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Inflatable ammunition gripping device

US4898071A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 23, 1988
Grant dateFeb 6, 1990
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Expiry dateSep 23, 2008

Classification

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

Abstract

An inflatable ammunition gripping device for handling a variety of soft and irregularly shaped ammunition without damage to the ammunition. A plurality of inflatable grippers mounted lengthwise inside a tubular transfer tube selectively press relatively large areas of the grippers to grasp ammunition for transfer between a first and a second location or to secure the ammunition in a storage location.

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