Revolver speed loader

A device for the rapid simultaneous loading of a plurality of cartridges, each having a circular flanged peripheral edge at the base thereof, into a revolver having a cylinder with plural loading chambers, comprising:

• a. a body member having front and rear opposing surfaces, and means defining a center bore extending generally perpendicularly to said front and rear opposing surfaces and a plurality of cartridge-receiving bores radially distributed around said center bore, each of said plurality of bores extending parallel to said center bore and having a diameter greater than that of said flanged peripheral edges of said cartridges and suitable for receiving and supporting one of said cartridges, said body member and said cartridge-receiving bores being of such a length as to cause the leading ends of said cartridges to protrude from said front surface of said body member when supporting said cartridges;
• b. cartridge locking means mounted in said center bore and having lock actuating means positioned adjacent said rear surface of said body member for releasably securing said cartridges in said plurality of bores;
• c. lock release means positioned adjacent said front surface of said body member and connected to said cartridge locking means for releasing said cartridge locking means in response to the engagement of said lock release means with the cylinder of said revolver;
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• d. cartridge lateral support means mounted on said lock release means for releasably engaging the sides of said protruding portions of said cartridges.

A device for the rapid simultaneous loading of a plurality of cartridges, each having a circular flanged peripheral edge at the base thereof, into a revolver having a cylinder with plural loading, chambers, comprising:

• a. a body member having front and rear opposing surfaces, and means defining a center bore extending generally perpendicularly to said front and rear opposing surfaces and a plurality of cartridge-receiving bores radially distributed around said center bore, each of said plurality of bores extending parallel to said center bore and having a diameter greater than that of said flanged peripheral edges of said cartridges and suitable for receiving and supporting one of said cartridges;
• b. cartridge locking means mounted in said center bore and having lock actuating means positioned adjacent said rear surface of said body member for releasably securing said cartridges in said plurality of bores;
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• c. cartridge lateral support means separate and apart from said bore-defining means and mounted in said center bore forwardly of said cartridge locking means for releasably engaging said cartridges at the center of its respective bore in parallel with said bore of said body member.

A device for the rapid simultaneous loading of a plurality of cartridges, each having a circular flanged peripheral edge at the base thereof, into a revolver having a cylinder with plural loading chambers, comprising:

• a. a body member having front and rear opposing surfaces, and means defining a center bore extending generally perpendicularly to said front and rear opposing surfaces and a plurality of cartridge-receiving bores radially distributed around said center bore, each of said plurality of bores extending parallel to said center bore and having a diameter greater than that of said flanged peripheral edges of said cartridges and suitable for receiving and supporting one of said cartridges;
• b. cartridge locking means mounted in said center bore and having lock actuating means positioned adjacent said rear surface of said body member for releasably securing said cartridges in said plurality of bores in response to an applied forward force and subsequent rotary force;
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• c. lock release means positioned adjacent said front surface of said body member and connected to said cartridge locking means for releasing said cartridge locking means in response to an applied rearward force.