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US 5,398,590 AGranted
Self-powered ammunition feed and storage canister
AssigneeWestern Design Corporation
InventorRonald R. Snyder, Sr.
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Abstract
An ammunition canister includes a pair of injection molded outer shells with each shell configured for assembly with another shell to form the ammunition canister. Each shell is molded with guide surfaces for controlling movement of ammunition rounds within the canister. An injection molded spring housing assembly, rotatably mounted to one of the shells, includes a spring for applying torque to said drive sprocket and a crank and ratchet are provided for tensioning the spring.
Claims9
An ammunition canister comprising:
- a pair of plastic outer shells, molded from a sufficiently translucent plastic material to enable visual verification of a quantity of ammunition rounds disposed in the canister, each said shell configured for assembly with another shell to form an ammunition canister, each said shell being molded with guide surfaces for controlling movement of ammunition rounds within the canister;
- plastic sprocket means, comprising a drive sprocket and an idler sprocket, for moving the ammunition rounds within the canister;
- a spring housing assembly, rotatably mounted to one of the shells, comprising spring means for applying torque to said drive sprocket, plastic crank means for tensioning said spring means, and plastic rachet means for engaging the outer shell.
An ammunition canister comprising:
- a pair of plastic outer shells, each said shell configured for assembly with another shell to form an ammunition canister, each said shell being molded with guide surfaces for controlling movement of ammunition rounds within the canister;
- plastic sprocket means, comprising a drive sprocket and an idler sprocket for moving the ammunition rounds within the canister;
- a spring housing assembly, rotatably mounted to one of said shells, comprising spring means for applying torque to said drive sprocket, plastic crank means for tensioning said spring means, and plastic rachet means for engaging the outer shell;
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- a plastic non-detachable cover and means enabling permanent assembly with the pair of plastic outer shells, said cover being hinge-mounted to said plastic outer shells and having integrally molded thereinto latch means for engaging the shells in order to lock the cover over an ammunition exit port.
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An ammunition canister comprising:
- a plastic outer housing, molded from sufficiently translucent plastic material to enable visual verification of a quantity of ammunition rounds disposed in the canister, said plastic outer housing having interior surfaces for controlling movement of ammunition rounds therein;
- plastic sprocket means, comprising a drive sprocket and an idler sprocket which are identical in size and shape, for moving the ammunition rounds within the canister;
- spring means for applying torque to said drive sprocket;
- spring housing means for mounting said spring means to said plastic outer housing;
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- crank means for tensioning said spring means.
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An ammunition canister comprising:
- a plastic outer housing, molded from a sufficiently translucent plastic material to enable visual verification of a quantity of ammunition rounds disposed in the canister, and said plastic outer housing having interior surfaces for controlling movement of ammunition rounds therein;
- plastic sprocket means, comprising a drive sprocket and an idler sprocket, for moving the ammunition rounds within the canister;
- spring means for applying torque to said drive sprocket;
- plastic spring housing means for mounting said spring means to said plastic outer housing;
- crank means for tensioning said spring means;
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- a plastic non-detachable cover and means enabling permanent assembly with said plastic outer housing, said cover being hinge-mounted to said plastic outer housing and having integrally molded thereinto latch means for engaging said plastic outer housing in order to lock the cover over an ammunition exit port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.