Ordnance – Cartridge feeding – Holders
Patent
1979-05-22
1980-06-17
Bentley, Stephen C.
Ordnance
Cartridge feeding
Holders
42 6, F41C 2506
Patent
active
042077974
ABSTRACT:
A magazine for an automatic weapon has a plurality of storage chambers arranged in a circular array about a longitudinal magazine axis and extending parallel thereto. Each storage chamber is adapted to receive cartridges in an end-to-end contacting series. The magazine further has a loading arrangement for providing access to the storage chambers at a rear end of the magazine; separate follower springs arranged to extend into each storage chamber for urging the cartridges therein towards a front end of the magazine; a feeding gate arranged at the front end of the magazine; and a feeding arrangement for advancing the cartridges from the storage chambers to the feeding gate. The feeding arrangement has a feeding wheel which is mounted at the front end of the magazine for rotation about the magazine axis and which is divided into feeding chambers, each repeatedly communicating with each storage chamber upon rotation of the feeding wheel for receiving a cartridge therefrom. The feeding gate successively communicates with the feeding chambers as the feeding wheel rotates for sequentially receiving cartridges therefrom. A manually windable power spring is connected with the feeding wheel for exerting a torque thereon.
REFERENCES:
patent: 162582 (1875-04-01), Shinn
patent: 473370 (1892-04-01), Thorp
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