Patent ID: 7866080
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. A loader for inserting an ammunition cartridge into a magazine of a gun, the loader comprising: a body operable to hold two or more ammunition cartridges, each cartridge having a longitudinal axis extending in the same direction as the respective cartridge's longest dimension and passing through the respective cartridge, wherein the body is operable to hold each cartridge in a position in which its longitudinal axis is parallel or substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of another cartridge held by the body; a retainer to prevent a cartridge held by the body from leaving the body, and that is operable to release a held cartridge from the body to position the cartridge for insertion into the magazine; and an insertion component to insert a positioned cartridge into the magazine, wherein when the insertion component inserts a cartridge into the magazine, the insertion component: