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US 12,188,752 B2Granted
Lockable ammunition
AssigneeFn Herstal S.A.
InventorsBernard Baps, Damien Verhaegen, Romain Santus
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an ammunition intended for cooperating with a barrel including a first fastening element. The ammunition has a cartridge case housing a projectile and an electrically primed primer for projecting the projectile during use. The cartridge case has a second fastening element to lock the ammunition in the barrel onto the first fastening element.
Claims18
An ammunition, configured to cooperate with a barrel comprising a first fastening element, the ammunition comprising:
- a cartridge case housing a projectile, a combustion chamber, and an electrically ignited primer, wherein the primer is configured to project the projectile during use;
- the cartridge case comprising a second fastening element configured to lock, during use, the ammunition inside the barrel onto the first fastening element, such that the cartridge case sticks out from the barrel and is only partially jacketed by the barrel.
A preloaded barrel for a weapon, comprising:
- a barrel having a first fastening element, wherein the barrel is loaded with an ammunition comprising:
- a cartridge case housing a projectile and an electrically ignited primer, wherein the primer is configured to project the projectile during use;
- the cartridge case comprising a second fastening element configured to lock, during use, the ammunition inside the barrel onto the first fastening element;
- wherein the cartridge case sticks out from the barrel and is only partially jacketed by the barrel.
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A barrel for a weapon, the barrel comprising:
- a barrel having a first fastening element, wherein the barrel is configured to cooperate with an ammunition comprising:
- a cartridge case housing a projectile and an electrically ignited primer, wherein the primer is configured to project the projectile during use, wherein the cartridge case comprises a second fastening element;
- wherein the first and second fastening elements collectively form a bayonet connection configured to lock, during use, the ammunition inside the barrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.