Magazine loader

Abstract

An ammunition magazine loader include a main body, a rounds recess, a rounds abutment, and a magazine recess. Rounds are provided to the rounds recess and positionally maintained by a rounds recess bottom and first and second rounds recess ledges. With a magazine positioned within the magazine recess and rounds within the rounds recess, as the rounds are slidably moved out of the rounds recess, each round abuts the rounds abutment and pivots to orient the round such that its second case end is angled towards the magazine recess.

Therefore, I claim: 
     
       1. A method of using an ammunition magazine loader to load a plurality of ammunition rounds into an ammunition 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 case ends and a pivot point, and with the magazine loader comprising
 a main body having a first main body end, a second main body end, and a main body length, 
 a rounds recess, extending 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, the rounds recess being shaped to hold the rounds therein with each first case end positioned within the first rounds cavity and under the first rounds recess ledge and with each second case end positioned within the second rounds cavity and under the second rounds recess ledge, the second rounds recess end being positioned at the second main body end, and at least a portion of the rounds recess being shaped to accept each round into the rounds recess, 
 a rounds abutment, connected to the loader, and at least partially positioned within the rounds recess and at the first rounds recess end, 
 a magazine recess, in communication with the rounds recess, and positioned at the first main body end, the magazine recess being complementarily shaped to the magazine shape to retain the magazine in a fixed position within the magazine recess and the first rounds recess end opens into the magazine recess, said method comprising: 
 
       a. positioning the magazine within the magazine recess; 
       b. introducing the rounds into the rounds recess; and 
       c. with a structure, pushing the rounds, via a last round, towards and into the magazine, such that as the rounds are slidably moved out of the rounds recess through the second first rounds recess end, the pivot point of each round contacts the rounds abutment to angle each second case end towards the magazine recess, and when an exiting round exits the 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. 
     
     
       2. The method of  claim 1 , wherein each round is positioned within the rounds recess, and each first case end is positioned between the first rounds recess ledge and the rounds recess bottom. 
     
     
       3. The method of  claim 1 , wherein each round is positioned within the rounds recess, and each second case end is positioned between the second rounds recess ledge and the rounds recess bottom. 
     
     
       4. The method of  claim 3 , wherein each round is positioned within the rounds recess, and each first case end is positioned between the first rounds recess ledge and the rounds recess bottom. 
     
     
       5. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the magazine recess includes a magazine recess bottom having at least one of a magazine retention depression and a magazine retention abutment. 
     
     
       6. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the magazine loader further comprises a rounds retention recess, extending into the main body from the upper surface, positioned at the second main body end, and opening into the second rounds recess end, such that one or more of the rounds are moveable the rounds retention recess to the second rounds recess end. 
     
     
       7. The method of  claim 1 , wherein one of the rounds is a blank round, and another of the rounds is an active round. 
     
     
       8. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the magazine has a magazine length, and the magazine recess has a magazine recess length less than the magazine length. 
     
     
       9. The method of  claim 8 , wherein each round is positioned within the rounds recess, and each first case end is positioned between the first rounds recess ledge and the rounds recess bottom. 
     
     
       10. The method of  claim 8 , wherein each round is positioned within the rounds recess, and each second case end is positioned between the second rounds recess ledge and the rounds recess bottom. 
     
     
       11. The method of  claim 10 , wherein each round is positioned within the rounds recess, and each first case end is positioned between the first rounds recess ledge and the rounds recess bottom. 
     
     
       12. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the magazine recess includes a magazine recess bottom having at least one of a magazine retention depression and a magazine retention abutment. 
     
     
       13. The method of  claim 8 , wherein the magazine loader further comprises a rounds retention recess, extending into the main body from the upper surface, positioned at the second main body end, and opening into the second rounds recess end, such that one or more of the rounds is moveable from the rounds retention recess to the second rounds recess end. 
     
     
       14. The method of  claim 8 , wherein one of the rounds is a blank round, and another of the rounds is an active round. 
     
     
       15. The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first rounds recess side includes an inwardly curved shape that provides the rounds abutment. 
     
     
       16. The method of  claim 15 , wherein each round is positioned within the rounds recess, and each first case end is positioned between the first rounds recess ledge and the rounds recess bottom. 
     
     
       17. The method of  claim 15 , wherein each round is positioned within the rounds recess, and each second case end is positioned between the second rounds recess ledge and the rounds recess bottom. 
     
     
       18. The method of  claim 17 , wherein each round is positioned within the rounds recess, and each first case end is positioned between the first rounds recess ledge and the rounds recess bottom. 
     
     
       19. The method of  claim 15 , wherein the magazine recess includes a magazine recess bottom having at least one of a magazine retention depression and a magazine retention abutment. 
     
     
       20. The method of  claim 15 , wherein the magazine loader further comprises a rounds retention recess, formed within the main body from the upper surface, positioned at the second main body end, and opening into the second rounds recess end, such that one or more of the at least one round is moveable from the rounds retention recess to the second rounds recess end. 
     
     
       21. The method of  claim 15 , wherein one of the rounds is a blank round, and another of the rounds is an active round.