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US 6,308,451 B1Granted
Loader for revolver
AssigneeWilliam E. Kolodey
InventorWilliam E. Koledey
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Abstract
An improved cartridge loader for releasable securement of cartridges to be simultaneously loaded into the cylinder of a revolver. A pintle rotates between a cartridge engaging position and a cartridge releasing position and is held in positive engagement with the loader body by the action of a spring-loaded pin assembly along a pin-engaging surface. The pin-engaging surface may be formed in the pintle and the pin assembly is substantially located within the loader body.
Claims8
An improved cartridge loader for a revolver adapted for use with a plurality of associated cartridges comprising:
- a cylindrical loader body having spaced first and second surfaces, said loader body defining a generally cylindrical central cavity extending from said first surface into said loader body and a plurality of circumferentially located cartridge bores extending from said second surface into said loader body;
- a pintle received within said central cavity, said pintle being selectively rotatable about an axis between a closed position at which associated cartridges are held in temporarily stored relation with said loader and an open position at which temporarily stored cartridges are released therefrom;
- latching means for selectively latching said associated cartridges in said temporarily stored relation, said latching means being carried on said pintle and being operably associated therewith, said latching means including a plurality of cartridge-engaging protrusions each of which intersect a different one of said plurality of cartridge bores when said pintle is in said closed position and do not intersect said cartridge bores when said pintle is in said open position;
- and,
- détente means positioned between said first and second surfaces of said loader body, said détente means being adapted to selectively locate said pintle at said closed position and said open position.
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An improved cartridge loader for a revolver adapted for use with a plurality of associated cartridges comprising:
- a cylindrical loader body having spaced first and second surfaces, said loader body defining a generally cylindrical central cavity extending from said first surface into said loader body and a plurality of circumferentially located cartridge bores extending from said second surface into said loader body;
- a pintle received within said central cavity, said pintle being selectively rotatable about an axis between a closed position at which associated cartridges are held in temporarily stored relation with said loader and an open position at which temporarily stored cartridges are released therefrom;
- latching means for selectively latching said associated cartridges in said temporarily stored relation, said latching means being carried on said pintle and being operably associated therewith, said latching means including a plurality of cartridge-engaging protrusions each of which intersect a different one of said plurality of cartridge bores when said pintle is in said closed position and do not intersect said cartridge bores when said pintle is in said open position;
- and,
- détente means positioned between said first and second surfaces of said loader body, said détente means being adapted to selectively locate said pintle at said closed position and said open position wherein said détente means comprises:
- a pin assembly including a lock pin and a spring, said lock pin being adapted for reciprocal movement in a plane generally perpendicular to said axis;
- a pin-engaging surface including a first pin groove and a second pin groove wherein said lock pin is resiliently engaged in said first pin groove to locate said closed position of said pintle and resiliently engaged in said second pin groove to locate said open position of said pintle;
- and,
- reciprocating means for reciprocating said lock pin, said reciprocal means being positioned intermediate said first and second pin grooves.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.