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US2988962A
US2988962A US521668A US52166844A US2988962A US 2988962 A US2988962 A US 2988962A US 521668 A US521668 A US 521668A US 52166844 A US52166844 A US 52166844A US 2988962 A US2988962 A US 2988962A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/61—Magazines
    • F41A9/64—Magazines for unbelted ammunition
    • F41A9/76—Magazines having an endless-chain conveyor
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A27/00—Gun mountings permitting traversing or elevating movement, e.g. gun carriages
    • F41A27/26—Fluid-operated systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/01—Feeding of unbelted ammunition
    • F41A9/06—Feeding of unbelted ammunition using cyclically moving conveyors, i.e. conveyors having ammunition pusher or carrier elements which are emptied or disengaged from the ammunition during the return stroke
    • F41A9/09—Movable ammunition carriers or loading trays, e.g. for feeding from magazines
    • F41A9/10—Movable ammunition carriers or loading trays, e.g. for feeding from magazines pivoting or swinging
    • F41A9/13—Movable ammunition carriers or loading trays, e.g. for feeding from magazines pivoting or swinging in a vertical plane
    • F41A9/16—Movable ammunition carriers or loading trays, e.g. for feeding from magazines pivoting or swinging in a vertical plane which is parallel to the barrel axis
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/50—External power or control systems
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42C—AMMUNITION FUZES; ARMING OR SAFETY MEANS THEREFOR
    • F42C17/00—Fuze-setting apparatus

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  • SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR suns Filed Feb. 9, 1944 27 Sheets-Sheet 12 Invenfor J'idney I]. Fi nn By I izorney June 20, 1961 5. J. FiNN SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR suns 27 Sheets-Sheet 13 Filed Feb. 9, 1944 8% M w 'W I U Q 3% 5 H Nam 0 Invenfor Sidney 111 57171 7 Attorn/e June 20, 1961 5. J. FINN SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS 27 Sheets' -Sheet 14 Filed Feb. 9, 1944 [nvenfor 3 Jzdney JE nn June 20, 1961 5. J.

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June 20, 1961 5. J. FINN SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS 27 SheetsSheet. 1
Filed Feb. 9, 1944 Invenfor Szdney :[Finn June 20, 1961 5. J. FINN 2,988,962
SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS Filed Feb. 9, 19 14 27 Sheets-Sheet 2 &
nvenfor Sidney Jf inn June 20, 1961 5.4. FINN 2,983,962
SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS Filed Feb. 9, 1944 27 Sheets-Sheet 3 Invenfor 5 ioZncy 11/ 271 17.
fforney Filed Feb. 9, 1944 27 sheets sheet 4 In venfar Szdney r71 5 nn By hz Aizorneb/ June 20, 1961 5. J. FINN SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS 27 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Feb. 9, 1944 Invenfor 15' z cZney J. 1 2' 'nn H By %$A2forney June 20, 1961 s. .1. FINN 2,988,962
SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS Filed Feb. 9, 1944 27 Sheets-Sheet 6 y I l. Aiz ormy June 20, 1961 5.4 FINN:
SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS Filed. Feb. 9,. 1944 27 Sheets-Sheet 7 [nvenfor J'zdney JFi nn June 20, 1961 5. J. FINN 2,938,962
SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS Filed Feb. 9, 1944 27 Sheets-Sheet 8 1 llUl] R Em m June 20, 1961 5. J. FINN 2,988,962
SfiEILL-HANDLINGMECHANISMS FOR GUNS Filed Feb. 9, 1944 27 Sheets-Sheet 9 aw 368 W II l 1 III 334 [nvenfor June 20, 1961 5. J. FINN SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS 2'7 Sheets-Sheet 10 Filed Feb. 9, 1944 Invenfor Jam /J1 fin By in :Aizorney I June 20, 1961 5. J. FINN SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR suns 27 Sheets-Sheet 11 Filed Feb. 9, 1944 Invenfor Finn Szdney III June 20, 1961 5. J. FINN 2,988,962
SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR suns Filed Feb. 9, 1944 27 Sheets-Sheet 12 Invenfor J'idney I]. Fi nn By I izorney June 20, 1961 5. J. FiNN SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR suns 27 Sheets-Sheet 13 Filed Feb. 9, 1944 8% M w 'W I U Q 3% 5 H Nam 0 Invenfor Sidney 111 57171 7 Attorn/e June 20, 1961 5. J. FINN SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS 27 Sheets' -Sheet 14 Filed Feb. 9, 1944 [nvenfor 3 Jzdney JE nn June 20, 1961 5. J. FINN SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS Filed Feb. 9, 1944 27 Sheets-Sheet 15 M g m v ww mm M $4 NJ $4 @u y A Aiz orney June 20, 1961 s. J. FINN SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS 27 Sheets-Sheet 16 Filed Feb. 9, 1944 Inven or Szdney JFinn By 72, AiZ'orne June 20, 1961 s. .1. FINN 2,988,962
SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS Filed Feb. 9, 1944 27 Sheets-Sheet 17 fnvenfor y 7n Aizorney o June 20, 1961 s. J. FINN 2,988,962
SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR GUNS Filed Feb. 9, 1944 27 Sheets-Sheet 18 & vi v [nvenfor Szdnq I]. Efin June 20, 1961 s. J. FINN SHELL-HANDLING MECHANISMS FOR cums 27 Sheets-Sheet 19 Filed Feb. 9, 1944 fiweizfor Sidney J Fifin I y his zf rne June 20, 1961 5. J. FINN 2,988,962
SHELL-HANDLING MECHAN I SMS FOR GUNS Filed Feb. 9, 1944 2'7 Sheets-Sheet 20
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US3169445A (en) * 1957-06-03 1965-02-16 Arthur J Stanton Magazine mechanism
DE2127428A1 (en) * 1971-06-03 1972-12-14 Mak Maschinenbau Gmbh, 2300 Kiel Loading device for weapons for continuous firing of various types of ammunition
US4662266A (en) * 1984-02-17 1987-05-05 Fives-Cail Babcock Device for automatically loading ammunition in a cannon
US4727790A (en) * 1985-05-03 1988-03-01 Ares, Inc. Automated shell loading apparatus for externally mounted tank cannon
FR2619207A1 (en) * 1987-08-03 1989-02-10 Rheinmetall Gmbh SHOP CHAIN FOR AMMUNITION RECEPTION
US5022308A (en) * 1989-07-07 1991-06-11 Wegmann & Co. Gmbh Ammunition magazine for a combat vehicle
DE4033756A1 (en) * 1990-10-24 1992-04-30 Heckler & Koch Gmbh Storage and feed unit for cartridges - has outers positioned parallel to each other and in plane at right-angles
US5259290A (en) * 1991-08-08 1993-11-09 Rheinmetall Gmbh Ammunition container
US20100212483A1 (en) * 2007-04-24 2010-08-26 Steve Hines M240 adapter assembly clip

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US649433A (en) * 1899-06-10 1900-05-15 Martin B Madden Breech-loading cannon.
US1008498A (en) * 1911-02-01 1911-11-14 George Toborg Automatic firearm.
US1067859A (en) * 1912-06-24 1913-07-22 Coventry Ordnance Works Ltd Apparatus for aiming guns.
GB125442A (en) * 1916-07-27 1919-04-24 John Herbert Mansell Improvements in Gun Mountings.
US1307639A (en) * 1919-06-24 redpath and h
US1311256A (en) * 1919-07-29 wilcox
US1332060A (en) * 1918-10-15 1920-02-24 Pacilli Leonardo Recoll-operated ordnance
US1387678A (en) * 1917-07-05 1921-08-16 Gilbert V Anderson Gun mount and control
GB151646A (en) * 1917-03-22 1922-01-10 Gabriel Szakats Automatic fuse setting device for firearms
US1441535A (en) * 1921-03-28 1923-01-09 Robert V Morse Direct-fire-control system
US1447860A (en) * 1917-08-25 1923-03-06 James S Johnston Cartridge magazine for machine guns
US1525065A (en) * 1923-12-15 1925-02-03 John M Browning Automatic firearm
US1648469A (en) * 1924-11-01 1927-11-08 Keith F Adamson Automatic gun
US1664676A (en) * 1925-03-13 1928-04-03 Ralph L Goetzenberger Fuse setter
US1674370A (en) * 1926-01-22 1928-06-19 Schneider & Cie Automatic gun
US1750724A (en) * 1928-07-23 1930-03-18 Schneider & Cie Combined automatic breech closing and opening and loading mechanism for automatic guns
FR815874A (en) * 1936-04-04 1937-07-24 Artillery material particularly suitable for anti-aircraft fire
US2113143A (en) * 1934-10-07 1938-04-05 Boeing Aircraft Co Aircraft gun mount
US2122423A (en) * 1935-09-19 1938-07-05 American Armament Corp Round-feeding mechanism
US2189823A (en) * 1935-08-01 1940-02-13 Harry F Vickers Apparatus for controlling the movement of heavy masses
US2275855A (en) * 1939-06-27 1942-03-10 Joseph Felix Alexander Apparatus for setting fuses of projectiles
US2284611A (en) * 1939-11-14 1942-05-26 George E Barnhart Remotely controlled gun mount
US2316320A (en) * 1938-08-25 1943-04-13 Dewandre Albert Hydraulically and pneumatically controlled mount for automatic guns
US2335449A (en) * 1941-07-09 1943-11-30 Bell Aircraft Corp Combat airplane
US2342022A (en) * 1940-01-27 1944-02-15 Curtiss Wright Corp Aircraft bomb carrier
US2350662A (en) * 1940-02-26 1944-06-06 Douglas Aircraft Co Inc Hydraulic system and control
US2375453A (en) * 1941-02-25 1945-05-08 Colt S Mfg Co Feeding device for automatic firearms
US2382522A (en) * 1942-06-17 1945-08-14 Bell Aircraft Corp Ordnance
US2415413A (en) * 1942-02-26 1947-02-11 Wilfrid M Burgess Cartridge feeding mechanism

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US2436424A (en) * 1942-08-28 1948-02-24 United Shoe Machinery Corp Fluid-pressure-operated mechanism
US2351743A (en) * 1943-05-05 1944-06-20 Bendix Aviat Corp Automatic fuse setting apparatus
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US1307639A (en) * 1919-06-24 redpath and h
US1311256A (en) * 1919-07-29 wilcox
US649433A (en) * 1899-06-10 1900-05-15 Martin B Madden Breech-loading cannon.
US644969A (en) * 1899-08-21 1900-03-06 Vickers Sons & Maxim Ltd Automatic gun.
US1008498A (en) * 1911-02-01 1911-11-14 George Toborg Automatic firearm.
US1067859A (en) * 1912-06-24 1913-07-22 Coventry Ordnance Works Ltd Apparatus for aiming guns.
GB125442A (en) * 1916-07-27 1919-04-24 John Herbert Mansell Improvements in Gun Mountings.
GB151646A (en) * 1917-03-22 1922-01-10 Gabriel Szakats Automatic fuse setting device for firearms
US1387678A (en) * 1917-07-05 1921-08-16 Gilbert V Anderson Gun mount and control
US1447860A (en) * 1917-08-25 1923-03-06 James S Johnston Cartridge magazine for machine guns
US1332060A (en) * 1918-10-15 1920-02-24 Pacilli Leonardo Recoll-operated ordnance
US1441535A (en) * 1921-03-28 1923-01-09 Robert V Morse Direct-fire-control system
US1525065A (en) * 1923-12-15 1925-02-03 John M Browning Automatic firearm
US1648469A (en) * 1924-11-01 1927-11-08 Keith F Adamson Automatic gun
US1664676A (en) * 1925-03-13 1928-04-03 Ralph L Goetzenberger Fuse setter
US1674370A (en) * 1926-01-22 1928-06-19 Schneider & Cie Automatic gun
US1750724A (en) * 1928-07-23 1930-03-18 Schneider & Cie Combined automatic breech closing and opening and loading mechanism for automatic guns
US2113143A (en) * 1934-10-07 1938-04-05 Boeing Aircraft Co Aircraft gun mount
US2189823A (en) * 1935-08-01 1940-02-13 Harry F Vickers Apparatus for controlling the movement of heavy masses
US2122423A (en) * 1935-09-19 1938-07-05 American Armament Corp Round-feeding mechanism
FR815874A (en) * 1936-04-04 1937-07-24 Artillery material particularly suitable for anti-aircraft fire
US2316320A (en) * 1938-08-25 1943-04-13 Dewandre Albert Hydraulically and pneumatically controlled mount for automatic guns
US2275855A (en) * 1939-06-27 1942-03-10 Joseph Felix Alexander Apparatus for setting fuses of projectiles
US2284611A (en) * 1939-11-14 1942-05-26 George E Barnhart Remotely controlled gun mount
US2342022A (en) * 1940-01-27 1944-02-15 Curtiss Wright Corp Aircraft bomb carrier
US2350662A (en) * 1940-02-26 1944-06-06 Douglas Aircraft Co Inc Hydraulic system and control
US2375453A (en) * 1941-02-25 1945-05-08 Colt S Mfg Co Feeding device for automatic firearms
US2335449A (en) * 1941-07-09 1943-11-30 Bell Aircraft Corp Combat airplane
US2415413A (en) * 1942-02-26 1947-02-11 Wilfrid M Burgess Cartridge feeding mechanism
US2382522A (en) * 1942-06-17 1945-08-14 Bell Aircraft Corp Ordnance

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US3169445A (en) * 1957-06-03 1965-02-16 Arthur J Stanton Magazine mechanism
DE2127428A1 (en) * 1971-06-03 1972-12-14 Mak Maschinenbau Gmbh, 2300 Kiel Loading device for weapons for continuous firing of various types of ammunition
US4662266A (en) * 1984-02-17 1987-05-05 Fives-Cail Babcock Device for automatically loading ammunition in a cannon
US4727790A (en) * 1985-05-03 1988-03-01 Ares, Inc. Automated shell loading apparatus for externally mounted tank cannon
FR2619207A1 (en) * 1987-08-03 1989-02-10 Rheinmetall Gmbh SHOP CHAIN FOR AMMUNITION RECEPTION
US4885976A (en) * 1987-08-03 1989-12-12 Rheinmetall Gmbh Magazine chain for ammunition
US5022308A (en) * 1989-07-07 1991-06-11 Wegmann & Co. Gmbh Ammunition magazine for a combat vehicle
DE4033756A1 (en) * 1990-10-24 1992-04-30 Heckler & Koch Gmbh Storage and feed unit for cartridges - has outers positioned parallel to each other and in plane at right-angles
US5259290A (en) * 1991-08-08 1993-11-09 Rheinmetall Gmbh Ammunition container
US20100212483A1 (en) * 2007-04-24 2010-08-26 Steve Hines M240 adapter assembly clip

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