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US 8,127,684 B2Granted
Charge mount
AssigneeBAE SYSTEMS plc
InventorsJohn Taylor, Raphael Joseph Francis Chetcuti, Charles Thomas Marshall, Colin Carson MacKenzie
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Abstract
The following invention relates to a mount for holding a charge in a breech. The mount attaches, or is integral to, a charge and is provided with a dilation means which rests within a breech of a gun to prevent the charge from sliding back out of the breech when the gun is held at a high angle. The dilation means is fabricated from a material which, when the gun is fired, combusts to leave negligible debris in the breech.
Claims8
A Charge Holding Mount configured for holding a charge in a breech, the mount comprising:
- a dilatable portion for engaging the breech, the dilatable portion being arranged to dilate upon progression into the breech;
- a male member;
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- a female member, the female member including the dilatable portion, the dilatable portion includes an inwardly extending protrusion at an inner cross-section area of the female member, such that as the male member enters the inner cross-section area of the female member and contacts the protrusion, the dilatable portion is actuated so as to engage the breech, the male and female members formed of a material that is completely consumed during a firing sequence.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.