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US 12,618,637 B2Granted
Muzzle loader
AssigneeJames Blankenbeckler
InventorsJames Allan Blankenbeckler, Tanner William Metzmeier, Joseph Ramsey Porter
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Abstract
A muzzle loading system includes a ramrod and a muzzle loader. The ramrod includes ramrod body having a ramrod proximal end and a ramrod distal end. The muzzle loader receives the ramrod proximal end, applies a loading pressure to the ramrod, and provides audible and/or haptic feedback in response to the applied loading pressure reaching a target loading pressure.
Claims10
A muzzle loader for muzzle-loading a firearm, comprising:
- an enclosure comprising an enclosure top side, an enclosure bottom side, one or more guides between the enclosure top side and the enclosure bottom side, and a ramrod receiving port through the enclosure bottom side;
- a plunger in the enclosure, the plunger comprising a plunger top side, a plunger bottom side, and a ramrod seat along the plunger bottom side;
- a cam comprising a cam top side, a cam bottom side, and one or more radially-inclined surfaces along the cam bottom side;
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- one or more springs between the enclosure top side and the cam top side that bias the plunger and the cam toward the enclosure bottom side;
- wherein the one or more guides engage the plunger and the cam and prevent rotation of the plunger and the cam within the enclosure;
- wherein the plunger and the cam are configured to move longitudinally toward the enclosure top side in response to pressure applied to the plunger via the ramrod receiving port;
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- wherein the cam is configured to rotate and partially release the pressure applied to the plunger in response to the pressure applied to plunger reaching a target loading pressure.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.