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US 12,146,719 B2Granted
Delinker loaded round indicator
AssigneeCHD Holdings, LLC
InventorsKristopher Lee Paulson, Matthew Steinhauser
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Abstract
A machine gun (e.g., a minigun) is provided with a delinker including a loaded round indicator. The loaded round indictor is configured to rest flush with an outer surface of a rear door of the delinker when the rear door is closed and an ammunition cartridge is not fully loaded into the delinker. The loaded round indictor is further configured to extend outwardly from the outer surface of the rear door when the rear door is closed and an ammunition cartridge is fully loaded into the delinker.
Claims20
A delinker for a machine gun, said delinker comprising:
- a main body configured to receive linked ammunition cartridges and separate an ammunition cartridge from the linked ammunition cartridges when the delinker is operating;
- a rear door pivotally engaged with the main body and configured to selectively cover a rear sprocket of the delinker and the linked ammunition cartridges when the delinker is operating, wherein:
- the rear door comprises an outer surface;
- the rear door comprises a loaded round indicator configured to extend outwardly from the outer surface of the rear door when linked ammunition is in the delinker;
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- the loaded round indicator is configured to rest flush with the outer surface of the rear door when an ammunition cartridge is not in the delinker.
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A machine gun comprising:
- a barrel assembly configured to receive ammunition cartridges, fire the ammunition cartridges, and eject spent casings of the ammunition cartridges;
- a delinker comprising:
- a main body configured to receive linked ammunition cartridges and separate an ammunition cartridge from the linked ammunition cartridges when the delinker is operating;
- a rear door pivotally engaged with the main body and configured to selectively cover a rear sprocket of the delinker and the linked ammunition cartridges when the delinker is operating, wherein:
- the rear door comprises an outer surface;
- the rear door comprises a loaded round indicator configured to extend outwardly from the outer surface of the rear door when linked ammunition is in the delinker;
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- the loaded round indicator is configured to rest flush with the outer surface of the rear door when an ammunition cartridge is not in the delinker;
- a paddle wheel configured to receive the ammunition cartridge from the main body and provide the ammunition cartridge to the barrel assembly of the machine gun when the delinker is operating;
- a main drive motor configured to drive the barrel assembly and the delinker when the gun is assembled and firing;
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- a gun control unit configured to provide power to the main drive motor when the gun is assembled and firing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.