Ammunition feeder chute
AssigneeDenel (Proprietary) Limited
InventorGregory C. Armstrong
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Abstract
An ammunition feeder chute includes a plurality of unitary segments injection molded from a flexible thermoplastics material. The segments are articulated to one another in side-by-side relationship, and are interconnected by a cable which passes through a pair of apertures formed in opposed side walls of each segment. The opposed side walls are joined by an elongate base member which has a predetermined torsional flexure for facilitating overall torsional flexure of the feeder chute. Each segment is formed with complemental arcuate tab and recess formations for allowing pivoting of adjacent segments relative to one another.
Claims5
An ammunition feeder chute, comprising:
- a plurality of elongate segments disposed transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of flexure of the chute wherein at least two apertures extend through each segment;
- at least one flexible cable which passes through the respective apertures and interconnects the segments in articulated, side-by-side relationship, and
- a plurality of spacer elements which space the segments apart and allow pivoting of adjacent segments relative to one another, thereby to facilitate flexure of the feeder chute along the longitudinal axis, each segment having a leading face and an opposed trailing face, the leading face of each segment defining an arcuate concave surface and the trailing face of each segment defining an arcuate convex surface, such that the leading face of one segment is arranged to slide over the trailing face of an adjacent segment in an overlapping relationship, thereby to provide a continuous land for an ammunition belt
An ammunition feeder chute, comprising:
- a plurality of elongate segments disposed transversely relative to a longitudinal axis of flexure of the chute, each segment including an elongate base member and a pair of side walls projecting from opposite ends of the base member so as to define a complemental channel for an ammunition belt wherein at least one aperture extends parallel to the longitudinal axis through each side wall;
- at least one flexible cable passing through the aperture and interconnecting the segments in an articulated, side-by-side relationship;
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- a plurality of spacer elements extending from the side walls alongside each aperture, the spacer elements defining transverse axes of rotation perpendicular to the longitudinal axis, about which adjacent segments are arranged to pivot so as to facilitate flexure of the feeder chute along the longitudinal axis wherein the spacer elements comprise a pair of arcuate tab formations extending from a leading face of each side wall, and a complemental pair of recess formations formed in a trailing face of each side wall, with the aperture extending from the leading to the trailing face between the pair of tab formations and the pair of recess formations.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.