Single loading enhancement device for firearm

Abstract

A single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm comprises a body where the external features of the body are in the form of an original firearm magazine. The body comprises a bottom end, a front surface, a rear surface, a pair of side surfaces and a top end. The top end of the body further comprises a pair of guide rails and a guide channel. The pair of guide rails is integrally formed into the top of the body and oriented approximately parallel to the body and extending from the front surface of the body toward the rear surface. The guide channel is defined by the guide rails and set into the top end of the body, the width and depth of the channel being slightly larger than the radius of a firearm cartridge and the guide channel is adjusted to prevent mechanical interference with the firearm's action and moving parts. The sled replaces the firearm's original magazine and enables the loading of a single cartridge and flawless functioning of the firearm without damaging the cartridge, irrespective of cartridge length.

1 . A single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm comprising a body where the external features of the body are in the form of an original firearm magazine comprising a bottom end, a front surface, a rear surface, a pair of side surfaces and a top end, the top end further comprising: 
 a left guide rail and right guide rail, the pair of guide rails integrally formed into the top of the body and oriented approximately parallel to the body and extending from the front surface of the body toward the rear surface, and    a guide channel defined by the guide rails and set into the top end of the body, the width and depth of the channel being slightly larger than the radius of a firearm cartridge and adjusted to prevent mechanical interference with the firearm's action and moving parts, where the sled replaces the firearm's original magazine and enables the loading of a single cartridge and flawless functioning of the firearm without damaging the cartridge, irrespective of cartridge length.    
   
   
       2 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 1 , where the guide rails extend along the top of the body from the front surface of the body to a position half way between the front surface and the rear surface of the body.  
   
   
       3 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 1 , where the guide channel extends along the top of the body from the front surface of the body to a position half way between the front surface and the rear surface of the body.  
   
   
       4 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 2 , where the guide channel extends along the top of the body from the front surface of the body to a position half way between the front surface and the rear surface of the body.  
   
   
       5 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 1 , where the guide rails extend along the top of the body for substantially the entire distance from the front surface of the body to the rear surface of the body.  
   
   
       6 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 1 , where the guide channel extends along the top of the body for substantially the entire distance from the front surface of the body to the rear surface of the body.  
   
   
       7 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 5 , where the guide channel extends along the top of the body for substantially the entire distance from the front surface of the body to the rear surface of the body.  
   
   
       8 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 1 , where the body is formed from a single piece of material.  
   
   
       9 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 1 , wherein the sled further comprises a magazine catch slot formed into the front surface, the rear surface or a side wall of the body, where the magazine catch slot enables the sled body to be removably attached within a magazine well on the repeating firearm.  
   
   
       10 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 1 , wherein the sled further comprises a bolt-catch mechanism incorporated into the rear surface of the body, where the bolt-catch mechanism accomplishes the same function as the bolt-catch mechanism on the original magazine.  
   
   
       11 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 10 , where the bolt-catch mechanism is a vertically-oriented, spring-loaded plunger attached into the rear surface of the body, where the plunger is biased upward into an extended position by the spring.  
   
   
       12 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 10 , where the bolt-catch mechanism is a spring-loaded sliding plate attached into the rear surface of the body, where the sliding plate is biased upward into an extended position by the spring.  
   
   
       13 . A single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm comprising: 
 a body where the external features of the body are in the form of an original firearm magazine comprising a bottom end, a front surface, a rear surface, a pair of side surfaces, a top end and a magazine catch slot formed into the front surface, the rear surface or a side wall of the body, where the magazine catch slot enables the sled body to be removably attached within a magazine well on the repeating firearm; and    a bolt-catch mechanism incorporated into the rear surface of the body, where the bolt-catch mechanism accomplishes the same function as the bolt-catch mechanism on the original magazine, the top end of the body further comprising: 
 a pair of guide rails, the pair of guide rails integrally formed into the top of the body and oriented approximately parallel to the body and extending from the front surface of the body toward the rear surface, where the guide rails extend along the top of the body from the front surface of the body to a position half way between the front surface and the rear surface of the body, and  
 a guide channel defined by the guide rails and set into the top end of the body, the width and depth of the channel being slightly larger than the radius of a firearm cartridge and adjusted to prevent mechanical interference with the firearm's action and moving parts,  
   where the sled replaces the firearm's original magazine and enables the loading of a single cartridge and flawless functioning of the firearm without damaging the cartridge, irrespective of cartridge length.    
   
   
       14 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 13 , where the guide channel extends along the top of the body from the front surface of the body to a position approximately half way between the front surface and the rear surface of the body.  
   
   
       15 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 14 , where the bolt-catch mechanism is a vertically-oriented, spring-loaded plunger attached into the rear surface of the body, where the plunger is biased upward into an extended position by the spring.  
   
   
       16 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 15 , where the bolt-catch mechanism is a spring-loaded sliding plate attached into the rear surface of the body, where the sliding plate is biased upward into an extended position by the spring.  
   
   
       17 . A single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm comprising: 
 a body where the external features of the body are in the form of an original firearm magazine comprising a bottom end, a front surface, a rear surface, a pair of side surfaces, a top end and a magazine catch slot formed into the front surface, the rear surface or a side wall of the body, where the magazine catch slot enables the sled body to be removably attached within a magazine well on the repeating firearm; and    a bolt-catch mechanism incorporated into the rear surface of the body, where the bolt-catch mechanism accomplishes the same function as the bolt-catch mechanism on the original magazine, the top end of the body further comprising: 
 a pair of guide rails, the pair of guide rails integrally formed into the top of the body and oriented approximately parallel to the body and extending from the front surface of the body toward the rear surface, where the guide rails extend along the top of the body for substantially the entire distance from the front surface of the body to the rear surface of the body, and  
 a guide channel defined by the guide rails and set into the top end of the body, the width and depth of the channel being slightly larger than the radius of a firearm cartridge and adjusted to prevent mechanical interference with the firearm's action and moving parts,  
   where the sled replaces the firearm's original magazine and enables the loading of a single cartridge and flawless functioning of the firearm without damaging the cartridge, irrespective of cartridge length.    
   
   
       18 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 17 , where the guide channel extends along the top of the body for substantially the entire distance from the front surface of the body to the rear surface of the body.  
   
   
       19 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 18 , where the bolt-catch mechanism is a vertically-oriented, spring-loaded plunger attached into the rear surface of the body, where the plunger is biased upward into an extended position by the spring.  
   
   
       20 . The single loading enhancement device (sled) for a repeating firearm of  claim 19 , where the bolt-catch mechanism is a spring-loaded sliding plate attached into the rear surface of the body, where the sliding plate is biased upward into an extended position by the spring.