Patent ID: 7918048

Claim:
A device for delivering cartridge assemblies to a user comprising: (a) a rail for holding and guiding cartridge assemblies, said rail having a left end and a right end; (b) a propelling spring with a first follower attached to a first end of said propelling spring and a second follower attached to a second end of said propelling spring; said propelling spring, said first follower, and said second follower each circumscribing said rail; (c) a left bulkhead attached to the left end of said rail and a right bulkhead attached to the right end of said rail, the left and right bulkheads holding said rail suspended away from a mainframe, and (d) said left and right bulkheads attached to said mainframe a distance apart equal to the length of said rail; (e) a top plate attached to said mainframe over said rail, said top plate being shorter in length then the distance between said left and right bulkheads and permitting retrieval of cartridge assemblies at either said left or said right bulkhead; and (f) said mainframe having a mounting apparatus for mounting the device on a user's belt.