US 11,692,782 B2
Firearm magazine loader
William Christopher Couie, Vidalia, LA (US)
Filed by William Christopher Couie, Vidalia, LA (US)
Filed on May 18, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/323,600.
Prior Publication US 2022/0373280 A1, Nov. 24, 2022
Int. Cl. F41A 9/83 (2006.01)
CPC F41A 9/83 (2013.01) 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A magazine loader, comprising:
a) a loader housing, which is hollow and defines a housing interior, such that the loader housing is configured to accept an upper end of a firearm magazine, via insertion of the firearm magazine through a bottom opening of the loader housing;
wherein a side of the loader housing is configured with a loading aperture;
b) a loading plunger, which is mounted in an upper part of the loader housing, such that the loading plunger protrudes into the housing interior; and
c) a protruding loading structure, which is connected to the loader housing adjacent to a bottom of the loading aperture, such that the protruding loading structure protrudes from the loader housing;
such that, when an ammunition round is inserted via the loading aperture into the housing interior below the loading plunger and the magazine loader is depressed downward onto the upper end of the firearm magazine, the loading plunger is configured to depress the ammunition round downward into the firearm magazine, whereby the ammunition is seated within the firearm magazine;
wherein the protruding loading structure is configured with a downward angled loading surface;
such that the downward angled loading surface is configured to allow insertion of the ammunition round in a longitudinal orientation, such that the ammunition round slides down the downward angled loading surface, through the loading aperture, and into the housing interior of the loader housing.