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US 4,050,175 AGranted
Loading devices for muzzle loading rifles
OwnerLavern F. Mulinixinventor
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My invention provides a fully loaded device which is carried by a hunter in an easily accessible position for quick re-loading of a muzzle loading rifle. The device comprises a tubular member and removable end caps on opposite ends of the member. Removal of one end cap permits a patch and ball shot to be inserted into the open end of the tubular member. Replacement of such one end cap and removal of the other end permits powder to be poured into this open end of the tubular member. After replacement of said other end cap, the fully loaded device is adapted to be suspended by a neck sling. In order to quickly fire a second shot, the hunter grasps the tubular member with one hand and pulls downwardly thereon. This causes disengagement of said first end cap so that in the same motion the open end of the tubular member may be positioned over the end of the rifle barrel and in alignment with the barrel bore. Thereafter, a plunger is operated to push the patch and ball into the barrel bore.
A loading device for a muzzle-loading rifle, comprising:
A loading device for a muzzle-loading rifle, comprising:
The method of loading a device for use with a muzzle-loading rifle, said device comprising a tubular member and removable end caps closing opposite ends of the same, one of said end caps having a connection with said tubular member that may be easily broken by applying a pulling force in an axial direction on one of said one end cap and said tubular member while holding the other stationary to separate said one end cap from said tubular member, said method comprising:
The method of claim 10 wherein a lubricated patch is also loaded into said tubular member, including the step of positioning said patch over the opening into said tubular holder when said one cap is removed and utilizing said ball to press said patch into said holder.
The method of quick loading a muzzle-loading rifle through use of a loading device including a tubular holder and an end cap closing one end of said holder and confining gun powder and a ball shot therein, said end cap being removable from said tubular member by a pulling force and being attached to a sling worn about the neck of a person so that it and said tubular holder dangle from said sling in the chest area of a person, said method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.