Propellant case for an ammunition cartridge

US6131519A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Rheinmetall W & M GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Stefan Thiesen · Willich, DE
• Dieter Jungbluth · Selters (Westerwald), DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 20, 1998
• Grant date: Oct 17, 2000
• Expiry date: Nov 20, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F42B5/285
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A propellant case includes a case sleeve having a longitudinal axis; a case bottom including a case bottom base; and an axially extending case bottom dome having a socket for supporting a primer therein. The case bottom base is releasably attached to the case bottom dome, while the case bottom dome is permanently attached to the case sleeve, whereby upon removing the case bottom from the case bottom dome, a connection between the case bottom dome and the case sleeve is preserved.