Universal Pistol Magazine Loader

A method of loading a firearm magazine having a follower and an open side and arranged to hold a stack of rounds, where said follower urges said rounds to and feeds them from said open side, comprising:

• providing a housing fittable over said open side of said magazine, said housing including a press and a pusher coupled to said press, said pusher comprising a projecting member having a free end, said pusher being moveable by said press between two positions:
• an away position where said projecting member is not over said follower or any rounds above said follower, and a close position where said projecting member is over said follower or any rounds above said follower,
• positioning said housing over said open side of said magazine with said pusher is in said away position,
• moving said press so that said pusher moves to its close position and said projecting member is over said follower or any rounds above said follower,
• forcing said housing further onto said magazine so that said projecting member pushes said follower or any round or rounds above said follower away from said open side and thereby creates a vacant space adjacent said open side of said magazine,
• inserting a new round into said vacant space in said magazine,
• reducing said force on said housing and said press so as to allow said magazine to urge said new round and any rounds below said new round against said open side of said magazine and so that said pusher will move to its away position and said projecting member is not over said follower or any rounds above said follower,
• whereby by sequentially operating said press so that said pusher moves from its away to its close position, forcing said housing further onto said magazine, and inserting a new round into said magazine, and releasing said force from said housing and moving said press to its away position, said magazine may be easily loaded with new rounds without having to use one's fingers to directly push down any preloaded rounds, thereby preventing finger fatigue and injury.

A loading or inserting device for facilitating loading items into a magazine of the type that is arranged to hold an individual item or a stack of individual items, said magazine comprising a container having a bottom, an enclosing side wall extending up from said bottom, and a top opposite said bottom, said top being at least partially open, and said magazine being arranged to urge said individual item or said stack of items toward said top and receive and dispense said items individually at said top, said loader or inserting device comprising:

• body means, pushing means, and a projecting member, said body means mountable over said top of said magazine and arranged to hold said pushing means, said pushing means coupled to said projecting member,
• said pushing means being moveable to a first position for causing said projecting member to be positioned over said top of said magazine for contacting or resting above said individual item or said stack of individual items,
• said body means being movable down onto said magazine when said pushing means is in said first position so that said projecting member will urge said individual item or said stack of individual items to be moved away from said top of said magazine so as to create a space adjacent said top of said magazine for enabling an additional item to be inserted into said magazine,
• said body means also being movable up to allow said magazine to urge said individual item or said stack of individual items and said additional item, against said partially open top of said magazine, and
• said pushing means also being moveable to a second position for causing said projecting member to be substantially withdrawn from above said top of said magazine, so that said additional item and the other items in said magazine can be dispensed from said top of said magazine.

An accessory for facilitating the loading of rounds into a firearm magazine having an open side and which holds one or more columns of rounds therein and urges said rounds to and feeds said rounds from said open side of said magazine, comprising:

• a hollow body shaped and sized to fit over said open side of said magazine,
• a press coupled to said body so that said press can be moved between first and second positions,
• a plunger coupled to said press, said plunger projecting from said press and having a free end, said press being positioned so that
• (a) when said press is in said first position, said plunger will extend over said open side of said magazine so that when said hollow body is pushed down on said magazine, said plunger will push down any round or rounds in said magazine,
• (b) when said press is moved from said first to said second position, said plunger will move substantially clear from over said open side of said magazine so that said magazine can urge any round or rounds in said magazine to said open side,
• (c) when said press is moved from said second to said first position, said plunger will move substantially over said open side of said magazine,
• whereby when said hollow body is fitted over said magazine, said hollow body can be pushed further onto said magazine to push a topmost round in said magazine away from said open side of said magazine to form a vacant space adjacent said open side of said magazine to facilitate loading of a new round into said vacant space, said press can be moved between said first and second positions, such that in said second position, said plunger will be substantially clear from over said open side of said magazine, and when said plunger is substantially clear from over said open side of said magazine, any round in said magazine can be urged against said open side of said magazine, thereby facilitating loading of rounds into said magazine easily and painlessly.

An accessory for facilitating the loading of rounds into a firearm magazine having an open side and which holds one or more columns of rounds therein and urges said rounds to and feeds said rounds from said open side of said magazine, comprising:

• a hollow body shaped and sized to fit over said open side of said magazine,
• a plunger coupled to said body by hinge means so that said plunger can moved between first and second positions, said plunger having a free distal end,
• said plunger being movable so that
• (a) when said plunger is in said first position, said plunger will extend over said open side of said magazine so that when said hollow body is pushed down on said magazine, said plunger will push down any round or rounds in said magazine,
• (b) when said hollow body is raised up, said plunger will move to said second position substantially clear from over said open side of said magazine so that said magazine can urge any round or rounds in said magazine to said open side,
• whereby when said hollow body is fitted over said magazine, said hollow body is pushed further onto said magazine to push a topmost round in said magazine away from said open side of said magazine to form a vacant space adjacent said open side of said magazine to facilitate loading of a new round into said vacant space, and when said hollow body is raised up said plunger will move from said first to said second positions, such that in said second position, said plunger will be substantially clear from over said open side of said magazine, and when said plunger is substantially clear from over said open side of said magazine, any round in said magazine can be urged against said open side of said magazine, thereby facilitating loading of rounds into said magazine easily and painlessly.