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US 4,724,740 AGranted
Recoiling mortar mounted on a revolving platform
AssigneeEsperanza y Cia, S.A.
InventorJose G. Garcia
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Abstract
A recoiling mortar mounted on a revolving platform which comprises a barrel resting at the rear upon a first support attached to a sleigh which holds said barrel, where the whole assembly slides upon a chassis which rests on the revolving platform, and is provided with a fluid operated cylinder attached to the chassis and its plunger to the sleigh.
Claims15
A recoiling mortar for mounting on a revolving platform comprising:
- (a) a barrel having a butt end and a muzzle end;
- (b) a first seating ball attached to said butt end of said barrel;
- (c) a first support in which said first seating ball rests;
- (d) a second seating ball;
- (e) a second support in which said second seating ball rests, said second support attached to the platform;
- (f) a chassis attached to said second seating ball;
- (g) a sleigh which is releasably attached to said barrel, said sleigh also attached to said first support, said sleigh slidable in said chassis;
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- (h) a dampening means for dampening recoil of said barrel, said dampening means comprising a plunger and a cylinder, said plunger attached to either said first support means of said chassis and said cylinder attached to either the first support means or said chassis whichever is not attached to said plunger.
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A recoiling mortar for mounting on a revolving platform comprising:
- (a) a barrel having a butt end and a muzzle end;
- (b) a first seating ball attached to said butt end of said barrel;
- (c) a first support in which said first seating ball rests;
- (d) a second seating ball;
- (e) a second support in which said second seating ball rests, said second support attached to the platform;
- (f) a chassis attached to said second seating ball;
- (g) a sleigh which is releasably attached to said barrel, said sleigh also attached to said first support, said sleigh slidable in said chassis;
- (h) an adjustable arm at one end pivotally attached to said chassis and at the other end pivotally attached to the platform;
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- (i) a dampening means for dampening recoil of said barrel, said dampening means comprising a plunger and a cylinder, said plunger attached to either said first support means or said chassis and said cylinder attached to said first support means or said chassis whichever is not attached to said plunger.
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A recoiling mortar for mounting on a revolving platform comprising:
- (a) a barrel having a butt end and a muzzle end;
- (b) a first seating ball attached to said butt end of said barrel;
- (c) a first support in which said first seating ball rests;
- (d) a second seating ball;
- (e) a second support in which said second seating ball rests, said second support attached to the platform;
- (f) a chassis attached to said second seating ball;
- (g) a sleigh which is releasably attached to said barrel, said sleigh also attached to said first support, said sleigh slidable in said chassis;
- (h) a dampening means for dampening recoil of said barrel, said dampening means comprising a plunger and a cylinder, said plunger attached to either said first support means or said chassis and said cylinder attached to said first support means or said chassis whichever is not attached to said plunger;
- (i) a sub-platform rockably mounted in the platform;
- (j) a deflection means for adjusting the deflection of said barrel, said deflection means attached to said chassis near the muzzle end of said barrel;
- (k) an adjustable arm pivotally mounted at one end to said sub-platform and pivotally attached at the othe end to said deflection means;
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- (l) a constant length arm pivotally mounted at one end to said sub-platform and pivotally attached at the other end to said adjustable arm.
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