Patent ID: 9689633
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: F41A

Claim:
1. An ammunition magazine loader configured to load a plurality of ammunition rounds into a magazine having, a follower, a spring providing a spring force biasing the follower upwardly, and a magazine shape, with each round respectively including first and second round ends and a pivot point, said ammunition magazine loader comprising: a main body having first and second main body ends, a main body length, and an upper surface; a rounds recess, extending into said main body from the upper surface and along the main body length, and having first and second rounds recess ends, a rounds recess bottom, first and second rounds recess sides, and first and second rounds recess ledges, with the rounds recess bottom, first rounds recess side, and first rounds recess ledge defining a first rounds cavity between the rounds recess bottom and the first rounds recess ledge, with the rounds recess bottom, second rounds recess side, and second rounds recess ledge defining a second rounds cavity between the rounds recess bottom and the second rounds recess ledge, and with said rounds recess being shaped to hold the plurality of rounds therein with each respective first rounds end positioned within the first rounds cavity and under the first rounds recess ledge and with each second rounds end positioned within the second rounds cavity and under the second rounds recess ledge; and a magazine recess, extending into said main body from the upper surface, and positioned at the first main body end, said magazine recess being complementarily shaped to the magazine shape to retain the magazine in a fixed position within said magazine recess; wherein the first rounds recess end opens into said magazine recess, the second rounds recess side terminates at a first downwardly angled portion that opens into said magazine recess, and the first rounds recess side includes a second downwardly angled portion, such that with the magazine positioned within said magazine recess and as the plurality of rounds are moved towards the magazine, the pivot point of each of the plurality of rounds successively contacts the second downwardly angled portion to pivot the second rounds end of each successive round towards the magazine, the second rounds end of each successive round passes over the first downwardly angled portion, and when an exiting round exits said rounds recess, the exiting round abuts and forces at least one of the follower and a pre-loaded round in the magazine downwardly into the magazine against the spring force as the exiting round enters the magazine.