The disclosure relates to loading devices and more particularly pertains to a new loading device for loading and cocking a semi-automatic handgun with one hand.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a handgun that has a slide and a magazine. A panel is provided and the panel may be worn. A holder is hingedly coupled to the panel and the magazine is removably coupled to the holder. The handgun is selectively positioned on the magazine to facilitate loading the magazine into the handgun with one hand. A block is coupled to the panel. The handgun selectively engages the block when the magazine is loaded into the handgun. The block engages the slide such that the slide is racked when the handgun engages the block. Thus, the handgun may be cocked with one hand.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A holder 28 is hingedly coupled to the panel 18. The magazine 16 is removably coupled to the holder 28. The handgun 12 is selectively positioned on the magazine 16. Thus, the holder 28 facilitates loading the magazine 16 into the handgun 12 with one hand. The handgun 12 may be loaded with one hand if a user has an injured arm or has limited use of an arm.
The holder 28 has an outwardly facing surface 30 and a rearwardly facing surface 32. The outwardly facing surface 30 has a well 34 extending inwardly toward the rearwardly facing surface 32. The rearwardly facing surface 32 abuts the first side 20 of the panel 18 when the holder 28 is positioned in a deployed position. The rearwardly facing surface 32 is spaced from the first side 20 when the holder 28 is positioned in a stored position.
The well 34 has a lower bounding surface 29 and a lateral bounding surface 31. The lower bounding surface 29 may be oriented at an angle with respect to the rearwardly facing surface 32. Additionally, the lower bounding surface 29 may extend outwardly beyond the lateral bounding surface 31 to define a chamber 33 in the well 34. The chamber 33 may receive a bottom side 35 of the magazine 16. Thus, the magazine 16 is frictionally retained in the holder 28.
The well 34 insertably receives the magazine 16. The magazine 16 is positioned to extend laterally away from the panel 18 when the holder 28 is in the deployed position. The magazine 16 extends upwardly along the first side 20 when the holder 28 is positioned in the stored position. A strap 36 is coupled to the first side 20 and the strap 36 is aligned with the holder 28. The strap 36 is matable to itself. The strap 36 selectively engages the magazine 16 when the holder 28 is in the stored position. Thus, the holder 28 is retained in the stored position.
A block 38 is coupled to the panel 18. The handgun 12 selectively engages the block 38 when the magazine 16 is loaded into the handgun 12. The block 38 engages the slide 14 such that the slide 14 is racked when the handgun 12 engages the block 38. Thus, the handgun 12 may be cocked with one hand. The block 38 has a pair of walls 40 extending away from a base 42. The base 42 is coupled to the first side 20 of the panel 18.
The walls 40 are spaced apart from each other to define a space 44 between the walls 40. Each of the walls 40 has in inwardly facing surface 46 extending between a top edge 48 and a bottom edge 50. The inwardly facing surface 46 corresponding to each of the walls 40 angles inwardly between the top edge 48 and the bottom edge 50. Thus, the space 44 tapers inwardly between the top edge 48 and the bottom edge 50 corresponding to each of the walls 40.
The handgun 12 is selectively positioned in the space 44 when the magazine 16 is loaded into the handgun 12. The handgun 12 is urged downwardly in the space 44. The inwardly facing surface 46 corresponding to each of the walls 40 frictionally engages the slide 14. Thus, the slide 14 is racked when the handgun 12 is urged downwardly in the space 44. The block 38 may be comprised of a resiliently compressible material thereby enhancing gripping the slide 14.
In use, the magazine 16 is positioned in the holder 28 and the holder 28 is positioned in the stored position. The strap 36 is coupled around the magazine 16 to retain the holder 28 in the stored position. The strap 36 is removed from the magazine 16 to position the holder 28 in the deployed position when the handgun 12 needs to be loaded. The handgun 12 is manipulated to insert the magazine 16 into the handgun 12. The handgun 12 is positioned in the block 38 and the handgun 12 is urged downwarldy in the space 44. The block 38 racks the slide 16 thereby facilitating the handgun 12 to be loaded and ready to fire.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, system and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
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