US Patent 9273917 Magazine loader

A magazine loader includes a loader housing having a housing interior; an ammo slot in the loader housing, the ammo slot communicating with the housing interior; a clip slot in the loader housing opposite the ammo slot, the clip slot communicating with the housing interior; and an ammo loading plunger carried by the loader housing and extending into the housing interior, the ammo loading plunger positional between an extended ammo preloading position and a retracted ammo loading position in the housing interior.