Firearms – Magazine chargers – Packs
Patent
1995-03-22
1996-08-27
Carone, Michael J.
Firearms
Magazine chargers
Packs
F41A 985
Patent
active
055489168
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates to a device for loading weapons equipped with revolver cylinders, consisting of a housing with a central axis, in which several guide bores are arranged radially around the axis. Several spring-loaded thrust elements for the cartridges are guided in such bores, and with spring-loaded locking members projecting into the guide bores, such locking members being unlockable by a central unlocking device, whereby centrally with respect to the housing, provision is made for a guiding and supporting body with a central bore for the unlocking pin, said body being rigidly joined with the housing, and said unlocking pin being connected with the locking lever.
2. The Prior Art
A device for loading weapons equipped with revolver cylinders is known from U.S. patent specification 1,228,505, such device consisting of a housing with several guide bores arranged therein, in which guide bores spring-loaded thrust elements for the cartridge are guided, whereby spring-loaded locking members project into the guide bores, such locking members being unlockable by a central unlocking device. With said device, spring-loaded tongues are arranged on the unlocking device, the latter being disposed centrally relative to the housing, said tongues being designed hook-shaped on the end sides, so that such hook is capable of engaging a groove in the cartridge. When, under application of pressure to the unlocking device, the spring-loaded tongue is pressed inwardly, the cartridge is released.
With such a device, it is possible only to use cartridges having a matching design, i.e., the cartridges have to be provided with a groove within the bottom range, so that the elastic tongue is capable of engaging the cartridge. Said device is not suitable for cartridges having a protruding cartridge bottom. The protruding bottom would cause the cartridge to be disposed slanted in the guide bore, with the consequence that safe loading of the revolver is not assured.
A device for loading firearms is known also from FR-A 2261499. With this device, provision is made for locking levers supporting themselves on a pressure sleeve, and for catches for engaging the cartridge and the unlocking pin.
However, such a device is not suitable for loading all openings of the cylinder of a revolver with cartridges at the same time.
A device of the type specified above is known from U.S. Pat. No. 2,488,732. This device, however, is constructed with great expenditure, and, therefore, expensive.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Therefore, the invention is based on the problem of creating a device for loading weapons equipped with revolver cylinders, by which device it is possible to load revolver cylinders with cartridges having a protruding bottom, such device being simple and manufacturable at reasonable cost while nevertheless operating in a reliable way.
According to the invention, this is accomplished in that the locking levers supported on a pressure sleeve support themselves with their center sections and their one ends on the unlocking pin, whereby the levers have, on opposite sides, catches for engaging the cartridge on the one side, and the unlocking pin on the other side.
In this connection, the catches are arranged on both sides of the support site of the locking lever on the guiding and supporting body, so that the locking levers are capable of performing a tilting motion for the purpose of unlocking the cartridge, or during loading of the latter. As opposed to the closest state of the art according to U.S. Pat No. 2,488,732, the cartridges are guided by the pressure sleeve into the openings of the cylinder through spring force. With the state of the art, the cartridges can be moved into the openings of the cylinder only by exploiting the force of gravity.
Furthermore, the locking levers are arranged on the guiding and supporting body distributed across the circumference.
According to a special embodiment, the guiding and supporting body is a cage consisting of grooves for receiving the l
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Kinsel Hagen
Niemand Rudolf
Carone Michael J.
Montgomery Christopher K.
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