Speed loader

A speed loader for storing and loading cartridges to a revolver cylinder comprising:

• an elongated planar body with opposed major faces;
• the elongated planar body having a length and defining a plurality of cartridge receptacles on one of the opposed major faces;
• each of the plurality of cartridge receptacles configured to removably retain the head of a cartridge;
• the plurality of cartridge receptacles arranged along the length of the elongated planar body in an articulated sequence;
• at least some of the plurality of cartridge receptacles being arranged in at least two obtuse triangular subgroups, each of the obtuse triangular subgroups having three different cartridge receptacles;
• each obtuse triangular subgroup having two end cartridge receptacles more proximate to one major edge of the elongated planar body than to an opposed major edge, and an intermediate cartridge receptacle more proximate to the opposed major edge of the elongated planar body than to the one major edge;
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• wherein the obtuse triangular subgroups each define an arc having a center of radius, a spacing of the plurality of cartridge receptacles in each obtuse triangular subgroup defining a regular angular spacing of the cartridge receptacles corresponding to a capacity of a selected revolver cylinder, a number of cartridge receptacles being greater than the capacity.