Ammunition container with improved latching and sealing arrangements
AssigneeGeneral Dynamics—OTS, Inc.
InventorThomas Noble
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Abstract
Ammunition containers incorporate an advanced sealing/latching arrangement as well as a lightning mitigation scheme that exhibits a number of advantageous features. A cover assembly is provided that separates the latching functionality from the sealing functionality such that the latching assembly is rotatably engaged and the cover seal is provided via radial (rather than axial) compression of an annular sealing component. In addition, a novel lightning mitigation system also functions as a convenient method of grasping and transporting the containers.
Claims18
A container assembly comprising:
- a generally elongated main body extending from a first end to a second end;
- a cover assembly provided at the second end of the main body and configured to selectably provide access to an interior region of the main body;
- wherein the cover assembly includes a cover component having a locking assembly coupled thereto, the locking assembly configured to rotate about an axial member secured to the cover component and configured to selectively engage a portion of the main body;
- an annular sealing component provided between the cover component and the main body, wherein a seal is provided by virtue of radial compression of the annular sealing component between the cover component and the main body;
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- the locking assembly includes a spring-loaded lockout dog releasable via a radial outward force applied to one end of the lockout dog.
A cover assembly for providing access to a main body of an ammunition container, the cover assembly including:
- a cover component having a locking assembly coupled thereto, the locking assembly configured to rotate about an axial member secured to the cover component and configured to selectively engage a portion of the main body of the ammunition container;
- an annular sealing component provided between the cover component and the main body, wherein a seal is provided by virtue of radial compression of the annular sealing component between the cover component and the main body, and removal of the cover component is accomplished via an axial force applied to a handle coupled to the cover component;
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- wherein the locking assembly includes a spring-loaded lockout dog releasable via a radial outward force applied to one end of the lockout dog.
An ammunition container assembly comprising:
- a generally elongated main body extending from a first end to a second end;
- a cover assembly provided at the second end of the main body and configured to selectably provide access to an interior region of the main body;
- wherein the cover assembly includes a cover component having a locking assembly coupled thereto, the locking assembly configured to rotate about an axial member secured to the cover component and configured to selectively engage a portion of the main body;
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- an annular sealing component provided between the cover component and the main body, wherein a seal is provided by virtue of radial compression of the annular sealing component between the cover component and the main body;
- a lightning mitigation system coupled to the main body of the ammunition container, the lightning mitigation including a plurality of conductive longitudinal bars;
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- wherein the locking assembly includes a spring-loaded lockout dog releasable via a radial outward force applied to one end of the lockout dog.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.