Hinged Wing Revolver Speedloader for Compact Carrying
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional revolver reloading methods, such as speedloaders, either require multiple motions for loading cartridges or have a high profile, making them inconvenient for carrying.
Innovation Solution
A revolver reloading device with a first wing assembly and a center assembly that can be selectively rotated between a flat and collapsed configuration, featuring internal constraint pieces that secure cartridges in a linear or circular pattern, allowing for efficient and compact reloading.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If cylindrical speedloaders are used to hold cartridges in a circular pattern, then reloading speed is improved, but the device profile increases making it inconvenient to carry
Solution Approach 1:
The speedloader employs a hinged wing assembly that can dynamically change configuration between a collapsed state for compact carrying and an extended state for reloading operation. The wings are connected via hinges allowing them to fold against the body during transport and extend outward during use, resolving the contradiction between compactness and functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transitions the cartridge arrangement from a two-dimensional circular pattern to a three-dimensional configuration where cartridges are held in pockets on extendable wings. This allows the device to maintain a low profile when collapsed while providing full circular cartridge access when deployed, effectively adding a dimensional transformation capability.
2Length of moving object
If flat speedloaders with linear cartridge arrangement are used, then device profile is reduced for easier carrying, but the number of motions required for reloading increases
Solution Approach 1:
The hinged wing assembly dynamically transforms from a compact linear configuration during carrying to an extended circular configuration during reloading. This dynamic transformation allows the device to achieve both low profile for portability and optimal cartridge alignment for single-motion reloading, resolving the contradiction between compactness and ease of operation.
3Ease of operation
If the wing assembly is extended for reloading operation, then cartridge access is improved, but the device profile increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wing assembly is designed as a dynamic component that can extend to provide optimal cartridge access during reloading operations, then collapse against the body for compact storage. The hinge mechanism enables this transformation, allowing the device to adapt its profile to the operational requirements at each moment.
Solution Approach 2:
When collapsed, the wing assembly nests against the main body of the speedloader, with the cartridges positioned in pockets that align with the cylinder chambers. This nested configuration minimizes the overall profile while maintaining the ability to access all cartridges when the wings are extended.
4Reliability
If multiple internal constraint pieces are used to secure cartridges, then cartridge retention is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The cartridge retention system is segmented into multiple independent constraint pieces, each responsible for securing cartridges in specific pockets. This segmentation allows each constraint piece to be simple in design while collectively providing robust retention across all cartridges, resolving the contradiction between reliability and complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables faster and more convenient reloading of revolvers by aligning cartridges in a linear or circular pattern, reducing the number of motions required and providing a lower profile for easier carrying.
Implementation Method 1
a center assembly hingedly coupled to the first wing assembly and the second wing assembly, the first wing assembly and the second wing assembly selectively rotatable relative to the center assembly about and between a flat configuration and a collapsed configuration
Data Source
AI summary
A revolver reloading device includes a first wing assembly defining a first cartridge pocket and a second cartridge pocket, the first cartridge pocket defining a first center point, the second cartridge pocket defining a second center point; a second wing assembly defining a third cartridge pocket, the third cartridge pocket defining a third center point; and a center assembly hingedly coupled to the first wing assembly and the second wing assembly, the first wing assembly and the second wing assembly selectively rotatable relative to the center assembly about and between a flat configuration and a collapsed configuration, the first center point, the second center point, and the third center point being aligned in a linear arrangement in the flat configuration, the first center point, the second center point, and the third center point being aligned in a circular pattern in the collapsed configuration.