Linked Ammunition Restraining Device
OwnerLuc Alexandre Feuvrier-Danzigerinventor
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Abstract
An accessory to improve handling and transportability of a belt-fed firearm attaches to an upper surface of the firearm and provides at least two protrusions extending outward or upward therefrom, the protrusions sized and positioned to engage a portion of the ammunition belt between two rounds of ammunition and to prevent the belt from sliding across the upper surface of the firearm.
Claims24
An accessory for a belt-fed firearm comprising:
- an attachment mechanism to secure the accessory to the firearm;
- and
- a plurality of protrusions extending from the accessory, directed substantially vertically from the firearm when it is held in a neutral carrying position,
- wherein a horizontal distance between two protrusions is slightly less than a length of a round of ammunition for the firearm.
An improved belt-fed firearm comprising:
- means for preventing a belt of ammunition from sliding across an upper surface of the firearm from one side of the firearm to another side of the firearm.
A method of preparing a belt-fed weapon loaded with a starter belt of ammunition comprising:
- folding the starter belt across a top of the weapon;
- and
- securing the starter belt against slipping from one side of the weapon to another side of the weapon by engaging the starter belt into an anti-slip feature of the weapon.
The method of claim 22 wherein the anti-slip feature is a pair of protrusions on an upper surface of the weapon, and engaging the starter belt comprises arranging the starter belt so that the protrusions fit between two rounds of ammunition in the starter belt.
The method of claim 22 wherein the anti-slip feature is a plurality of ridges on an upper surface of the weapon, said ridges arranged roughly parallel with a main axis of the weapon, and engaging the starter belt comprises arranging the starter belt so that the ridges fit between rounds of ammunition in the starter belt.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.