Gas operated machine gun
US10139175B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 7, 2017 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 7, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A21/20
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An automatic weapon system comprising a bolt driven gas operated machine gun operable in either an open bolt configuration or a closed bolt configuration including a reciprocating bolt assembly operable in either a semi-automatic mode or an automatic mode movable between a rear or open position and a forward or closed position and a firing chamber in combination with an ammunition magazine to automatically feed cartridges from the ammunition magazine to the gas operated machine gun for continuous fire of cartridges from the automatic weapon system including a cartridge feed mechanism to convert the linear motion of the reciprocating bolt assembly into rotary motion to incrementally position a cartridge from the ammunition magazine through a cartridge feed opening formed in the ammunition magazine into the firing chamber as the reciprocating bolt assembly moves between the rear or open position to the forward or closed position.
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