Ammunition loading device for small arms magazine

Abstract

FIELD: weapons.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to devices and methods for loading ammunition into a box magazine of small arms. The ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine comprises a dispenser, a separator and a cartridge feed unit. The dispenser has a transversely oriented opening for discharging cartridges from the dispenser into the separator body. At the bottom of the dispenser, a longitudinally movable dispenser plate is elastically mounted, the separator comprises a separator body and a cartridge feed unit movable inside along the separator body, and inside the separator body, a cavity is made for transverse placement of the cartridge and turning the cartridge with the bullet forward. The ejector is pivotally mounted to the separator body and slides onto a groove in the cartridge feed unit guide. The cartridge feed unit is connected to the dispenser plate via a lever.EFFECT: increase in the reliability, maintainability and versatility of the ammunition loading device for a small arms magazine.11 cl, 17 dwg

Description

[0001] The invention relates to the field of small arms, namely to devices for loading ammunition into a box magazine of small arms [F41A 9 / 82, F41A 9 / 83].

[0002] A DEVICE FOR LOADING A FIREARMS MAGAZINE is known from the prior art [US 10175017 B2, published: 01 / 08 / 2019], wherein the magazine includes a housing having a distal end and a mouthpiece opposite the distal end, wherein the device for loading a firearm magazine comprises a magazine receiver having a recess for a magazine for accommodating at least a portion of the magazine therein for loading the magazine, wherein the recess for the magazine has an axis of the magazine socket along which the magazine passes when received into the magazine socket, a latch configured to releasably fix the magazine in the well of the magazine, a cartridge drive supported by the main body and configured to feed a cartridge from outside the well of the magazine into the well of the magazine for inserting the cartridge into the mouthpiece of the magazine, and at least one adapter supported by the magazine receiver,wherein the adapter is selectively configured relative to the axis of the magazine well to change the width of the magazine well so that it generally corresponds to the width of the magazine of the firearm, wherein the adapter has a first configuration relative to the axis of the magazine well, in which the adapter reduces the width of the magazine well by a first amount, and the adapter has a second configuration relative to the axis of the magazine well, different from the first configuration, in which the adapter reduces the width of the magazine well by a second amount greater than the first amount.

[0003] A drawback of the analog is the device's complex design, which reduces reliability. It also requires separate adapters for each magazine type, complicating operation and increasing the risk of component loss. The process of converting such a device to a new type of ammunition is labor-intensive and requires reconfiguration of the mechanism. Furthermore, the device described in the analog does not provide automatic orientation of cartridges loaded in any position, limiting the mechanization of the ammunition orientation process when loading them into the magazine.

[0004] Also known is a MAGAZINE LOADING DEVICE FOR A FIREARMS [US 10788281 B2 - 09.29.2020], comprising a receiver configured to receive and store a plurality of ammunition, a housing connected to the receiver, wherein the housing comprises a loading structure configured to be connected to a plurality of different types of magazine adapters, each of the magazine adapters is configured to be connected to the housing of the device and comprises a mating element configured to be mated with a latch of one of a plurality of different types of magazines for firearms, and at least one flexible section comprising a retaining element, wherein the at least one flexible section is flexible between first and second positions relative to the housing, wherein the first position is associated with a first size of the magazine adapter, and the second position is associated with a second size of the magazine adapter, which is larger than the first size,each of the firearm magazines comprises a magazine end defining a magazine opening, the loading structure is configured to be compatible with each of the magazine adapters, wherein the first region of the magazine receiving space is configured to receive a retaining element when the flexible section occupies a first position, wherein the second region of the magazine receiving space is configured to receive a retaining element when the flexible section occupies a second position, wherein the loading structure comprises at least one connecting portion configured to mate with the retaining element when the flexible section occupies a second position in the second region, and at least one drive supported by the housing, wherein the at least one drive is configured to feed ammunition in the exit direction, wherein,when the magazines of the first type of firearms are connected to the interface portion of the magazine of the first of the magazine adapters, the housing is configured to direct each of the ammunition through the ammunition outlet into the opening of the magazine of the first type of firearms magazine, while when the magazines of the second type of firearms are connected to the interface portion of the magazine of the second of the magazine adapters, the housing is configured to direct each of the ammunition blocks through the ammunition outlet into the opening of the magazine of the second type.

[0005] A disadvantage of the analog is the low reliability of the device, due to the presence of flexible elements in the adapter design, which are susceptible to wear, deformation, and fatigue failure under intensive use. The increased complexity of the mechanism also reduces its reliability due to the number of interacting parts. Another disadvantage of the analog is the large number of operations required to prepare the device for operation, as each adapter requires proper installation and locking. Furthermore, the device lacks a universal mechanism for orienting the chucks, independent of their initial position.

[0006] The closest in technical essence is the DEVICE FOR LOADING CARTRIDGES, [CN 114812265 A, published: 07 / 29 / 2022], including a cartridge holder, a partition located above one of the sides of an elastic support, the lower part of the partition is equipped with locking parts at both ends along the stretching direction of the elastic support, the cartridge ejection unit is located under the side of the cartridge holder, where the partition is located, and the direction of extension of the cartridge ejection is perpendicular to the direction of extension of the cartridge holder, the first pushing unit is located on the side of the cartridge holder, away from the cartridge ejection, and the first cartridge pusher is configured to move towards the cartridge ejection in order to push and feed the cartridge into the cartridge ejection unit from the magazine.

[0007] The prototype's main technical problem is its low reliability and maintainability, due to the fact that its main functional elements (the holder, baffle plate, and ejection unit) are integrated into a single structure. Furthermore, the prototype's mechanism does not allow for cartridge rotation from transverse to longitudinal. Furthermore, the lack of interchangeable elements for different calibers without a complete redesign of the device results in limited functionality.

[0008] The objective of the invention is to eliminate the shortcomings of analogues and the prototype.

[0009] The technical result of the invention is to increase the reliability and maintainability of the device for loading ammunition into a small arms magazine.

[0010] The specified technical result is achieved due to the fact that the device for loading ammunition into a small arms magazine contains a dispenser made in the form of a container open at the top, a separator mounted under the dispenser and a cartridge feed unit mounted in the separator, wherein the dispenser and the separator are mounted on a single base, characterized in that the dispenser has a transversely oriented opening for unloading cartridges from the dispenser into the separator body, a longitudinally movable dispenser plate is elastically mounted on the bottom of the dispenser, the separator contains a separator body and a cartridge feed unit movable inside along the separator body, a cavity is made inside the separator body, providing a transverse arrangement of the cartridge and turning the cartridge with the bullet forward, in the lower part of the cavity there is a stock for a longitudinally oriented cartridge, in the front part of the stock there are two lateral longitudinal openings, at the entrance of one of which a lever ejector of cartridges is mounted,wherein the ejector is pivotally mounted to the separator body and slidingly rests on a groove in the guide of the cartridge feed unit, and the second opening is designed to communicate the separator body with the magazine, the cartridge feed unit is lever-connected with the dispenser plate.

[0011] In particular, an insert is mounted inside the dispenser, made in the form of a box-shaped part with a rim along the upper perimeter for positioning the rim on the upper edge of the dispenser.

[0012] In particular, the dispenser plate is mounted inside the dispenser and insert through symmetrical cutouts in the rear walls of the dispenser and insert.

[0013] In particular, a cover is mounted on the outside of the dispenser in its front lower part, covering the separator body from above.

[0014] In particular, in the dispenser cover, which covers the separator body from above, there is an opening for access to the inside of the separator body.

[0015] In particular, the base of the device is mounted on a stand for fixed mounting on a support base or the user's foot.

[0016] In particular, a groove is made on the bottom of the stand for mounting a wedge-shaped mounting plate, which is mounted on a support base.

[0017] In particular, the stand has through holes for threading straps through the mentioned slots and mounting the device on the user's leg.

[0018] In particular, a dovetail groove is made in the base to accommodate the cartridge feed unit guide.

[0019] In particular, for detachable mounting and retention of the magazine, a protrusion is made on the separator body and a magazine latch is mounted.

[0020] The said technical result is achieved due to the fact that the method of loading ammunition into a small arms magazine, which consists in sequentially loading cartridges into the magazine with a preliminary orientation of each cartridge with the bullet forward, is characterized in that the cartridge feed unit of the device is moved forward, while the opening for unloading cartridges from the dispenser is blocked by the feeder from below and, simultaneously, by acting on the feeder lever of the dispenser, the dispenser plate is moved to the rear position, opening the opening for unloading cartridges from above, the magazine is connected to the separator body, cartridges are poured into the dispenser crosswise in a random order, thereby ensuring the loading of the first cartridge into the opening for unloading cartridges from the dispenser that is open at the top and closed at the bottom, the cartridge feed unit is moved backward, while when moving the feeder, the opening for unloading cartridges from above is closed by the dispenser plate due to its elastic position and simultaneously the said opening is opened from below,ensuring the unloading of a cartridge from the dispenser into the separator in a transverse orientation, after unloading a cartridge from the dispenser into the separator, the cartridge feed unit is moved forward simultaneously with the feeder blocking the dispenser cartridge unloading opening from below and opening the said opening from above for loading the next cartridge, when moving the cartridge feed unit, the feeder pushes the cartridge in the separator, rests the cartridge case against the stopper and, due to the passage of the cartridge with the bullet over the opposite stopper, rotates the cartridge along the bullet forward ensuring the loading of the cartridge into the stock in the lower part of the separator body, when continuing to move the feed unit forward, push the cartridge into the front part of the stock of the separator to the opening opposite the magazine, when the cartridge feed unit reaches the extreme forward position, return the said unit to the rear position, while the ejector pushes the cartridge from the stock of the separator into the small arms magazine through the opening in the separator body,repeat the cyclic movements of the cartridge feed unit the required number of times, with each cycle ensuring the unloading of exactly one cartridge from the dispenser, its automatic rotation with the bullet forward, movement in the separator stock, and ejection into the magazine.

[0021] Brief description of drawings.

[0022] Fig. 1 shows a general view of the device for loading ammunition into a small arms magazine.

[0023] Fig. 2 shows a side view of the ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine.

[0024] Fig. 3 shows a rear view of the ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine with a magazine.

[0025] Fig. 4 shows a rear view of the ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine without a magazine.

[0026] Fig. 5 shows a rear view of the ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine.

[0027] Fig. 6 shows a front view of the ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine.

[0028] Fig. 7 shows a top view of the ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine.

[0029] Fig. 8 shows view A-A of the device for loading ammunition into a small arms magazine.

[0030] Fig. 9 shows the B-B view of the device for loading ammunition into a small arms magazine.

[0031] Fig. 10 shows a bottom view of the ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine.

[0032] Fig. 11 shows a general view of the ammunition feed unit of the ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine.

[0033] Fig. 12 shows a side view of the ammunition feed unit of the ammunition loading device of the small arms magazine.

[0034] Fig. 13 shows a general view of the dispenser of the ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine.

[0035] Fig. 14 shows a general view of the insert of the ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine.

[0036] Fig. 15 shows a general view of the dispenser plate of the ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine.

[0037] Fig. 16 shows a general view of the housing of the separator of the ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine.

[0038] Fig. 17 shows a general view of the separator of the ammunition loading device of a small arms magazine on the base.

[0039] The following is indicated on the figures: 1 - dispenser, 2 - base, 3 - stand, 4 - fastening wedge plate, 5 - separator body, 6 - guide, 7 - support, 8 - handle, 9 - feeder, 10 - insert, 11 - dispenser plate, 12 - compression spring, 13 - limiters, 14 - cartridge ejector, 15 - magazine, 16 - magazine latch, 17 - cartridges, 18 - dispenser lever.

[0040] Implementation of the invention.

[0041] The invention is a device for loading ammunition into a box magazine of a small arms.

[0042] The device for loading ammunition into a small arms magazine consists of a dispenser 1, a separator, a base 2 and a stand 3 with a wedge-shaped fastening plate 4 (see Fig. 1-7).

[0043] The stand 3 is designed to allow the device to be placed on a supporting surface or the user's foot.

[0044] On the outside of the bottom of the stand 3, a trapezoidal groove is made along the center for mounting in this groove flush a wedge-shaped fastening plate 4 of the corresponding shape and size (see Fig. 10), wherein the groove is made through or open from the rear part of the stand 3 with the possibility of mounting the said plate 4 from the rear side of the stand 3.

[0045] The wedge mounting plate 4 has through holes for its detachable mounting on the supporting surface.

[0046] After mounting the wedge-shaped fastening plate 4 on the supporting surface, the stand 3 is mounted to the said plate 4 using a tongue-and-groove connection, where the plate 4 acts as a tongue.

[0047] In addition, in the stand 3, on its sides, through holes (slots) are made for mounting the stand 3 with straps threaded through the said slots, to a supporting surface, for example, to the user’s foot (see Fig. 2-4, 8).

[0048] Base 2 is designed to be mounted on or within stand 3 using known methods. In the embodiment of mounting base 2 within stand 3, the outer geometric dimensions and shape of base 2 in plan correspond to the geometric dimensions and shape of a niche formed in stand 3 from above. In this embodiment, base 2 is mounted in stand 3 protruding upward (see Fig. 8).

[0049] The cartridge separator includes a separator body 5 and a cartridge feed unit.

[0050] The separator body 5 is mounted on top of the base 2 of the device.

[0051] A dispenser 1 is mounted on top of the separator body 5.

[0052] At the base 2, a dovetail-type guide groove is made along the length, open at the front, for mounting the cartridge feed unit in this groove (see Fig. 6, 9).

[0053] The cartridge feed unit contains a guide 6 (see Fig. 11-12), the cross-section of which in shape and dimensions is made to correspond to the shape and dimensions of a dovetail groove in the base 2 of the device with the possibility of moving the guide 6 in the groove.

[0054] At the top of the rear part of the guide 6 of the cartridge feed unit, a support 7 is mounted protruding upwards above the base of the device for mounting the handle 8 to it from the outside on the side.

[0055] A T-shaped feeder 9 with a protruding stop in its lower part is mounted on the inner side of the support 7 upwards.

[0056] In front of the support 7, at the top of the guide 6 of the cartridge feed unit, a longitudinal groove is made that is blind at the ends and open at the top, while the said groove in the front part of the guide 6 of the cartridge feed unit is made straight-line bent toward the center of the base 2 of the device.

[0057] The dispenser 1 is designed with the ability to receive cartridges and unload them one by one into the separator body 5 for orientation and subsequent feeding into the magazine.

[0058] The dispenser 1 is designed as a container (vessel) open at the top and is formed by side walls and a bottom (see Fig. 13). An opening is made at the bottom along the front wall of the dispenser 1, through which the cartridges are unloaded from the dispenser 1 into the separator body 5 (see Figs. 7, 8).

[0059] An insert 10 is placed inside the dispenser 1 (see Fig. 14). The insert 10 is a rectangular box-shaped part with a rim along the upper perimeter, formed by two side and rear walls, the outer surfaces of which are in contact with the side and rear walls of the dispenser 1, and the rim is designed with the possibility of its placement on the upper edge of the dispenser 1 and suspension of the insert 10 inside the dispenser 1.

[0060] In the lower part of the rear wall of the dispenser 1 at its bottom and symmetrically in the rear wall of the insert 10, cutouts are made for mounting through these cutouts inside the dispenser 1 and under the insert 10 of the dispenser plate 11 (see Fig. 13), located on the bottom of the dispenser 11 (see Fig. 7, 8).

[0061] The dispenser plate 11 is designed with the possibility of closing the opening for unloading cartridges from the dispenser 1, while the installation of said plate 11 on the bottom of the dispenser 1 is made elastic to ensure the return of the dispenser plate 11 to the extreme forward position and closing the opening for unloading cartridges from the dispenser 1.

[0062] The elastic mounting of the dispenser plate 11 can be carried out by any known methods, for example, using a flat compression spring 12 mounted in a niche at the bottom of the dispenser 1, in the rear end of which the dispenser plate 11 rests with a protrusion mounted on its lower side (see Fig. 8).

[0063] The insert 10 and the dispenser plate 11 are made replaceable with the possibility of loading cartridges of different calibers using one device.

[0064] A cover is mounted on the front lower part of the outside of the dispenser 1, covering the top of the separator body 5 (see Figs. 1-4, 7-8, 13). An opening is made in the said cover, providing access to the inside of the separator body 5.

[0065] The separator body 5 is designed with the possibility of longitudinal reciprocating movement of the cartridge feed unit in it, for which purpose a groove is made in the separator body 5 in its rear part, limited by side walls for placing the vertical part of the T-shaped feeder 9 in this groove (see Fig. 8, 9).

[0066] Inside the separator housing 5, in its front part, a T-shaped cavity in cross-section is formed, limited by side walls (see Fig. 9, 16-17). The said cavity is designed with the possibility of transverse orientation of the cartridge in its upper horizontal part during its unloading from the dispenser 1. For turning the cartridge from the transverse to the longitudinal position, limiters 13 (see Fig. 9), made in the form of projections, are symmetrically mounted in the upper horizontal part of the said T-shaped cavity near its side walls. The vertical part of the T-shaped cavity is designed with the possibility of passing through it into the lower part of the separator housing 5 oriented along the cartridge.

[0067] At the bottom of the separator body 5, a cartridge bed is made lengthwise, into which a cartridge oriented lengthwise falls.

[0068] In the front part of the stock for the cartridge, two lateral longitudinal openings are made, one of which is designed with the possibility of entry into it and exit from it of the lever ejector of cartridges 14 (see Fig. 11), which is an L-shaped lever, which is hingedly mounted with the end of one of its arms to the body of the separator 5 in its front part near the lateral longitudinal opening, and the other arm of the lever is located opposite the above-mentioned lateral longitudinal opening.

[0069] A downward-facing pin (protrusion) is mounted at the junction of the arms of cartridge ejector lever 14. This pin is positioned in a longitudinal guide groove formed in the front portion of guide 6 of the cartridge feed unit, allowing the pin to slide within said groove as the cartridge feed unit moves. A bearing is mounted on the pin to facilitate its sliding within the groove. In one embodiment, a screw mounted from below to the junction of the arms of cartridge ejector lever 14 may be used instead of the pin. A bearing may also be mounted on the pin.

[0070] The second lateral longitudinal opening in the front part of the stock for the cartridge is made with the possibility of communicating the stock for the cartridge with the magazine 15, which is fastened to the body of the separator 5, for which the body of the separator 5 at the place of installation of the magazine 15 is provided with a protrusion and a magazine latch 16 that engage with a hook in the front part of the magazine 15 and a protrusion on the rear part of the magazine (see Fig. 3, 4).

[0071] Under the dispenser plate 11, in the front part on the bottom of the dispenser 1, there is an opening in which a two-arm dispenser lever 18 is mounted transversely in a pivotal manner (see Fig. 8), and in the dispenser plate 11 there is a recess with the possibility of freely placing the upper arm of the said lever 18 in it. The lower arm of the dispenser lever 18 is located under the dispenser 1 opposite the pusher 9. The dispenser lever 18 is designed with the possibility of transmitting movement from the feeder 9 to the dispenser plate 11 and moving it to the rear position when the feeder 9 is moved forward.

[0072] The device for loading ammunition into a small arms magazine is used as follows.

[0073] The user uses handle 8 to move the cartridge feed unit to its forwardmost position. The cartridge discharge opening in the front of dispenser 1 is blocked by the upper part of T-shaped feeder 9, and dispenser plate 11 is moved to the rear position using dispenser lever 18. Magazine 15 of the firearm is attached to the device.

[0074] The required number of cartridges 17 are poured into the dispenser 1, which are placed transversely regardless of the direction of the bullet of the cartridge, while one of the cartridges 17 falls into the opening for unloading cartridges in the dispenser 1, which is closed from below by the feeder 9.

[0075] Using handle 8, pull the cartridge feed unit back until it stops against the parts of separator 5 protruding on the sides. T-shaped feeder 9 opens the opening for unloading cartridges from dispenser 1, through which cartridge 17 located there enters the cavity in the upper part of separator 5, and at the same time, compression spring 12 acting on dispenser plate 11 pushes dispenser plate 11, which closes the opening for unloading cartridges from dispenser 1 and prevents the next cartridge from entering this opening until the previous cartridge 17 enters the stock in the lower part of separator 5.

[0076] Next, handle 8 is used to move the cartridge feed unit forward. The vertical portion of the T-shaped feeder 9 pushes cartridge 17, which rests with its case against protruding stop 13. The bullet passes over the opposite stop 13, thus rotating along the separator housing 5 with the bullet forward. After cartridge 17 is oriented longitudinally, it falls through the vertical portion of the cavity in the separator housing 5 into the lower portion of the separator housing 5 in the stock.

[0077] When the cartridge feed unit is further moved forward by the handle 8, the T-shaped feeder 9, with its stop in its lower part, pushes the cartridge 17 forward along the stock, while the lever ejector 14, due to the movement of the pin in the groove of the guide 6 from the part bent into the longitudinal part, deviates outward and releases the front part of the stock.

[0078] When the cartridge feed unit reaches its extreme forward position, cartridge 17 is located in the front part of the separator body 5 in the stock opposite the opening through which the separator communicates with magazine 15.

[0079] When the cartridge feed unit moves forward, the feeder 9 pushes the dispenser plate 11 back by pushing it on the dispenser lever 18 and thereby opens the cartridge unloading hole of the dispenser 1 for the next cartridge 18 and closes the said hole from below, preventing the feed of the next cartridge from the dispenser 1.

[0080] When the cartridge feed unit moves from the front to the rear position, the cartridge ejector 14, due to the sliding of the pin in the groove of the guide 6 and its transition from the longitudinal to the bent part, pushes the cartridge 17 out of the stock with its end and feeds it into the magazine 15.

[0081] By imparting reciprocating movements to the cartridge feed unit from one of its extreme positions to the other, the cartridges are sequentially unloaded from the dispenser 1, their orientation is independent of the initial orientation in the dispenser 1, and the magazine is loaded.

[0082] Increasing the reliability of the device for loading ammunition into a small arms magazine is achieved by eliminating movable adapters and flexible elements that are potential sources of failure, simplifying the design of the cartridge rotation mechanism, using rectilinear dovetail guides that ensure precise positioning during linear movement, implementing a modular architecture with easily replaceable elements (insert 10, dispenser plate 11), a single feed of cartridges using synchronously interacting dispenser plate 11, feeder 9, dispenser lever 18 and compression spring 12, which prevent cartridges from getting stuck in the device.

[0083] Improved maintainability is achieved due to the absence of the need for complete disassembly when switching to a new caliber of ammunition, the ability to replace worn parts without replacing the basic units.

[0084] Furthermore, the claimed device ensures the versatility of its use while maintaining reliability due to the automatic orientation of the cartridges regardless of their initial position in the dispenser, and the implementation of a simple turning mechanism using limiters 13.

[0085] Increased reliability in comparison with analogues and the prototype is ensured by:

[0086] elimination of multiple adapters (US 10175017) or flexible adapters (US 10788281) instead of which a single T-shaped cavity with mechanical stops 13 is used;

[0087] elimination of electromechanical components and complex synchronization systems, which are potential sources of failure;

[0088] simplification of the mechanism, in which the rotation of the cartridge is carried out by a passive mechanism (the stop of the cartridge case against the limiter 13), which does not require additional energy or electrical control;

[0089] kinematics of the feeder movement 9, which eliminates the possibility of unsynchronized operation of each unit (dispenser, separator), and the movement of the feed unit is controlled only by the user's handle, eliminating complex control systems;

[0090] The use of reliable standard solutions such as the 6 dovetail guide, which is a time-tested linear motion system with minimal backlash, as well as the spring return of the dispenser plate 11, providing a simple and reliable mechanism without adjustments.

[0091] Increased maintainability in comparison with analogues and the prototype is ensured by:

[0092] Modular design, which ensures easy replacement of any failed element in the field;

[0093] simplified access to elements;

[0094] Adjustment without disassembling the main components.

[0095] The design's versatility while maintaining reliability is ensured by the independent orientation of the ammunition, which is loaded into the dispenser in any orientation. The orientation mechanism operates identically for all incoming cartridge orientations, ensuring that the cartridge is always ejected bullet-first, regardless of its initial orientation. Furthermore, the design's versatility is ensured by the device's adaptability to different ammunition calibers by replacing the insert 10 and dispenser plate 11 while leaving the rest of the design unchanged.

[0096] Thus, the technical result is achieved by eliminating unreliable elements, introducing an innovative rotation mechanism, modular architecture, and kinematic connectivity of the device mechanisms.

Claims

1. A device for loading ammunition into a small arms magazine, comprising a dispenser made in the form of a container open at the top, a separator mounted under the dispenser, and a cartridge feed unit mounted in the separator, wherein the dispenser and the separator are mounted on a single base, characterized in that the dispenser has a transversely oriented opening for unloading cartridges from the dispenser into the separator body, a longitudinally movable plate of the dispenser is elastically mounted on the bottom of the dispenser, the separator contains a separator body and a cartridge feed unit movable inside along the separator body, a cavity is formed inside the separator body, providing for the transverse positioning of the cartridge and turning the cartridge with the bullet forward, in the lower part of the cavity a stock is formed for orienting the cartridge along, in the front part of the stock two lateral longitudinal openings are formed, at the entrance of one of which a lever ejector of cartridges is mounted, wherein the ejector is pivotally mounted to the separator body,and slidingly resting on a groove in the guide of the cartridge feed unit, and the second opening is made with the possibility of communicating the separator body with the magazine, the cartridge feed unit is lever-connected with the dispenser plate.

2. The device according to paragraph 1, characterized in that an insert is mounted inside the dispenser, made in the form of a box-shaped part with a rim along the upper perimeter for positioning the rim on the upper edge of the dispenser.

3. The device according to paragraph 1, characterized in that the dispenser plate is mounted inside the dispenser and insert through symmetrical cutouts in the rear walls of the dispenser and insert.

4. The device according to paragraph 1, characterized in that a cover is mounted on the outside of the dispenser in its front lower part, closing the separator body from above.

5. The device according to paragraph 4, characterized in that in the dispenser cover, which closes the separator body from above, an opening is made for access to the inside of the separator body.

6. The device according to paragraph 1, characterized in that the base of the device is mounted on a stand for its fixed attachment to a support base or the user’s leg.

7. The device according to paragraph 6, characterized in that a groove is made on the bottom of the stand for mounting a wedge-shaped fastening plate therein, mounted on the support base.

8. The device according to paragraph 6, characterized in that the stand has through holes for threading belts through the said slots and mounting the device on the user’s leg.

9. The device according to paragraph 1, characterized in that a dovetail groove is made in the base for movably placing the guide therein.

10. The device according to paragraph 1, characterized in that for detachable mounting and retention of the magazine, a protrusion is made on the separator body and a magazine latch is mounted.

11. A method for loading ammunition into a small arms magazine using a device according to paragraph 1, which consists of sequentially loading cartridges into the magazine with a preliminary orientation of each cartridge with the bullet forward, characterized in that the cartridge feed unit of the device is moved forward, while the opening for unloading cartridges from the dispenser is blocked by the feeder from below and, simultaneously acting on the dispenser lever with the feeder, the dispenser plate is moved to the rear position, opening the opening for unloading cartridges from above, the magazine is connected to the separator body, cartridges are poured into the dispenser crosswise in a random order, thereby ensuring the loading of the first cartridge into the opening for unloading cartridges from the dispenser that is open at the top and closed at the bottom, the cartridge feed unit is moved backward, while when moving the feeder, the opening for unloading cartridges from above is closed by the dispenser plate due to its elastic position and simultaneously the said opening is opened from below,ensuring the unloading of the cartridge from the dispenser into the separator in a transverse orientation, after unloading the cartridge from the dispenser into the separator, the cartridge feed unit is moved forward simultaneously with the feeder blocking the dispenser cartridge unloading opening from below and opening the said opening from above for loading the next cartridge, when moving the cartridge feed unit, the feeder pushes the cartridge in the separator, rests the cartridge case against the stopper, and due to the cartridge passing with the bullet over the opposite stopper, the cartridge is turned along the bullet forward, ensuring the loading of the cartridge into the stock in the lower part of the separator body, when continuing to move the feed unit forward, the cartridge is pushed into the front part of the stock of the separator to the opening opposite the magazine, when the cartridge feed unit reaches the extreme forward position, the said unit is returned to the rear position, while the ejector pushes the cartridge from the stock of the separator into the small arms magazine through the opening in the separator body,repeat the cyclic movements of the cartridge feed unit the required number of times, with each cycle ensuring the unloading of exactly one cartridge from the dispenser, its automatic rotation with the bullet forward, movement in the separator stock, and ejection into the magazine.

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