Link feed assembly with links
OwnerAndrew Benninkinventor
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Abstract
A link feed assembly. There is: a bolt carrier near a chamber of a modular weapon system; an infeed ramp, coupled to a first side of a weapon frame near the chamber; an outfeed ramp, coupled to a second side of the capon frame near the chamber and opposite the infeed ramp, positioned to form a space between the infeed ramp and the outfeed ramp; and a feed arm assembly coupled to the weapon frame and extending over the space between the infeed ramp and the outfeed ramp, the feed arm assembly functionally coupled to the bolt carrier such that cycling of the bolt carrier forward and backwards causes cycling of the feed arm assembly in a circuitous motion, the feed arm including a grabbing protrusion that is shaped to grab a top portion of a link during cycling of the feed arm assembly.
Claims20
A link feed assembly for supplying cartridges and/or shot shells/shotgun shells to a weapon system, comprising:
- a. a bolt carrier near a chamber of a weapon system;
- b. an infeed ramp, coupled to a first side of a weapon frame near the chamber;
- c. an outfeed ramp, coupled to a second side of the weapon frame near the chamber and opposite the inked ramp, positioned to form a space between the infeed ramp and the outfeed ramp through which cartridges may fall into position to be chambered into firing position in the chamber;
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- d. a feed arm assembly coupled to the weapon frame and extending over the space between the infeed ramp and the outfeed ramp, the feed arm assembly functionally coupled to the bolt carrier such that cycling of the bolt carrier forward and backwards causes cycling of the feed arm assembly in a circuitous notion the feed arm assembly including a grabbing protrusion that is shaped to grab a top portion of a link during cycling of the feed arm assembly and drag the link across the space between the infeed ramp and the outfeed ramp and then rise upwards and travel back across the space.
The link feed assembly of claim 4, wherein the protrusion is pyramid-shaped.
A semi-automatic and/or automatic fire weapon system, comprising:
- a. a bolt carrier near a chamber of a weapon system;
- b. an infeed ramp, coupled to a first side of a weapon frame near the chamber;
- c. an outfeed ramp, coupled to a second side of the weapon frame near the chamber and opposite the infeed ramp, positioned to form a space between the infeed ramp and the outfeed ramp through which cartridges may fall into position to be chambered into firing position in the chamber;
- d. a feed arm assembly coupled to the weapon frame and extending over the space between the infeed ramp and the outfeed ramp, the feed arm assembly functionally coupled to the bolt carrier such that cycling of the bolt carrier forward and backwards causes cycling of the feed arm assembly in a circuitous motion, the feed arm assembly including a grabbing protrusion that is shaped to grab a top portion of a link during cycling of the feed arm assembly and drag the link across the space between the infeed ramp and the outfeed ramp and then rise upwards and travel back across the space;
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- e. a chamber holder disposed about the chamber, wherein the feed arm assembly is removably coupled to the chamber holder.
The link feed assembly of claim 14, wherein the protrusion is pyramid-shaped.
The link feed assembly of claim 15, wherein each link of the plurality of links is pivotally coupled to another link;
- and wherein each link has a right side and a left side with a groove is disposed along a top of the right side of each link, the groove removably coupled to a tab of the feed arm assembly.
A link feed assembly for supplying cartridges and/or shot shells/shotgun shells to a weapon system, comprising:
- a. a bolt carrier near a chamber of a weapon system;
- b. an infeed ramp, coupled to a first side of a weapon frame near the chamber, wherein the infeed ramp includes a ridge disposed along a top portion of the ramp which may be disposed beneath a cartridge preparing to be chambered;
- c. an outfeed ramp, coupled to a second side of the weapon frame near the chamber and opposite the infeed ramp, positioned to form a space between the infeed ramp and the outfeed ramp through which cartridges may fall into position to be chambered into firing position in the chamber;
- d. a feed arm assembly coupled to the weapon frame and extending over the space between the infeed ramp and the outfeed ramp, the feed arm assembly functionally coupled to the bolt carrier such that cycling of the bolt carrier forward and backwards causes cycling of the feed arm assembly in a circuitous motion, the feed arm assembly including a grabbing protrusion that is shaped to grab a top portion of a link during cycling of the feed arm assembly and drag the link across the space between the infeed ramp and the outfeed ramp and then rise upwards and travel back across the space;
- e. a plurality of non-disintegrating and reusable links, wherein each link is releasably coupled to the infeed ramp and the outfeed ramp, wherein the infeed ramp includes a pyramid-shaped protrusion coupled to the infeed ramp and extending outwardly therefrom, and removably and slidably coupled to the links, wherein each link is pivotally coupled to another link and wherein each link has a right side and a left side with a groove is disposed along a top of the right side of each link, the groove removably coupled to a grabbing protrusion of the feed arm assembly, wherein a first link includes a link assist that is removably coupled to the first link, wherein the link assist is tongue-shaped;
- f. a chamber holder disposed about the chamber and wherein the feed arm assembly is removably and coupled to the chamber holder;
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- g. a knob disposed along a top of the chamber holder, and a feed cover disposed over the feed arm assembly, wherein the feed cover includes dimple that mates with a point disposed on the knob.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.