Ammunition and explosive-charge making – Ammunition loading
Reexamination Certificate
1998-09-16
2001-11-20
Poon, Peter M. (Department: 3643)
Ammunition and explosive-charge making
Ammunition loading
C086S024000, C086S001100, C083S164000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06318226
ABSTRACT:
STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
Not applicable.
REFERENCE TO A MICROFICHE APPENDIX IF ANY
Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates generally to ammunition reloader tools and, more particularly, to black powder metallic cartridge reloading tools.
2. Background Information
Those who engage in black powder shooting typically reload their own cartridges. In the reloading process, each cartridge may have a wad or disk installed between the powder and the bullet. At the present time, there is no convenient means by which black powder metallic or paperboard cartridge wads can be produced with the accuracy and consistency desired. Black powder shooters will often have a reloading press available for reloading their own cartridges. However, these reloading presses are not presently suited to aid the shooter in making the necessary cartridge wads.
Applicant's invention provides a device for cutting wads with a reloading press which overcomes the limitations and shortcomings of the prior art.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A device for cutting wads used to reload ammunition is used with an ammunition reloader press and comprises an anvil that threadably attaches to the head of a reloading press, a punch that attaches to a cartridge casing holder connected to the ram of the reloading press or directly to the ram, and a guide that threadably engages the anvil and guides the punch into the anvil when the ram is moved toward the head of the reloader press. The anvil and guide have aligned axial bores which receive the punch. The bore of the anvil has a smaller diameter portion with a cutting edge, and a larger diameter portion which retains the cut wads. The guide has a slot for receiving wad material. The slot extends transversely through the guide and intersects the internal bore of the guide. One end of the punch has a sloped cutting face with a peripheral edge which acts with the anvil cutting edge to cut wad material. The punch has a feature, such as an annular ring, at the other end which engages a typical cartridge casing holder to attach the punch to the ram of the reloading press.
A primary object of this invention is to provide means by which ammunition reloading tools can be adapted to cut black powder paperboard or other type of cartridge wads. Another object is to provide a black powder metallic cartridge wad cutting kit that can be installed on conventional ammunition reloading tools. A further object is to provide such a wad cutting kit that can be installed on conventional ammunition reloading presses without modification of the reloading press. The features, benefits and objects of this invention will become clear to those skilled in the art by reference to the following description, claims and drawings.
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Nguyen Son T.
Poon Peter M.
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