Soft- projectile magazine refill apparatus and methods

1 . A method of refilling a magazine with projectiles formed from a super absorbent polymer, the method comprising the steps of:

hydrating the projectiles in a container;

mating the magazine with the container; and

transferring the projectiles from the container to the magazine.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

releasing a locking mechanism on the magazine wherein the locking mechanism is designed to restrict access to an interior of the magazine.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising the step of:

releasing a locking mechanism on the container wherein the locking mechanism is designed to restrict access to an interior of the container.

4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

mating a key on the container with a key receiver on the magazine.

5 . The method of claim 4 , further comprising the step of:

mating a key on the magazine with a key receiver on the container.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of:

adding dehydrated projectiles to the interior of the container prior to the hydrating step.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the dehydrated projectiles are added to the interior through an opening with a significantly smaller diameter than the diameter of a hydrated projectile.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the opening is less than 2 mm in diameter.

9 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the opening is a plurality of openings in the form of a screen.

10 . A system for hydrating soft-projectiles made from a super absorbent polymer, the system comprising:

a container including an interior and an exterior;

a locking mechanism arranged on the container and designed to restrict access to the interior of the container; and

soft-projectiles made from a super absorbent polymer located in the interior of the container.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the locking mechanism is designed to mate with a magazine.

12 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the container includes a lid and a base.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the lid and the base may be temporarily locked.

14 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the container further includes a liquid inlet designed to allow liquid to be added to the interior of the container.

15 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the locking mechanism includes a slideable door operatively arranged to obstruct an opening designed to receive a soft-projectile.

16 . A kit for refilling a magazine with soft-projectiles made from a super absorbent polymer, the kit comprising:

a container;

a plurality of dehydrated pieces of super absorbent polymer; and

instructions describing how to hydrate the pieces of super absorbent polymer in the container.

17 . The kit of claim 16 , wherein the container includes a locking mechanism designed to mate with a magazine.

18 . A method of refilling a magazine with soft-projectiles, the method comprising the steps of:

mating the magazine to a container;

causing a locking mechanism on the container to allow access to an interior of the container;

causing a locking mechanism on the magazine to allow access to an interior of the magazine; and

transferring the soft-projectiles from the container to the magazine.

19 . The method of claim 18 , further comprising the step of:

inserting a key on the magazine into a key receiver on the container.

20 . The method of claim 19 , further comprising the step of:

inserting a key on the container into a key receiver on the magazine.

21 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the soft-projectiles are formed from a super absorbent polymer.

22 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising the step of:

adding a liquid to the interior of the container to hydrate the soft-projectiles.