Casing for a telescoped-type munition
AssigneeGiat Industries
InventorsBruno Barratault, Michel Baubois, Roland Boual
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Abstract
A casing includes a cylindrical envelope made of plastic material having a plug of plastic material at each end fitted with a metal reinforcement. The reinforcement is integral with the front plug and includes a ring that has a peripheral cylindrical part and an external edge that entirely covers a top end of the plug, which projects from the envelope.
Claims10
A telescoped-type munition comprising a casing including a cylindrical envelope made of plastic material, said cylindrical envelope having a plug at each end thereof made of a plastic material, metal reinforcing means for reinforcing each said plug, each of said metal reinforcing means comprising a peripheral cylindrical part and a part selected from the group consisting of an external edge and a base, each said reinforcing means entirely covering one end of each of the plugs that projects from the envelope, and at least one ring-shaped hollow provided on each said plug adjacent one end of the envelope, wherein each said at least one ring-shaped hollow is capable of absorbing deformation of the plug during firing to thereby prevent a wad from forming.
A casing for a telescoped-type munition, comprising:
- a plastic cylindrical envelope;
- a plastic plug located at each end of the cylindrical envelope, each said plug including at least one ring-shaped hollow provided adjacent a respective end of the envelope;
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- a metal reinforcement enclosing the portion of each of said plugs which protrudes from the cylindrical element and communicating with the at least one hollow, each said metal reinforcement having a peripheral cylindrical part and a part selected from the group consisting of a base end and an external edge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.