Weapon system ammunition feed assembly
OwnerKen Nealinventor
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Abstract
An ammunition feed assembly for a military weapon system includes a feed chute housing and an ammunition support bracket for supporting ammunition adjacent to the feed chute housing. The feed chute housing is adapted to be connected to an ammunition guide for a weapon mounted on the weapon system and includes a flanged portion for guiding ammunition into the chute housing. The ammunition support bracket is adapted to be connected to the weapon system and includes a support portion for supporting ammunition adjacent to the feed chute housing. Ammunition is fed from the ammunition box, through the feed chute housing and the ammunition guide, and into the weapon mounted on the weapon system.
Claims13
An ammunition feed assembly for a weapon on a weapon system, comprising:
- a feed chute housing for guiding ammunition into the machine gun, the housing adapted to be detachably connected to the weapon system using quick release pins, the feed chute housing including first and second flanges and a flanged portion for guiding ammunition into the housing, each flange including an opening adapted to receive one of the quick release pins;
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- a support structure adapted to be connected to the weapon system for supporting ammunition approximately adjacent to the feed chute housing.
An ammunition feed assembly for a weapon system having a weapon, comprising:
- a feed chute housing adapted to be detachably connected to the weapon system for guiding ammunition into the weapon, and
- a support structure adapted to be connected to the weapon system for supporting ammunition adjacent to the feed chute housing, the support structure including a mounting portion for connecting the support structure to the weapon system and an ammunition support portion for supporting ammunition, the mounting portion including a flat rectangular portion, a first pair of arms connected substantially perpendicularly to and extending outward from the flat rectangular portion, and a second pair of arms connected to and extending outward away from the flat rectangular portion at an angle with respect to the first pair of arms.
A method of fitting a weapon system with an ammunition feed assembly, the ammunition feed assembly including a feed chute housing and an ammunition support bracket, the weapon system including a weapon, comprising the steps of:
- connecting the feed chute housing to the weapon system using quick release pins;
- connecting the ammunition support bracket to the weapon system, the ammunition support bracket including an ammunition support portion;
- connecting the brass catcher to the weapon system using quick release pins;
- inserting an ammunition box into the ammunition support portion;
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- securing the ammunition box in place by connecting an ammunition box pin and an ammunition box clip to the ammunition support portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.