Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A self contained loading device and implement housing device, for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms comprising: an elongated block, made of solid material, having a top face, a bottom face and a verticle dimension; a plurality of sleeves bored through said block, each of said sleeves having a diameter consistent with that of the caliber of a gun muzzle so as to be loaded and able to house a patched projectile sized for said caliber; a plurality of cavities bored into one side of each block, each of such cavities of sufficient size to hold one premeasured charge of gun powder; a means for covering said side cavities and for successively transferring said measured charges of gun powder, without ingredient loss, into a muzzle of a firearm; a container, frictionally engaged in the body of the device, for holding and dispensing priming powder; a plurality of holes drilled into the block, at various locations, for containing such devices or implements, but not limited to, a bullet puller, flash hole cleaner pick, patch puller, a ram rod jag, and a Vlier Ball Plunger; retention means for keeping said bullet puller, flash hole cleaner pick, patch puller, and ram rod jag or other like implements, from falling out from the block when not in use.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A self contained loading device and implement housing device, for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms comprising: an elongated block, made of solid material, having a top face, a bottom face and a verticle dimension; a plurality of sleeves bored through said block, each of said sleeves having a diameter consistent with that of the caliber of a gun muzzle so as to be loaded and able to house a patched projectile sized for said caliber; a plurality of cavities bored into one side of each block, each of such cavities of sufficient size to hold one premeasured charge of gun powder; a means for covering said side cavities and for successively transferring said measured charges of gun powder, without ingredient loss, into a muzzle of a firearm; a container, frictionally engaged in the body of the device, for holding and dispensing priming powder; a plurality of holes drilled into the block, at various locations, for containing such devices or implements, but not limited to, a bullet puller, flash hole cleaner pick, patch puller, a ram rod jag, and a Vlier Ball Plunger; retention means for keeping said bullet puller, flash hole cleaner pick, patch puller, and ram rod jag or other like implements, from falling out from the block when not in use.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
56 words
A self contained loading device and implement housing device, for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms, as described in claim 1, wherein said means for covering said side cavities containing gun powder is an oblong sliding means, connected to said side surface, so that movement of the sliding means successively exposes cavities containing gun powder.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
A self contained loading device, and implement housing device, for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms, as described in claim 2, wherein the oblong sliding means is situated in a recessed area adapted to fit the dimension of the sliding means, so that the sliding means remains flush with the surface of the block.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
51 words
A self contained loading device and implement housing device for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms, as described in claim 3, wherein said oblong sliding means has a funnel means molded on one end for insertion into a gun's muzzle to transfer a charge of gun powder into the muzzle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
56 words
A self contained loading device and implement housing device, for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms, as described in claim 4, wherein said sliding means has, on its underside, a series of depressions separated by non depressed area, for hooking onto a stopping means for centering said funnel means over the successively exposed powder cavities.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
48 words
A self contained loading device and implement housing device, for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms, as described in claim 5, wherein said stopping means is a Vlier Ball Plunger that protrudes from a hole drilled into the same side upon which the sliding means is located.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
A self contained loading device and implement housing device for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms, as described in claim 4, wherein the sliding means has a finger groove on the opposite end from the funnel means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
A self contained loading device and implement housing device, for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms, as described in claim 1, wherein said retention means for preventing the various tools from falling out from the block is a knurled knob attached to a suitable implement and adapted to be screwed into a cavity in the block.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
A self contained loading device and implement housing device, for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms, as described in claim 1, wherein said solid material for the block is plastic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A self contained loading device and implement housing device, for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms, as described in claim 1, wherein said solid material for the block is wood.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A self contained loading dvice and implement housing device, for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms, as described in claim 1, wherein said solid material for the block is metal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
A self contained loading device and implement housing device, for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms, as described in claim 1, wherein said container means for retaining and dispensing priming powder. frictionally engaged in the body of the device, is a bottle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
A self contained loading device and implement housing device, for use with flintlock type muzzle loading firearms, as described in claim 12, wherein said bottle for retaining and dispensing priming powder is made of plastic.