perspective view of a magazine loader according to an embodiment.

Fig. 3A is a front view of a rifle and magazine loader according to a specific embodiment.

Figure 3B is a cross-sectional view of a magazine loader according to an embodiment.

Figure 4A is a cross-sectional view of a magazine loader according to an embodiment.

Figure 4B is a cross-sectional view of a magazine loader according to an embodiment.

Figure 5 is an exploded view of a magazine loader according to an embodiment.

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating a portion of a magazine loader according to a particular embodiment.

Figure 7 is a perspective view illustrating a portion of a magazine loader according to a particular embodiment.

Figure 8 is a perspective view of a magazine loader according to an embodiment.

Figure 9 is a front view of the magazine loader shown in figure 8 with the magazine loader oriented vertically.

Figure 10 is a rear view of the magazine loader shown in figure 8 with the magazine loader oriented vertically.

Figure 11 is a left side view of the magazine loader shown in figure 8 with the magazine loader oriented vertically.

Figure 12 is a right side view of the magazine loader shown in figure 8 with the magazine loader oriented vertically.

Figure 13 is a bottom view of the magazine loader shown in figure 8 with the magazine loader oriented vertically.

Figure 14 is a top view of the magazine loader shown in figure 8 with the magazine loader oriented vertically.

Figure 15 is a perspective view of a magazine loader according to an embodiment. In the embodiment of fig. 15, the closable cover of the magazine loader has been removed for illustrative purposes.

While embodiments of the disclosure are susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specifics thereof have been shown by way of example in the drawings and will be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the intention is not to limit the disclosure to the particular embodiments described. On the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the disclosure.

A feature and advantage of an embodiment is a magazine loader including an adjustable shot size selector. An adjustable shot size selector may be used to select the number of shots to be loaded into the tubular magazine.