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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4173278 | Transport mechanism for parts A transport mechanism for feeding cylindrical or prismatic parts of discrete or indefinite lengths at a rapid rate and with accurate position control, through a work station for treatment by automatic inspection devices, part counters, roll printers, or o... | 11/06/1979 |
| 4148243 | Shot loading machine To uniformly load and orient predetermined charges of shot in shotshells having limited volume, an automatic loading machine meters the charges into the shells in a series of successive increments each sufficient to form only a single layer. A shell-suppo... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4146007 | Tournament trap A target throwing apparatus in which a revolving magazine having a number of stacks of targets is independently and fixedly supported relative to an oscillating target throwing housing. A cocking mechanism stops the throwing arm just before reaching the o... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4127054 | Powder level inspection system with magnetic latching device A magnetically-actuated latching device for use in a powder level inspection system known per se, in which a holding plate slidably supports a number of probes in a pattern similar to an array of ammunition cases in a loading plate, and the holding plate ... | 11/28/1978 |
| 4116109 | Ammunition loading machine An ammunition loading machine in which a drive chassis intermittently indexes an annular dial to transport empty shell casings to a series of loading stations, and reciprocates ram means to actuate tooling and fixtures for performing successive loading op... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4107983 | Method and machine for detecting and correcting tension of saw blades A method for detecting the local and overall distribution of tension in saw blades involves elastically deflecting a properly-tensioned model blade, which is loose in the center, into a compound curvature in the form of a saddle, and adjusting the amount ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4065541 | Method of making plastic cartridge casing A method of making a primer seal for a one-piece plastic shotgun shell, i.e. where the tubular body and base portion are integral, by extruding a ring of plastic around the primer opening and then forcing the plastic ring inside the primer opening to form... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4058925 | Concepts of remington super trap choke A pattern control system for a shotgun and the method of making the system in which one or more choke attachments are detachably mounted on the muzzle end of the shotgun barrel and the barrel bore and one or more progressively reduced choke constrictions,... | 11/22/1977 |
| 4048976 | Magazine assembly for tournament trap The magazine includes a ramp and cam by which the entire column of targets is lowered by gravity prior to having springbiased fingers engage the second target from the bottom and having the lower-most target fall onto a predetermined drop pad on a target ... | 09/20/1977 |
| 4044487 | Rotary port cover An ejection port cover for a firearm which moves in pure rotation about an axis parallel to the bore of the firearm. The port cover is held about this axis and is oriented in the "open port" and "closed port" rotational position for proper alignment of a ... | 08/30/1977 |
| 4038923 | Expendable case ammunition Expendable case ammunition of the type which is expelled as a unit through the barrel of a firearm and whose case separates from contained projectiles in flight, comprises a body and a cap, and may include a separate projectile container. These parts are ... | 08/02/1977 |
| 4029530 | Method of forming lead styphnate ammunition priming mixture Ammunition rim fire priming mixtures are commonly prepared by mixing normal lead styphnate, a sensitizer, such as tetracene, an oxygen donor such as lead nitrate, and a frictionator such as ground glass. This invention relates to such a mixture and to cen... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4027531 | Method and machine for locating variations in tension in a saw blade A method and machine for hammering circular saw blades automatically, to correct uneven distributions of residual stresses, and distortions of the blade surfaces from true planes, so that the blades will run true. This operation has previously only been p... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4022353 | Non-shearing metering dispenser for shell loading machines A dispenser for metering predetermined charges of shot or other particulate material by means of a slidable charging plate, incorporates a shear slide device which prevents shot that become trapped between a supply hopper and the charging plate from eithe... | 05/10/1977 |
| 4016757 | Apparatus for testing flexibility of ammunition link belts Apparatus for testing the flexibility of ammunition link belts by folding the belt longitudinally back on itself in both directions, and also by twisting it about its length. The belt forms a loop in passing between a set of feed sprockets; the radius of ... | 04/12/1977 |
| 4007854 | Apparatus for feeding articles in serial order An apparatus for feeding articles in serial order includes a disc and a surrounding rim, whose axes are tilted with respect to one another, and which are rotated concentrically in a common direction. The disc, and preferably also the rim, have upper worki... | 02/15/1977 |
| 4005695 | Tournament trap A target throwing apparatus in which a revolving magazine having a number of stacks of targets is independently and fixedly supported relative to an oscillating target throwing housing. A cocking means stops the throwing arm just before reaching the over-... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3996684 | Bolt latch A bolt latch for use in a firearm having a rotary locking system in which the latch locks the rotational movement of the bolt at all times during the cycle of operations of the gun except during locking and unlocking of the bolt head with the barrel exten... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3996685 | Shell cut-off latch A shell cut-off latch for use in a break-open firearm having a magazine tube mounted parallel to the firearm barrel. The cut-off latch functions to retain cartridge(s) in the magazine tube when the firearm is in the break-open position and is cammed out o... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3990366 | Composite ammunition casing with forward metallic portion A composite ammunition casing, especially for use in repeating firearms or guns in whose chambers a temperature gradient develops, from a maximum at the forward throat portion to a minimum at the rear breech portion. The casing includes a forward metallic... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3983817 | Spotting projectile A spotting projectile, especially for training purposes, which dispenses a cloud of powder upwardly on impact to indicate its location visibly. The projectile has an interior cylinder receiving a piston in gas-sealing slidable relation, so that gas trappe... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3983149 | Ammunition priming mixtures and method of forming same Ammunition rim fire priming mixtures are commonly prepared by mixing normal lead styphnate, a sensitizer, such as tetracene, an oxygen donor such as lead nitrate, and a frictionator such as ground glass. This invention relates to such a mixture and to cen... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3979851 | All gauge skeet set barrel A gun barrel having the exterior configuration of at least a portion of its length formed in an oblong shape in which the width of the oblong portion is greater than its height. This configuration permits the interchangeability of a plurality of gun barre... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3980023 | Payload carrying tubular projectile A tubular, nonhazardous projectile having a ring airfoil shape has a plurality of recessed pockets circumferentially disposed around the body, each adjacent pair of pockets being separated by a longitudinal rib. Payload material is held in discrete compar... | 09/14/1976 |
| 3977326 | Composite cartridge casing and method of assembly A composite cartridge casing having a plurality of component parts, which may be of dissimilar materials such as metal and plastic, includes a tubular casing body formed with a mouth portion for receiving a projectile and with a breech portion which has a... | 08/31/1976 |
| 3964348 | Method and machine for straightening and tensioning saw blades A method and machine for hammering circular saw blades automatically, to correct uneven distributions of residual stresses, and distortions of the blade surfaces from true planes, so that the blades will run true. This operation has previously only been p... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3961436 | Fore-end and barrel support A support member positioned between a receiver assembly and the rear end of a removable barrel assembly having "C" sections on each side of the support member to support the rear end of the fore-end and also to permit sliding movement of an action bar ass... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3956858 | Flexible hand held abrading tool A flexible base metal strip has a strong, tough and adherent abrasive armoring coating produced thereon in situ from abrasive particles of hard, high melting material selected from the group consisting of metal carbides, borides, nitrides, silicides and c... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3956844 | Loading device for a tubular projectile A plurality of tubular projectiles are held in a container. A stem is withdrawn from one end of the container until it engages a plunger. After the other end of the container is placed in a launcher, the stem is pushed into the container forcing the plung... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3955299 | Adjustable means to vary point of impact of over-and-under firearms An adjustable means connecting the muzzle ends of barrels in an over-and-under firearm, which adjustable means when actuated causes a separation of the barrels, thus altering the point of impact of projectile means discharged from the barrels which have b... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3949507 | Top lock mechanism for break-open firearm A break-open firearm where the frame and the barrel assembly are locked in place by a sliding top lock. A top lock lever is pivotally connected to the gun frame and is operatively connected to the top lock by a helical coil spring which biases the top loc... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3937204 | Oscillating target throwing device with rotary magazine assembly A target throwing apparatus in which a revolving magazine having a number of stacks of targets is independently and fixedly supported relative to an oscillating target throwing housing. A cocking mechanism stops the throwing arm just before reaching the o... | 02/10/1976 |
| 3931690 | Action bar-action spring link using flexible wire A system for transferring the forces between reciprocably mounted firearm action bars (and a bolt assembly connected thereto) and an action spring mounted in the gun stock. A flexible wire link connects the action spring and the action bars so that rearwa... | 01/13/1976 |
