| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 089330010 | CARTRIDGE FEEDING | 61 |
| 20090235812 | Access door for feeder/delinker of a gatling gun - An access door for a gatling gun. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100192760 | Machine Gun Ammunition Holder Incorporating Center of Gravity Downward Ejection-Deflector - Devices, apparatus, systems and methods of mounting ammunition holders for side loading machine guns and weapons that downwardly eject spent cartridges. The ammunition holders include a side plate that both moves the center of gravity of the left side supported ammunition holder to move in a right direction underneath the machine gun until the ammunition holder is balanced relative to the machine gun. The side plate further deflects the spent cartridges from being directly ejected downward from the machine gun and instead deflect the spent cartridges to one side of the machine gun away from both the machine gun and an operator of the gun. The ammunition containers can be ammunition belt boxes. The ammunition containers can be ammunition pouch bags. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20120097016 | Field Gun - A field gun comprising: a chassis, a barrel defining a barrel axis and having a traverse range and an elevation range, a cradle supporting the barrel, a joint for enabling pivoting in at least two axes, the joint connecting the cradle to the chassis, a first linear actuator, extensible along a first linear actuator axis, pivotally attached to a first point on the chassis and pivotally attached to a first point on the cradle, a second linear actuator, extensible along a first linear actuator axis, pivotally attached to a second point on the chassis and pivotally attached to a second point on the cradle, such that a first combination of first linear actuator and second linear actuator actuation varies the traverse a second combination of first linear actuator and second linear actuator actuation varies the elevation. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120186423 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR PROTECTED RELOADING OF A REMOTE CONTROLLED WEAPON STATION - RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapon System or Station) of the deck-penetrator type and a method for protected reloading of a weapon system that is fed by belt of rounds from an ammunition container that is positioned in the RCWS, wherein the RWCS includes a system for protected reloading of the weapons system, that comprises—a bracket, that on it the ammunition container is mounted, and the bracket is amenable to be propelled via an opening in the deck of the vehicle upon which the RCWS is positioned, unto an inner space of the carrier vehicle and back from this space to the RCWS; and means for movably positioning the bracket, in at least two states—a first state wherein the bracket is positioned inside the inner space of the carrier vehicle and for reloading anew the weapons system; and a second state wherein the bracket is a least substantially embedded in the RCWS for feeding the weapons system by a belt of rounds from inside of the ammunition container that is positioned on the bracket. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120318127 | BREECHBLOCK DRIVE FOR A WEAPON - A breech ammunition drive for the breech of a weapon using an external drive is provided. A long connecting rod converts the rotational movement into a linear breech movement, and a short connecting rod moves the breech. The rear end or pin of the long connecting rod is fixed on or in the drive, and the front end engages onto a rack that is fixed to the weapon and onto a slider of the breech support or the breech via a toothing. The short connecting rod is retained in the slider and guided by same, and the connecting rod engages into a transverse slot introduced above the connecting rod and below the breech support. The short connecting rod is guided in the slot fixed to the weapon, the slot having a rear end point into which the connecting rod is inserted. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20140290472 | MECHANISM FOR FIREARMS AND ITS WORKING METHOD - The invention is a monoblock submachine gun part that is housed within the upper body, that pushes the round in the magazine into the shell chamber, that houses the pin system which fires the round in the shell chamber by triggering the explosion of its capsule, that pulls the empty shell in the shell chamber with the lug on it, and that winds the cock which has the function of hitting the pin for a second shot as it moves back due to the power of the recoil. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20150090106 | LAST ROUND LINK FEED SYSTEM - A modified elongate ammunition magazine, the magazine being modified by modifying an elongate, single plane magazine by removing its end cap so as to provide an elongate modified magazine having an upper end for attaching to said magazine well of a firearm, a lower end, and a through passageway therebetween, and a clip leg base attached thereto and also attachable to a high capacity ammunition magazine housing, the clip leg base configured such that when it is attached to said modified magazine to construct a feed clip assembly, and when the clip leg base is also attached to a high capacity magazine, and when the upper end of the modified magazine is installed into a firearm, an ammunition passageway is defined from an ammunition outlet of a high capacity ammunition magazine housing, through the modified magazine, and to a firearm. Also provided is a last linked assembly including a loose or spreadable link. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150330730 | REPLACEABLE FEED RAMP - A feed ramp system for feeding cartridges into the chamber of a firearm. The feed ramp system includes a feed ramp insert having a body with at least one attachment tab projecting therefrom. The feed ramp insert is received within a mating recess formed in the receiver and is removably coupled to the receiver to enable replacement of the feed ramp insert. The feed ramp insert includes a pair of proximal ramp surfaces that align with distal ramp surfaces form at a breech end of the firearm barrel, to define a pair of feed ramps for directing cartridges into the chamber. | 11-19-2015 |
| 089330020 | Drum magazine | 12 |
| 20100083818 | FIREARM ADAPTER FOR AM180 .22 CALIBER CARTRIDGE DRUMS - A firearm adapter for AM180 .22 caliber cartridge drums includes: a tower adapted to engage with a cartridge-receiving mechanism of the firearm; a plate having a first surface to releasably engage with and retain the cartridge drum in a plane generally parallel to the plate, and a second surface to engage with and retain the tower in an orientation at a substantial angle to the plane of the plate; and an aperture in the plate that aligns with a feeding aperture in the drum and the tower so as to transport the cartridge from the drum to the tower. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20110079132 | MAGAZINE WITH CARTRIDGE GEAR - A drum style magazine for a firearm is disclosed. The magazine has a tower and a magazine body. The magazine body contains a cartridge gear for holding and carrying cartridges of ammunition. The cartridge gear has two rows of teeth, separated by a channel. Cartridges can be held between the teeth of the rows. The gear has a unique shape that makes it relatively easy to manufacture. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110107901 | Ammunition feed system for firearm - The present invention is a firearm cartridge feeding system to automatically feed firearm cartridges in a successive order one diameter of a firearm cartridge at a time, to the chamber of a bolt action, semi-automatic, or fully automatic firearm until all firearm cartridges in the system are expended. The firearm cartridges are stored in a tight spiral channel side by side to maximize the use of the peripheral space surrounding the area of a magazine well or feed point of a firearm. The housing or body of the firearm feeding system consists of a multiple segment body or housing. The housing contains a spiral channel, clutch mechanism pocket and a spring drive compartment which supports the storage of firearm cartridges and the arrangement of a drive system for feeding the firearm cartridges to the feed lips. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110107902 | Ammunition feed system for firearm - The present invention is a firearm cartridge feeding system to automatically feed firearm cartridges in a successive order one diameter of a firearm cartridge at a time, to the chamber of a bolt action, semi-automatic, or fully automatic firearm until all firearm cartridges in the system are expended. The firearm cartridges are stored in a tight spiral channel side by side to maximize the use of the peripheral space surrounding the area of a magazine well or feed point of a firearm. The housing or body of the firearm feeding system consists of a multiple segment body or housing. The housing contains a spiral channel, clutch mechanism pocket and a spring drive compartment which supports the storage of firearm cartridges and the arrangement of a drive system for feeding the firearm cartridges to the feed lips. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110203448 | MAGAZINE FOR A HAND GUN - The present invention relates to a magazine for a hand firearm, which is detachably mountable to the weapon, incorporating a drum-like, approximately cylindrical housing ( | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120160083 | HELICAL AMMUNITION MAGAZINE - An ammunition magazine and gun/magazine system in which the magazine comprises an outer housing having a substantially cylindrical inner wall surface. An inner support member is mounted within the housing and has a substantially cylindrical outer wall surface which is concentric and opposing said inner wall surface of said housing. The outer wall surface and the inner wall surface form a gap between them. A helical ramp is disposed within the gap and has a concentric axis to the inner wall surface and said outer wall surface. The helical ramp forms a helical gap within the gap, which is configured to receive a plurality of cartridges such that a longitudinal axis of each cartridge is oriented radially of the inner wall surface within the helical gap. The magazine also includes a drive mechanism for advancing the cartridges along the helical ramp. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20140076137 | AMMUNITION FEED SYSTEM FOR FIREARM - The present invention is a firearm cartridge feeding system to automatically feed firearm cartridges in a successive order one diameter of a firearm cartridge at a time, to the chamber of a bolt action, semi-automatic, or fully automatic firearm until all firearm cartridges in the system are expended. The firearm cartridges are stored in a tight spiral channel side by side to maximize the use of the peripheral space surrounding the area of a magazine well or feed point of a firearm. The housing or body of the firearm feeding system consists of a multiple segment body or housing. The housing contains a spiral channel, clutch mechanism pocket and a spring drive compartment which supports the storage of firearm cartridges and the arrangement of a drive system for feeding the firearm cartridges to the feed lips. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140096671 | Drum Magazine - Drum magazines have a body defining an interior and having a rear wall, a rotor rotatably mounted within the interior of the body, the rotor having a periphery defining a plurality of cartridge-receiving spaces, the rotor positioned to define a rim path proximate the rear wall, such that rims of cartridges received by the rotor periphery are proximate the rear wall, and a first rim-engagement element within the interior of the body and proximate the rim path, such that the rims of cartridges passing by the first element are contacted to axially shift each cartridge with respect to a subsequent cartridge. The first rim-engagement element may be a raised protrusion on the body. The rims of cartridges passing by the first rim-engagement element may be contacted to actually shift each cartridge rearward with respect to a subsequent cartridge. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140190341 | HELICAL AMMUNITION MAGAZINE - An a munition magazine and gun/magazine system in which the magazine comprises an outer housing having a substantially cylindrical inner wall surface. An inner support member is mounted within the housing and has a substantially cylindrical outer wall surface which is concentric and opposing said inner wall surface of said housing. The outer wall surface and the inner wall surface form a gap between them. A helical ramp is disposed within the gap and has a concentric axis to the inner wall surface and said outer wall surface. The helical ramp forms a helical gap within the gap, which is configured to receive a plurality of cartridges such that longitudinal axis of each cartridge is oriented radially of the inner wall surface within the helical gap. The magazine also includes a drive mechanism for advancing the cartridges along the helical ramp. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140251119 | DRUM MAGAZINE FOR PROJECTILES - A projectile launcher includes a receiver and a dual cylindrical-shaped magazine (“DCM”) wherein the receiver contains a propelling mechanism and an ammunition receiving port. The propelling mechanism is used for launching a projectile. The ammunition receiving port, which may be situated at bottom of the receiver, is able to receive projectiles. It should be noted that the projectile launcher can also be a gun or firearm. The DCM includes two canisters and an ammunition supply port which is situated between the two canisters. The DCM carries multiple projectiles in such a way that a first portion of projectiles moves toward the receiver against gravity for supplying projectiles from the ammunition supply port to the ammunition receiving port while a second portion of projectiles move in a direction parallel to the receiver for replenishing projectiles from the second portion of projectiles to the first portion of projectiles. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150040748 | DRUM MAGAZINE FOR PROJECTILES - A projectile launcher includes a receiver and a dual cylindrical-shaped magazine (“DCM”) wherein the receiver contains a propelling mechanism and an ammunition receiving port. The propelling mechanism is used for launching a projectile. The ammunition receiving port, which may be situated at bottom of the receiver, is able to receive projectiles. It should be noted that the projectile launcher can also be a gun or firearm. The DCM includes two canisters and an ammunition supply port which is situated between the two canisters. The DCM carries multiple projectiles in such a way that a first portion of projectiles moves toward the receiver against gravity for supplying projectiles from the ammunition supply port to the ammunition receiving port while a second portion of projectiles move in a direction parallel to the receiver for replenishing projectiles from the second portion of projectiles to the first portion of projectiles. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20160102931 | DRUM MAGAZINE ASSEMBLY AND METHODS - A drum magazine assembly and methods are described. A drum assembly has a follower assembly, a drum body, a spring assembly, and a feed tower assembly. The follower assembly biases cartridges towards an exit of the feed tower assembly. The follower assembly has a plurality of dummy cartridges, the plurality of dummy cartridges having a leading dummy cartridge and a last dummy cartridge, and a plurality of links including a leading link and a last link. The last dummy cartridge rotates relative to the last link and the leading link, and the leading dummy cartridge has a bolt catch engagement feature. | 04-14-2016 |
| 089330030 | Movable chamber | 1 |
| 20110083548 | WEAPON SYSTEM WITH CASELESS AMMUNITION - A weapon system uses caseless munitions. In order to permit a further use of the weapon system essentially without delay on jamming, a configuration of the weapon system is disclosed that has a weapon barrel, a projectile magazine with individual chambers and a propellant charge magazine with individual chambers. In order to guarantee a firing position, the projectile magazine and the propellant charge magazine, may be moved relative to the weapon barrel. The projectile magazine has a chamber located in a discharge position in which an ejector device for the projectile in the chamber may be activated. A further chamber of the projectile magazine may be loaded in the movement position for the projectile magazine and the propellant charge magazine has a chamber, located in a discharge position in which an ejector device for the propellant charge in the chamber may be activated. The further chamber of the propellant charge magazine may be loaded in the movement position of the propellant charge magazine. | 04-14-2011 |
| 089330050 | With rammer separated breech block | 1 |
| 20110174142 | MUNITION HANDLING APPARATUS - There is disclosed a munition handling apparatus where the conventional ram is replaced with a high pressure fluid actuation. For this the apparatus is provided with a container that incorporates a piston which slides along the container to urge the munition out as the fluid pressure is applied. | 07-21-2011 |
| 089330100 | With magazine | 15 |
| 20090071321 | MAGAZINE FOR AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON - An automatic weapon ( | 03-19-2009 |
| 20120167750 | RAPID FIRE LAUNCH SYSTEM - A magazine-fed launch or firing system is provided. The system comprises a plurality of magazines arranged radially around a central loading area. A first loading mechanism is provided for supplying a munition arranged within a magazine to the central loading area. A second loading mechanism is provided for delivering a munition arranged within the central loading area to a barrel of the system. A turret is provided for altering at least one of the azimuth and elevation angle of the barrel. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120325075 | Propellant Charge Magazine and Combat Compartment Equipped with a Propellant Charge Magazine - A propellant charge magazine having a magazine housing in which propellant charges are disposed and that can be cooled by a device for distribution and/or discharge of cooling air disposed in, or within the immediate vicinity of, the propellant charge magazine. A cooling air distribution system can be disposed in a combat compartment housing, with an air discharge device thereof being disposed in an upper portion of the housing for guiding cooling air into a lateral area of the housing. A deflector guides the cooling air downwardly in the lateral area and upwardly in a central area of the housing. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130042747 | Machine Gun Ammunition Holder Incorporating Center of Gravity Downward Ejection-Deflector - Devices, apparatus, systems and methods of mounting ammunition holders for side loading machine guns that downwardly eject spent cartridges. The holders include adjustable hinges attached to plates that moves the center of gravity of the ammunition holder to move underneath the gun until the holder is balanced relative to the gun. The plate deflects the spent cartridges from being directly ejected downward from the machine gun to deflect the spent cartridges to one side away from both the gun and the gun operator. The containers can be ammunition belt boxes or pouch bags. Frames can allow for bags to form a deflection surface to deflect spent cartridges away from the gun. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20140053716 | FIRE CONTROL FOR AUTO-LOADING SHOTGUN - An auto-loading firearm includes a bolt assembly that is both automatically operable and manually operable between a forward position closing the chamber of the firearm and a rearward position opening the chamber, and a fire control mechanism. The fire control mechanism comprises a trigger plate assembly operably located between the chamber and a magazine that is capable of housing one or more additional rounds of ammunition. The trigger plate assembly includes a latch release and a carrier that is operable to lift a round from the magazine to the chamber. The fire control mechanism further includes a feed latch that is operable to release of a round from the magazine onto the carrier when disengaged by the latch release. The trigger plate assembly and the feed latch are configurable to control the release of rounds of ammunition from the magazine during manual operation of the fire control. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140345445 | Apparatus & Method for Loading an Ammunition Magazine, and Ammunition Magazine Having a Loading Apparatus - Apparatus and method for loading an ammunition magazine via an ammunition hold. An ammunition holder is provided for receiving an ammunition body externally of the ammunition magazine in a receiving position. A swivel arm is provided for moving the ammunition holder out of the receiving position, along a lifting path, to a storage position, in the vicinity of the ammunition hold, that is disposed at a level higher than is the receiving position. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20160138880 | REPLACEABLE FEED RAMP - A feed ramp system for feeding cartridges into the chamber of a firearm. The feed ramp system includes a feed ramp insert having a body with at least one attachment tab projecting therefrom. The feed ramp insert is received within a mating recess formed in the receiver and is removably coupled to the receiver to enable replacement of the feed ramp insert. The feed ramp insert includes a pair of proximal ramp surfaces that align with distal ramp surfaces form at a breech end of the firearm barrel, to define a pair of feed ramps for directing cartridges into the chamber. | 05-19-2016 |
| 089330140 | Belt feed | 7 |
| 20090120271 | AMMUNITION SUPPLY SYSTEM - In order avoid ammunition feed from within a protective cell of a turret ( | 05-14-2009 |
| 20120137863 | AMMUNITION CANISTER AND FEED SYSTEM - An armament system for aircraft includes an ammunition system and a mount system for a machine gun. The ammunition system includes an ammunition canister and feed system, the canister having a pair of brackets releasably coupled to a pair of receivers supported by a vertical mounting surface. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120204710 | ADAPTER FOR CONVERTING A MAGAZINE-FED FIREARM TO USE LINKED AMMUNITION - An ammunition feed adapter and method of use is provided that converts a semi-automatic or fully automatic firearm from a magazine-fed firearm into a belt-fed firearm enabling the firearm to be used as a sustainable source of firepower. Modification of a soldier's standard issue automatic or semi-automatic rifle into a belt-fed firearm increases the options for strategic maneuvering of a combat unit on the field of battle by overcoming the limitations of traditional sources of sustained firepower, such as a Squad Automatic Firearm. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120318128 | JAM RESISTANT AMMUNITION MAGAZINE - Methods and apparatus are provided for a passive locking device for preventing an ammunition belt from sliding across the top of an internal wall of an ammunition magazine used in conjunction with a belt feed weapon. In one embodiment the passive locking device is movable between a locked position in which a locking end is in close proximity to the top of the internal wall, and an unlocked position in which the locking end is spaced apart from the top of the wall. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20140260931 | AMMUNITION FEED GUIDE ASSEMBLY - An ammunition feed guide assembly for a connected band of ammunition cartridges includes a bracket with upstanding side plates each defining an ammunition discharge channel. The channel has a bottom wall, a pair of side walls spaced apart a distance greater than the length of a cartridge and may include at least one tension tab to resist movement of the ammunition band. An ammunition chute is connected to a discharge chute and comprises a plurality of hollow feed links connected for limited pivotal movement to guide the band of ammunition cartridges to the feed mechanism of an associated weapon. In one form, the chute includes a link at its free end to connect to a discharge chute of another feed guide assembly. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140311325 | Ammunition Magazine and Loading Device Thereof - An ammunition magazine contains an ammunition belt of linked ammunition cartridges to be fed into a machine gun, the magazine including a front opening, enabling a leading end of the ammunition belt to be accessible for feeding the machine gun and for linking with a trailing end of another ammunition belt, and a rear opening, enabling a trailing end of the ammunition belt to be accessible for linking with a leading end of another ammunition belt. An arrangement of consecutive and adjacent ammunition magazines allows movement of an ammunition belt from the distal magazine into the proximal magazine towards the machine gun during operation, enabling continuous feeding of ammunition belts into the machine gun. An ammunition loading system for conveying ammunition between a magazine platform and a hull region, including a lifting mechanism to lift an ammunition magazine into the magazine platform from the hull region. | 10-23-2014 |
| 089330160 | With rotary feeder | 1 |
| 20150300762 | JAM RESISTANT AMMUNITION MAGAZINE - Methods and apparatus are provided for a passive locking device for preventing an ammunition belt from sliding across the top of an internal wall of an ammunition magazine used in conjunction with a belt feed weapon. In one embodiment the passive locking device is movable between a locked position in which a locking end is in close proximity to the top of the internal wall, and an unlocked position in which the locking end is spaced apart from the top of the wall. | 10-22-2015 |
| 089330170 | With rotary feeder | 1 |
| 20100170385 | AMMUNITION CONTAINER AND FEED SYSTEM - A linkless ammunition feed system for a firearm. The ammunition feed system has an ammunition container with a path for holding a plurality ammunition rounds in a single file manner and an exit for passing the ammunition rounds out of the container. A pusher is positioned in and adapted to freely slide through the ammunition path, the plurality of ammunition rounds being positioned between the exit and the pusher, the pusher adapted to push the ammunition toward the exit. The pusher is pulled through the ammunition path by a feed line connected to the pusher and extending through the ammunition path. A rotatable feed line spool collects the feed line at the container exit, and a feed sprocket rotates to move an ammunition round from the container exit to a firearm associated with the ammunition feed system. | 07-08-2010 |
| 089330200 | Belt feed | 11 |
| 20090025545 | WEAPON SIGHT - This invention, as a unit, is a training adjustable combination sight, primarily intended to be mounted on a vehicle of smaller vessel for close-in defence of these against air and ground attacks. In its entirety, aside from the required sight sensors ( | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100212483 | M240 adapter assembly clip - A clamping mechanism corrects a design flaw in the NSN 1005-01-431-8324 adapter assembly without modifying it. The fine details of military regulations have encouraged the design flaw's persistence by limiting and preventing actions for correcting or modifying the NSN 1005-01-431-8324 adapter assembly. The clamping mechanism can be fielded without violating any regulations and thereby without necessitating the very expensive and time consuming acceptance procedures that would be required of other solutions. The clamping mechanism addresses the design flaw while simultaneously remaining within the regulatory regime. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100294119 | AMMUNITION CANISTER AND FEED SYSTEM - An armament system for aircraft includes an ammunition system and a mount system for a machine gun. The ammunition system includes an ammunition canister and feed system, the canister having a pair of brackets releasably coupled to a pair of receivers supported by a vertical mounting surface. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100319521 | LINK CHUTE EJECTION ADAPTER - A link chute ejection adapter for conveying spent links of an ammunition belt from the receiver chamber of a machine gun to a link chute. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20120000351 | Linkage for Rimmed Ammunition - A linking system for rimmed ammunition is disclosed. The linking system features individual links that each encompass one ammunition cartridge while having an arcuate lateral arm which encompasses a neighboring link and associated cartridge. A plurality of collet arms secure the cartridge and separate as the cartridge is forced forward in the delinking process. Angular momenta from the feeding motion and the rotational motion of the de-linking assembly combine to rotate a first link away and apart from the next associated link. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120152094 | Ammunition feed chute - An ammunition feed chute has a plurality of feed chute links releasably connected together. The feed chute links have interior surfaces that define a guide path for belted ammunition. Each of the feed chute links has a transitional surface attached to one of the feed chute link's interior surfaces, the transitional surfaces each extending from the interior surface to which it is attached to a location where it overlaps the adjacent feed chute link's transitional surface. A tongue extending from one of the feed chute links may be received by a slot in an adjacent feed chute link to releasably connect the feed chute links together. The ligaments may each receive the top insert and the rivet of one of the feed chute links within their closed slots and removably receive the top insert, AN washer, and rivet of an adjacent feed chute link within their open slots to releasably connect the feed chute links together. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20130000473 | Ammunition Magazine and Loading Device Thereof - An ammunition magazine ( | 01-03-2013 |
| 20150300761 | BELT FEED MECHANISM FOR MIL-SPEC LINKED AMMO - A lower-receiver type feeding device for belted ammunition cartridges. A lead cartridge of the belt is separated from its lead link at a central stripping station. A rocker-type transfer mechanism sequentially moves cartridges with connected link toward the central stripping station. The transfer mechanism is driven through a cam interface with the bolt-carrier group. A sheering lip is disposed at the central stripping station to engage the lead link directly below the lead cartridge and resist stripping forces when the lead cartridge is pushed through a first outlet for chambering. A mag well post slides into a magazine well of the firearm. A bolt catch extension is pivotally carried on the right pivot shaft to remotely activate the bolt catch. An end-of-link stop is joined to the end of the ammunition belt. The end-of-link stop comprised a dummy cartridge having a longitudinally extending groove. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160061545 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR PROTECTED RELOADING OF A REMOTE CONTROLLED WEAPON STATION - RCWS (Remote Controlled Weapon System or Station) of the deck-penetrator type and a method for protected reloading of a weapon system that is fed by belt of rounds from an ammunition container that is positioned in the RCWS, wherein the RWCS includes a system for protected reloading of the weapons system, that comprises—a bracket, that on it the ammunition container is mounted, and the bracket is amenable to be propelled via an opening in the deck of the vehicle upon which the RCWS is positioned, unto an inner space of the carrier vehicle and back from this space to the RCWS; and means for movably positioning the bracket, in at least two states—a first state wherein the bracket is positioned inside the inner space of the carrier vehicle and for reloading anew the weapons system; and a second state wherein the bracket is a least substantially embedded in the RCWS for feeding the weapons system by a belt of rounds from inside of the ammunition container that is positioned on the bracket. | 03-03-2016 |
| 089330250 | With rotary feeder | 2 |
| 20110120292 | ACCESS DOOR FOR FEEDER/DELINKER OF A GATLING GUN - A gatling gun construct increases operational life and reduces jams by utilizing in a feeder/delinker a feeder sprocket that engages the neck and shoulder of each cartridge. The gun also facilitates access to a feeder/delinker by utilizing a single access door that includes a plunger that maintains a cartridge in place in the feeder/delinker while the access door is opened and closed. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20160123686 | Minigun with Improved Feeder Sprocket and Shaft - A delinking feeder receives a belt of linked cartridges, separates cartridges from the belt, and feeds the separated cartridges to a minigun for firing. The delinking feeder includes a feeder sprocket a plurality of slots extending outward to an open end at an outer edge of the feeder sprocket body, and each slot is disposed along a curve. The curve decelerates a cartridge disposed in the slot as the cartridge moves outwardly in the slot. A feeder, shaft is adapted to hold the feeder sprocket and a stripper. The shaft includes a section having a plurality of exterior splines, and the feeder sprocket includes an axial hole having a plurality of interior splines configured to mate with the plurality of shaft exterior splines. The stripper sleeve includes an axial hole having a plurality of interior splines configured to mate with the plurality of shaft exterior splines. | 05-05-2016 |
| 089330400 | Empty shell receivers | 5 |
| 20100294120 | GUN MOUNT AND EJECTION SYSTEM - An armament system for aircraft includes gun mount and ejection system for a machine gun. The gun mount and ejection system includes an ejection chute assembly including a hopper positioned intermediate the uprights of a carriage supporting the machine gun. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20110107903 | Machine gun spent brass catch device - A catch device for collecting ejected cartridges and other spent brass from an automatic fire machine gun or the like mounted on a platform includes: (a) a frame portion including an open mouthed, rigid bag frame, and a latch assembly on the bag frame; and (b) a catch bag portion including a collection bag with a hollow interior, a zipper, or a bottom flap with hook and loop strip, closing a bottom slot of the collection bag, at least one attachment mechanism at the top of the collection bag, and at least one flexible cross member extending across the collection bag interior, the catch bag portion being attachable to the frame portion by the attachment mechanism. This simplified abstract is not intended to limit, and should not be interpreted as limiting, the scope of the claims. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20120240754 | Expended Cartridge Case Receiver - Disclosed is an expended cartridge case receiver unit which catches and contains cartridge cases ejected clear of a firearm and keeps them from underfoot of the shooter. The receiver unit has a weight bearing surface that allows an ejected cartridge case to pass through it into a case trap portion disposed below it. A plurality of the case receiver units can be arranged in a series with the case trap portion of each receiver unit in communication with the case trap of an adjacent receiver unit in the series. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20130160637 | APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING EMPTY CARTRIDGE AND CANNON HAVING THE SAME - An apparatus for collecting an empty cartridge includes a bracket, an operation pin, an upper link, a lower link, and a collecting unit, wherein when a cannon barrel forward moves, the lower link rotates by being engaged with the upper link as the operation pin slides on the upper link, and the collecting unit is unfolded such that the empty cartridge is collected after a bump. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130192450 | Device For Collecting Ammunition Casings - The present invention is a fabric which lays flat on the ground and has a plurality of handles and/or drawstrings which, when lifted, allow ammunition casings to collect at one or more common points and will allow recovery of the casings. This invention will greatly reduce the burden of picking up ammunition casings that most firearms owners suffer through. | 08-01-2013 |
| 089034000 | Holders | 4 |
| 20100011946 | AMMUNITION RETAINER APPARATUS FOR AN AMMUNITION BOX OR MAGAZINE FOR LINKED AMMUNITION - An ammunition retainer apparatus for restraining a continuous belt of linked ammunition cartridges loaded into bays of an ammunition box or magazine from flowing over a divider wall from a first bay to a second bay adjacent to the first bay. The ammunition retainer apparatus comprises an elongated body having on a first side, a first pair of tabs rigidly attached to the body and protruding from the body in a first direction, and on a second side, a second pair of tabs rigidly attached to the body and protruding from the body in a second direction. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20130098231 | Rapid-Load Appliance for Use with Belt-Fed Machine Guns - The invention relates to a device for positioning multiple, filled ammunition canisters near the receiver of a machine gun such that when the ammunition belt in the first canister is exhausted, the gunner merely removes the first canister from the device and a new, full canister containing a new ammunition belt slides into place by means of gravity. The present invention enables the gunner to more rapidly reload the machine gun, thus improving firing rate and gunner safety. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130319213 | AMMUNITION POUCH WITH DISPENSOR - A novel ammunition pouch formed from material cut to form a rectangular container defining an interior opening sized to store ammunition disposed on a belt. The container includes a bottom side, a front side, a back side, a first end and a second end, and a top flap. A feed clip disposed on the first end, the feed clip including a feed clip opening in communication with the interior compartment, the feed clip opening sized to accommodate the ammunition disposed on a belt, including an upper spring bracket and lower spring bracket attached around the feed clip opening and positioned to provide a slip-fit for the ammunition disposed on the belt to passthru. A strap with a first end mechanically coupled with the feed clip, and second end with at least one of a clip and a Velcro-compatible fastener for removably coupling with the second end of ammunition pouch. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20160076839 | LOW AMMUNITION WARNING SWITCH - An ammunition magazine, including a container configured to hold ammunition and dispense the ammunition to a weapon, and an indicator disposed in the container and configured to create a signal indicative of a predetermined amount of ammunition remains in the container. In one example embodiment, the indicator comprises a sensor member configured to engage with the ammunition when more than the predetermined amount of ammunition remains in the container, and configured to not engage with the ammunition when less than the predetermined amount of ammunition remains in the container. An electrical device is coupled to the sensor member and configured to provide an electrical signal indicative of whether the sensor member is engaging the ammunition, or is not engaging the ammunition. | 03-17-2016 |
| 089350010 | Belts | 4 |
| 20120060675 | Cartridge Loop With Compliant Tab for Ammunition Belt - A cartridge loop for an ammunition belt having a coupling interface with an opening and a pair of substantially parallel lines side walls having a compliant tab formed therein to deflect easily without deforming the loop when a coupling is engaged in the interface is provided. The compliant tab is formed by a U-shaped cut-out from the loop across the side walls to the front face of the coupling interface. The walls of the interface are separated by a distance and the coupling has first and second ends connected by a link connecting the first and second ends, the first end having a locking head with four sides having a diagonal that forms an interference fit with the compliant tabs formed in the side walls. | 03-15-2012 |
| 089350020 | Disintegrating type | 3 |
| 20080245219 | Device to separate the links of an ammunition belt - A device to separate the links (M | 10-09-2008 |
| 20090249947 | Link separation device for an ammunition belt - A link separation device for an ammunition belt, said belt exiting a weapon after firing via an opening and in which an assembly of links (M | 10-08-2009 |
| 20160202032 | DISINTEGRATING AMMUNITION BELT LINK | 07-14-2016 |
