Weapon charger

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1983-10-07

1985-07-30

Brown, David H.

Ordnance

Charging mechanisms for guns

F41D 502

Patent

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045314446

ABSTRACT:
The weapon charger for a combat vehicle includes a charger slide means in the weapon mantlet adapted to slide to a rearward position to engage and cock the weapon sear block and to a forward position to disengage from the sear block. The charger slide means is slid by means of a chain means connected thereto extending through the mantlet into the turret of the vehicle and driven by a hand crank actuated spur gear inside the turret. The crank is rotated clockwise to pull the charger slide means rearwardly to cock the sear block. A return spring means attached to the charger slide means pulls same to its forward position when the crank means is rotated counterclockwise.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2332631 (1943-10-01), Gasser
patent: 2389737 (1945-11-01), Neuschotz
patent: 2406461 (1946-08-01), Hammell
patent: 2649840 (1953-08-01), Davidson
patent: 2717532 (1955-09-01), Ramseyer
patent: 2847908 (1958-08-01), Boals
patent: 2951422 (1960-09-01), Bobkowski
patent: 3566744 (1971-03-01), Stoner

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