Apparatus for storing and dispensing propellant, a bullet, and a primer for a muzzleloader
AssigneeCedar Mountain Products, LLC
InventorAaron Mark Simons
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Abstract
A quick loader includes a propellant tube, a main loader body, a funnel valve, and a funnel tube. The funnel valve features a channel that connects the main loader body to the funnel tube, allowing propellant to flow therethrough when open. The funnel valve is coupled to the main loader body by a hinge on a metal pin that enables free rotation around a fixed axis. The funnel valve further features a gasket that covers an outlet of the main loader body when not in use and prevents water from entering the propellant tube. In some embodiments, the quick loader further includes a bullet compartment and a primer holder, configured respectively to hold a bullet and a primer that are accessible with one hand for quick and silent use in the field.
Claims14
A quick loader for a muzzleloader, comprising:
- a propellant tube coupled to a main loader body, the main loader body comprising an inlet and an outlet;
- the main loader body coupled to and rotatable around a funnel valve, the funnel valve comprising a channel therethrough;
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- a funnel tube coupled to the funnel valve and aligned with the channel;
- wherein in a first, closed position, the propellant tube and the outlet of the main loader body are not aligned with the channel;
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- in a second, open position, the propellant tube and the outlet of the main loader body are aligned with the channel and funnel tube.
A quick loader for a muzzleloader, comprising:
- a propellant tube coupled to a main loader body, the main loader body comprising an inlet and an outlet;
- the main loader body coupled to and rotatable around a funnel valve via a binding post, the funnel valve comprising a channel therethrough;
- a funnel tube coupled to the funnel valve and aligned with the channel;
- a gasket coupled to the funnel valve;
- a bullet compartment coupled to the main loader body;
- an alignment protrusion protruding from the funnel valve;
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- a lip on the main loader body;
- wherein in a first, closed position, the propellant tube and the outlet of the main loader body are not aligned with the channel and the outlet is sealed by the gasket;
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- in a second, open position, the propellant tube and the outlet of the main loader body are aligned with the channel and funnel tube, the lip abutting the alignment protrusion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.