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Ammunition rack for tank turret

US4125052A · kind A · utility

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2Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 9, 1977
Grant dateNov 14, 1978
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 9, 1997

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF42B39/22
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Mechanism for releasably retaining a projectile in an upright position win a military tank. A solenoid-controlled pawl releasably engages a side surface of the projectile to retain said projectile in position. Energization of the solenoid withdraws the pawl from the projectile surface, thereby enabling the soldier to remove the projectile from the mechanism.

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