Ammunition magazine with built-in compartment covers
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretay of the Army
InventorJohn G. Rocha
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Abstract
An ammunition magazine has several compartments formed by vertical separas for holding rounds linked by a belt. A compartment cover is rotatably mounted to each vertical separator for either opening or closing an associated compartment. Each compartment cover has an opened position when the rounds are disposed inside its associated compartment, and a closed position when the associated compartment is emptied of the rounds.
Claims7
An ammunition magazine comprising a plurality of compartments formed by vertical separators for holding rounds linked by a belt and at least one compartment cover, said compartment cover rotatably mounted immediately above one of said vertical separators for either opening or closing one of said compartments, said compartment cover having an opened position when said rounds are disposed inside said one of said compartments and a closed position when said one of said compartments is emptied of said rounds, wherein said compartment cover is radially extended from said one of said vertical separators forming a substantially continuous surface with said one of said vertical separators, and said compartment cover forming a single vertical plane with said one of said vertical separators when in said opened position, and extending in a direction substantially perpendicular to said one of said vertical separators when in said closed position.
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