Ammunition counter integrated into ammunition can
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsRalph C. Tillinghast, Michael T. Wright, Ryan Saalman
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Abstract
An ammunition can that provides a user with a count of stored ammunition, includes a housing and a window formed on one side of the housing to provide a visual indication of the count of the stored ammunition. The window extends from the top side to a bottom side of the housing, to provide a clear sampling view of the stored ammunition. A scale, disposed in close proximity to the window, provides a more accurate visual indication of the count of the stored ammunition.
Claims6
An ammunition can (100) that provides any of a user or a command center with a percentage count of then currently stored ammunition (500), comprising:
- a housing (120) that contains the ammunition;
- means including strain gauges (720, 722) for providing the weight of the ammunition can including the stored ammunition;
- and
- a counter (777) that is electrically connected to the means for providing the weight;
- and
- wherein the counter calculates the percentage number of the stored ammunition based on the then currently measured weight of the ammunition can including stored ammunition weight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.