Loading apparatus and method thereof

A loading apparatus for a revolver, the loading apparatus comprising:

• a housing including a forward wall, a rearward wall, first and second sidewalls extending between the forward wall and the rearward wall, an upper portion, and a forward opening defined between the forward wall and the upper portion;
• a follower positioned within the housing and including an angled upper surface;
• a spring positioned within the housing and configured to apply an upward force to the follower towards the upper portion of the housing;
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• a release mechanism defined on the housing, the release mechanism configured to selectively disengage the upward force of the spring from an uppermost cartridge of one or more cartridges when received by the housing while maintaining the upward force on the follower and any other cartridges of the one or more cartridges when received by the housing;
• wherein the release mechanism includes a first cantilevered button integrally formed in the first sidewall of the housing and a second cantilevered button integrally formed in the second sidewall of the housing, and
• wherein the upward force of the spring is disengaged from the uppermost cartridge of the one or more cartridges received by the housing upon engagement of at least one of the first or second cantilevered button.

A loading apparatus for a revolver, the loading apparatus comprising:

• a housing including a forward wall, a rearward wall, first and second sidewalls extending between the forward wall and the rearward wall, an upper portion, and a forward opening defined between the forward wall and the upper portion;
• a follower positioned within the housing and including an angled upper surface;
• a spring positioned within the housing and configured to apply an upward force to the follower towards the upper portion of the housing;
• and
• a release mechanism defined on the housing, the release mechanism configured to selectively disengage the upward force of the spring from an uppermost cartridge of one or more cartridges when received by the housing while maintaining the upward force on the follower and any other cartridges of the one or more cartridges when received by the housing,
• wherein an inner surface of the upper portion includes a ramp surface portion and a forward surface portion, the ramp surface portion is more steeply angled relative to the rearward wall than the forward surface portion, and
• wherein the ramp surface portion includes a smooth surface covering configured to reduce resistance on a cartridge of the one or more cartridges as the cartridge slides up and forward along the smooth surface covering of the ramp surface portion.