Class 86/31 - Filling

Subclass of Class 86 - Ammunition and explosive-charge making
Definition: Instruments for measuring powder and shot charges and conveying
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 12/01/2009

Number	Title	Issue Date
7624665	Case activated drum powder measure A case activated drum powder measure includes a measure body, a powder drum, a drive assembly and an actuation assembly. The measure body includes a drum receiver, an actuation tube and a hopper. The powder drum includes a powder cavity and is retained in the drum r...	12/01/2009
7370585	Explosives liner Described herein is a method of filling ordnance with explosive materials. An ordnance shell (2) comprises a cavity (32) filled with explosive material (10), the explosive material (10) being contained in a bag (36) located within ...	05/13/2008
7370565	Apparatus for mixing explosive materials and for filling of ordnance Described herein is apparatus for the mixing of explosive materials utilising a static mixer (26) for combining pre-mix explosive material and hardener prior to introducing the combined mixture into any ordnance (38). ...	05/13/2008
7302944	Barrel and ball sizer for paint-ball gun A ball sizer for a paint-ball gun includes a bore having an entrance. In the preferred embodiment, the bore has a chamfer, which in turn has a smooth transition from the entrance to the bore of the sizer. The transition may define a section of a parabola, a section ...	12/04/2007
7073687	Multi-front front catch plate design for various multi-component cartridges An front catch plate for manual, pneumatic or battery powe-operated dual-barrel dispensing guns of the type having a pair of laterally-displaced and adjustable plunger shafts with end-mounted pistons for extruding compound from both cartridges of a variety of sizes ...	07/11/2006
6772668	Ammunition reloading apparatus with feed mechanism Ammunition reloading apparatus includes a shell case support for holding a shell case, a container spaced above the support for holding shell loading material to be placed in a shell case during reloading, and an elongate charge bar underlying the container having a...	08/10/2004
6397720	Cartridge case reforming die having precise measuring system A novel resizing die (100/300) for a cartridge case has been provided for efficiently and quickly resizing a cartridge case during a reloading operation. The novel die includes a precise measuring system (122, 124, 108/122, 306, 108) for being able to acc...	06/04/2002
6279448	Cartridge ammunition and method of making the same A method of making a cartridge ammunition includes the following steps: providing a cartridge case having a longitudinal axis; introducing bulk propellant powder into the cartridge case; and oscillating the cartridge case about its longitudinal axis for c...	08/28/2001
6073533	Shot caddy The present invention is a shot caddy having a cover and a slide valve. Shot is stored in the cylindrical housing until it is needed. The slide valve is opened by the user thereby allowing shot to flow in a controlled manner into another container. A baff...	06/13/2000
5900574	Reloading apparatus which automatically sets a bullet into the mouth of a casing A reloading apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a support for supporting a casing and a casing feed station for placing the casing on the support. The apparatus also includes a primer removal station for resizing the casing and removing a spent...	05/04/1999
5723806	Shotgun shell reloading accessory An accessory for retrofitting a shotgun shell reloader to convert the reloader to one capable of reloading shell casings with two different sizes of shot. The accessory has a funnel gear which replaces a shot gear and a shot bushing on the reloader. The r...	03/03/1998
5517893	Shot baffle A shot baffle for use with a funnel secured to a shotgun shell reconditioning and reloading apparatus and with the funnel having an upper open end and an open lower end, the shot baffle including a generally disk-shaped body slidably positionable within t...	05/21/1996
5361811	Apparatus for and method of dispensing granular material An apparatus for and method of dispensing granular material in which a flow regulator regulates the flow of grains through a fill tube is provided. A hopper assembly including a funnel and fill tube are relatively rotatable with respect to a flow regulato...	11/08/1994
5355763	Propellant casting apparatus A propellant casting apparatus for automatically filling rocket propulsion motors with semi-solid propellant is characterized by a unique propellant filling assembly which injects a precise given quantity of propellant into the motor from the bottom. The ...	10/18/1994
5318416	Casing of an eccentric worm pump designed to burst at preselected pressure A stator jacket (12) and a stator lining (22) of elastomeric material together form a tubular pump stator (10) the ends (20) of which are connected to a connecting piece (36) of a casing portion (32, 34) each. The stator jacket (12) has at least one parti...	06/07/1994
5133240	Method and apparatus for producing large-caliber ammunition A method and an apparatus for producing a large-caliber ammunition unit including a combustible or partially combustible propelling charge casing and compacted or partially compacted propelling charge powder, to increase internal ballistic performance. It...	07/28/1992
5062343	Method and a device for filling a space in an ammunition unit with explosive The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for filling a space in at least one ammunition unit with a ready-mixed explosive containing a substance which imparts high viscosity to the explosive. The method comprises supplying the explosive into...	11/05/1991
5040449	Shotgun shell reloader In a shotgun shell reloader, a manually operated lever drives a carriage reciprocally on a central post for shotgun shells mounted to the carriage to engage with reloading tools arranged on a support which mounts to the upper end of the post. A circular s...	08/20/1991
5024135	Multi-station cartridge reloading press with controlled powder dispensing A multi-station cartridge reloading press that includes a drive mechanism for a powder measure for reloading spent cartridge cases. A case detecting arm engages a drive rod to operate the powder measure only when a case is present in the powder loading st...	06/18/1991
4920853	Shot measure for shell reloader accessory An accessory for use with a home shell reloading machine to obtain dual shot size shells....	05/01/1990
4890535	Apparatus and method for measuring and dispensing powder An ammunition powder measuring and dispensing apparatus in which a charging chamber rotates and translates in a helical course within a housing between inlet and outlet ports. The powder is gravity loaded and discharged from the chamber from a hopper abov...	01/02/1990
4856408	Shot and powder loading system The present invention provides a modification or replacement for shot and powder loading systems having wad jammer tubes with telescopic loading funnels wherein the wad jammer tube is swaged for insertion into smaller shotgun shells creating a shoulder on...	08/15/1989
4852451	Powder level sensing device Disclosed is a device for sensing the powder level within a cartridge shell during the reloading process comprising a housing having a ramp in its interior, a sleeve slidably inserted within the housing having a radial hole initially positioned below the ...	08/01/1989
4850259	Powder dosing apparatus A powder dosing apparatus, especially for use in the priming of ammunition, comprises a tray containing a uniformly thick layer of powder and a dosing assembly arranged to extract a plurality of doses of powder from the tray. After extraction of the doses...	07/25/1989
4827827	Multiple cartridge filling device having a plurality of measuring cavities Multiple measuring cavities of given and identical volume are formed in a base. Each measuring cavity is elevated from the base by a protrusion with tapered sides. Pulverulent or granular material is then poured into the cavities filling them to overflowi...	05/09/1989
4733594	Filling arrangement A filling arrangement is equipped with a loading arrangement containing a measuring slider plate and a displacement arrangement guided through a protective wall. The displacement arrangement moves the measuring slider plate backwards and forwards between ...	03/29/1988
4632009	Apparatus for feeding powder Explosive powder is fed to a receptacle within a barricade by means of a tube which is open at only one end. A first motor is provided for pivoting the tube between an upright refill position and a dispensing position wherein the longitudinal axis of the ...	12/30/1986
4629093	Proportioning dispenser for powdered products Proportioning dispenser for powdered products consisting of a main body delimitating a first, filling chamber and a second, discharge chamber. The body supports a feed hopper, a proportioner operable to move between the two chambers, and a dispenser locat...	12/16/1986
4615255	Shotgun shell reloader apparatus In order to increase the efficiency and reliablility of shotgun shell reloader apparatus of the type in which an empty shell is entered and removed at a single entrance/exit station and the shell is transferred in a circular path from station to station a...	10/07/1986
4522102	Semi-automatic cartridge reloading machine A semi-automatic cartridge reloading machine of the type including a lower travelling platen with a rotatable support for sequentially positioning a plurality of cartridges in each of a series of operating stations and including an upper stationary platen...	06/11/1985
4418606	Powder measuring device for cartridge reloader A powder measuring device for use in connection with reloading cartridges has a powder transfer member supported for translating or, alternatively, rotating between a position where at least one cavity in the member is filled with powder from a hopper to ...	12/06/1983
4393744	Press for reloading rifle and pistol cartridges A cartridge reloader having a base. A turret ring mounted to and above the base. A turret having a radially extending flange or rim, the turret being rotatable in the ring for positioning dies that act on a cartridge to be reloaded. Radially inwardly exte...	07/19/1983
4331063	Cartridge reloading press An apparatus for reloading spent ammunition shells includes a plurality of tools supported on a shaft above an elevatable carriage which define a plurality of reloading stations spaced circumferentially about the shaft, one of the stations having a primin...	05/25/1982
4295409	Shot and powder dispenser attachment An attachment for dispensing shot and powder in conjunction with a shell reloading tool is disclosed. The invention is intended for use with those types of reloading machines which sequentially dispense shot and powder into a number of shells being progre...	10/20/1981
4292877	Ammunition loader with improved charge bar An ammunition loader has hoppers for shot and/or powder, and a slideable charge bar for metering shot and powder from the hoppers to the shell. Metering bushings are selectively disposed in the charge bar. A leakage opening in the side wall of the charge ...	10/06/1981
4162645	Method of making a cartridge A method of making a cartridge, in particular a blank or propellant gas cartridge which has a casing of generally tubular form with a telescopically reverse in-folded star-crimp-closed integral tubular end section, and within which is contained a blank pr...	07/31/1979
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
4094224	Thread protector and seal A thread protector and seal device, suitable for use with automated shell lling equipment utilizes a flanged semi-rigid tubular member having a plurality of longitudinally disposed slots on one end thereof to facilitate insertion into the nose end of an i...	06/13/1978
4065997	Shot shell reloading A shot shell progressive reloading press particularly including a single step crimping device comprising interiorly protruding equally spaced deflectors of mid-upper diameter of die body and downward protruding cooperating deflectors of abutting surface o...	01/03/1978
4020737	Cartridge loading machine A manual cartridge loading machine. The machine has six stations at which cartridges are operated on. Cooperable with the stations is a manually actuatable head carrying dies which execute the operations on the cartridge cases. The operations which are ex...	05/03/1977

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