Ammunition bucket carriers for magazine conveyors
US5175388A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41A9/04
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
To reliably hold rounds of ammunition on a magazine conveyor, each of a series of ammunition round carriers has a semi-cylindrical bucket providing an axially elongated slot along which are arrayed integral, roller tipped resilient fingers defining a slot opening of a width less than the ammunition round diameter. Forced insertion and withdrawal of a round through the slot opening is accommodated by flexure of the fingers and facilitated by rolling engagement with the rollers. The rollers are pressed against an ammunition round in a bucket by the clamping forces of the fingers to impose both lateral and axial motion restraints on the round to secure its carrier position.
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