Ammunition and explosive-charge making – Ammunition loading – Loading and shell closing
Patent
1990-06-05
1994-05-24
Johnson, Stephen
Ammunition and explosive-charge making
Ammunition loading
Loading and shell closing
86 25, 29785, 29 485R, 74817, F42B 3302
Patent
active
RE0346128
ABSTRACT:
A reloader for reloading cartridges. A reciprocating plunger carries a turret that rotates around the axis of the plunger. The turret carries a plurality of cartridges for reloading, the cartridges being symmetrically spaced around the turret axis and adapted to be indexed around the axis in a step-by-step sequence. An overhead die holder contains a plurality of dies spaced in a symmetrical pattern similar to that of the cartridges but in fixed positions. A center opening the die holder houses a rotatable bushing. The rotation of the bushing is controlled in part by a one-way clutch. An indexing shaft affixed to the turret extends from the turret axis through the bushing. The shaft has a multi-sided cross section and is slidably fitted to the bushing in a manner that prevents relative rotation. The configured cross section has an axial twist and when forced through the bushing by the reciprocating plunger, causes turning of one or the other of the shaft and turret or the bushing. A secondary invention is the adaptation of this concept to a conventional single stage reloader.
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Bender Walter W.
Gaustad Charles A.
Blount, Inc.
Harrington Robert L.
Johnson Stephen
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