Sabot/gun gas diverter

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1985-01-08

1987-04-14

Whitehead, Harold D.

Ordnance

Barrels

Sabot strippers

89 3716, F41F 1712

Patent

active

046569197

ABSTRACT:
An improved sabot fragment and gun gas diverter of particular utility in conjunction with a rotatable multiple barrel gun is described, which comprises, a diverter member mounted forward of the barrels for rotation therewith and defining a generally conical, radially outwardly divergent impact surface from which sabot fragments are diverted outwardly upon impact thereon; a plurality of axial bores through and spaced around the diverter member correspond in number to and are respectively coaxial with the rotatable gun barrels; an impact surface is attached to the gun forward of the diverter member for diverting the fragments from the gun in a predetermined direction relative to the gun; a housing around the diverter member defining an internal chamber into which the fragments are diverted from the diverter member may include the impact surface as a forward end wall thereof, and may include an exit port for passage of fired projectiles and discharge ports for discharging diverted sabot fragments.

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patent: 4022103 (1977-05-01), Schmidt
patent: 4534265 (1985-08-01), Bates et al.

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