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Class 89/160 - Movable barrel (e.g., rotary, etc.)


Subclass of Class 89 - Ordnance
Definition: Guns in which the barrel is movably mounted relative to
No. of patents: 11
Last issue date: 03/04/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7337574Frame for a firearm
A firearm frame which is adapted to be disposed in operative relationship as a component part of a firearm, the firearm having disposed in operative relationships each with one or more of the others, a barrel, a receiver, and at least one firing mechanism; wherein t...
03/04/2008
7182015Multi-variable, multi-parameter projectile launching and testing device
A multi-variable, multi-parameter projectile launching and testing device includes; a.) an elongated hollow acceleration tube having a firing end and an exit end; b.) firing mechanism functionally connected to the firing end of the elongated acceleration tube to cre...
02/27/2007
6874403Assembly and a method for increasing the accuracy of a projectile
An assembly (10) having an outer barrel (12) and an inner barrel (30) having a pair of dissimilar sized bearings (38, 40) which are press fit within the outer barrel (12) and which permit the inner barrel (30) to mechanicall...
04/05/2005
5974941Semi-automatic revolver
An automatic revolver has a body, a barrel arranged in the body and having an inner passage provided with a thread-like formation, an ammunition-containing element from which a bullet is displaced into the barrel, the barrel being turnable relative to the...
11/02/1999
5675105Firing abort and hang fire safety system for a small or medium calibre multi-barrel automatic weapon
A firing abort and hang fire safety system for a small or medium caliber multi-barrel automatic weapon includes a device to immobilize the revolving assembly (100) of the weapon in rotation. This device includes a shock-absorbing device mounted coaxially ...
10/07/1997
5317951Cartridge non-ramping feed mechanism for firearms
A cartridge soft feed mechanism for presenting the cartridge to the chamber of a gun in such a way that the axis of the cartridge experiences no lateral or angular movement during chambering. The cartridge is telescoped into the chamber without ramping, r...
06/07/1994
5042360Hydraulic regenerative starter/speed regulator for a gun gas powered gatling gun
The present invention relates to a regenerative hydraulic starter/speed regulator system for providing initial rotation and acceleration of a rotatable barrel cluster of a gun gas driven Gatling gun, and for controlling the speed of the barrel cluster dur...
08/27/1991
4924752Drive system for a Gatling type gun
A gun system is provided which includes a Gatling type gun having a housing with a ring gear, a rotor with a cluster of gun barrels, a gun gas drive mechanism with a cylinder, a piston, and a crank with a pinion meshed with the ring gear....
05/15/1990
4924753Self powered drive system for a Gatling type gun
A gun system is provided which includes a Gatling type gun; a barrel cluster having a torque assist device and coupled to a hydraulic starting subsystem to provide initial acceleration, rotational velocity control, braking and reverse clearing of the gun;...
05/15/1990
4836082Cloud gun
A multiple barrel gun for firing projectiles at an extremely high rate of fire, in the form of a dense cloud of projectiles. In one embodiment, hundreds of gun barrels are rapidly rotated about a fewer number of fixed firing stations. As each group of bar...
06/06/1989
4166407Drive mechanism for a Gatling gun
A Gatling gun wherein a fluid under pressure drives a plurality of double acting pistons to respectively reciprocate each of the gun bolts in the rotor. The gun bolts have respective cam followers which operate in a stationary helical cam to cause rotatio...
09/04/1979
 
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