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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117956 | Magazine for a hand gun The present invention relates to a magazine for a hand firearm, which is detachably mountable to the weapon, incorporating a drum-like, approximately cylindrical housing (10) which accommodates a greater number of cartridges in an orientation parallel to the ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8037800 | Drum magazine for firearm A detachable magazine for storing and delivering ammunition to a firearm having a magazine well. The magazine has a body with a column adapted for insertion into the magazine well. The column has a passage for transmitting ammunition to the firearm. The body include... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7942091 | Shotgun drum magazine A magazine for shotgun shells for use with a shotgun including an open frame housing having a generally flat front and a generally flat rear portion connected and separated by spacers. The flat front and flat rear portions each include an annular groove, the annular... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7806036 | Magazine apparatuses, firearms including same, and method of introducing an ammunition cartridge into a firearm A magazine for introducing a plurality of ammunition cartridges into a firearm is disclosed. Particularly, a magazine may include a first rotor configured for rotating about a first center of rotation and a second rotor configured for rotating about a second center ... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7441491 | Drum magazine for firearm A detachable magazine for storing and delivering ammunition to a firearm having a magazine well. The magazine has a body with a column adapted for insertion into the magazine well. The column has a passage for transmitting ammunition to the firearm. The body include... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7159584 | Airgun firing mechanism The airgun firing mechanism of the present invention has a rotary magazine 1 with a plurality of bores 11 made from a material through which magnetic force can pass, and a magnet 10 is provided in the center of the magazine 1. Also, the a... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7004057 | Ammunition feeder Ammunition feeder with a handle portion and a head portion. The handle portion is integrally attached to the head portion. The handle portion is a flat elongate shape having raised portions to help the user maintain his grip on the handle. The head portion is shaped... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6912806 | Device for a small arm The invention relates to a device for feeding cartridges (15) from magazines to small arms, in particular to rifles with a cartridge feed device (3-7, 25-29), which transports the cartridges from a tubular magazine (11) to the barrel (1) ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6836991 | System and method for a cartridge casing catcher A catcher for receiving expended shell casings from a firearm having an ejection port as the firearm is discharged, the catcher includes a hollow housing and a lining. The hollow housing having a plurality of rigid walls, wherein one of the walls has an opening in c... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6705196 | Ammunition drum and firearm An ammunition drum (110) and firearm with an ammunition drum (110). The ammunition drum designed for being mounted on a firearm has at least two projectile channels (118), which are arranged around a longitudinal drum axis (112). The ammu... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6681678 | Revolving ammunition magazine A revolving ammunition magazine for shells, which has an number of elongate, first ammunition holder elements (14) which are distributed uniformly in relation to one another around a center axis (12) and designed and positioned so as to be capable of hold... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6601496 | Magazine for firearms A magazine for a firearm having a cylindrical housing with rear and front covers and with a smooth inner surface is provided. A hollow cylinder rigidly secured to the rear cover is arranged inside the housing. A helix is formed on the outer surface of the... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6354183 | Method and device for handling propellant charges of different sizes and charge strengths in artillery guns The present invention relates to a method and a device for use in gun magazines first and foremost in automatic-loading artillery guns (26) for arranging and stowing modular charges, and for delivering the desired number and type of modular charge (50, 51... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6327953 | Device for storing projectile balls and for feeding them to the projectile chamber of a hand weapon A device for storing projectile balls and for feeding them to the projectile chamber of a hand weapon (1), with a ball container (3), with a conveying tube (2) which is connected at one end to the latter and the other end of which leads to the weapon (1),... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6211630 | Single motor, two film belt control system An automotive HVAC system controls two side by side film belts with a single drive motor. Two co planar wind up rollers, one for each belt, have inboard ends that are indirectly connected by a rotation transmission means that has a defined level of turnin... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6032395 | Magazine loaded pump action shotgun A pump action shotgun that has been designed to accept a shotgun shell magazine that can be quickly and easily attached or removed. An aperture is formed in the bottom surface of the receiver forwardly of a trigger housing assembly aperture. The top end o... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5929366 | Ammunition feed mechanism A feed mechanism for use transferring linkless ammunition especially cased telescoped ammunition, from location to another, and simultaneously changing the orientation of its axis, comprising an Archimedes feed screw (11) and a cam track (14, 18, 17) loca... | 07/27/1999 |
| 5905224 | Pulley belt magazine This invention is in reference to ammunition feeding devices for guns, specifically magazines. The belt feed mechanism consists of a container, which stores the ammunition and defines the path which the ammunition band moves the ammunition. The ammunition... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5600083 | Magazine for pump action shotgun A magazine filled with ammunition that can be quickly and easily attached to and detached from a firearm. It has a snail-shaped housing with a laterally offset chimney section that has an outlet port at its top end for feeding the ammunition into the fire... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5571984 | Ammunition feed system for a medium-calibre firearm Medium-calibre feed system, of the type comprising an ammunition feed system and a firing and loading system with a barrel, for example, which is characterized in that it comprises an ammunition box in which the ammunition is stored without being linked t... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5561258 | Magazine for pump action shotgun A magazine filled with ammunition that can be quickly and easily attached to and detached from a firearm. It has a housing with a chimney section that has an outlet port at its top end for feeding the ammunition into the firearm. There is an annular chamb... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5520171 | Indexing helical magazine An indexing helical magazine for use with delicate projectiles, such as pellets and paint balls. The magazine has a housing with a helical rib extending partially into the housing. A carrier for the projectiles is rotatably coupled within the housing and ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5456153 | Magazine for pump action shotgun A magazine filled with ammunition that can be quickly and easily attached to and detached from a firearm. It has a snail-shaped housing with a laterally offset chimney section that has an outlet port at its top end for feeding the ammunition into the fire... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5398590 | Self-powered ammunition feed and storage canister An ammunition canister includes a pair of injection molded outer shells with each shell configured for assembly with another shell to form the ammunition canister. Each shell is molded with guide surfaces for controlling movement of ammunition rounds with... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5218162 | Double-ended ammunition handling system for rapid-fire guns A double-ended ammunition handling system for feeding a rapid-fire gun comprises a magazine including a plurality of coextensive channels having entry ends presented to a magazine entrance unit and exit ends presented to a magazine exit unit. Live ammunit... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5202530 | Light armor piercing automatic rifle A light armor piercing weapon, which is hand carried by a single man, is provided for firing or launching armor piercing rocket propelled projectiles. A propellent pack is worn or carried by the soldier along with a launching rifle. Unsymmetrical dimethyl... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5115716 | Automatic percussion primer feed mechanism A primer feed mechanism for automatically feeding unfired primers to, and extracting fired primers from, an artillery piece. A magazine having a rotatable cylindrical drum carrying a plurality of primer cartridges is detachably mounted adjacent the breach... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5111729 | Ammunition storage system A helical storage system for linked ammunition, has no outer drum and only two moving parts, providing positive control of the rounds, low friction, and bi-directional load and unload.... | 05/12/1992 |
| 4965951 | Large capacity ammunition magazine An improved magazine wherein cartridges are loaded therein in two nested helical rows. Improvements further include a spring loaded feed lip bar which permits rapid loading and unloading of the magazine; a rod inside the drive spring in the magazine which... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4962604 | Large capacity ammunition magazine An improved magazine wherein cartridges are loaded therein in two nested helical rows. Improvements further include a spring loaded feed lip bar which permits rapid loading and unloading of the magazine; a rod inside the drive spring in the magazine which... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4947572 | Large capacity ammunition magazine An improved magazine wherein cartridges are loaded therein in two nested helical rows. Improvements further include a spring loaded feed lip bar which permits rapid loading and unloading of the magazine; a rod inside the drive spring in the magazine which... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4926742 | Spiral drum magazine with elongated magazine clip and single piece last round follower The magazine includes a clip magazine (22) above a drum magazine (11) and connectable to an automatic weapon. Door (15) is hinged at its lower edge to open downwardly from clip magazine (22). The torsion spring (21) can be wound by external crank (20), an... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4888898 | Large capacity ammunition magazine An improved magazine wherein cartridges are loaded therein in two nested helical rows. Improvements further include a spring loaded feed lip bar which permits rapid loading and unloading of the magazine; a rod inside the drive spring in the magazine which... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4882971 | Linkless ammunition transporter A transporter for storing and feeding linkless rounds of ammunition, including live rounds as well as spent cartridge casings, has a generally cylindrical drum frame assembly with longitudinal rails that retain the rounds in rows, the rounds facing radial... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4860633 | Autoloader for military vehicle An autoloading method and apparatus is disclosed for a turret mounted gun that is pivoted horizontally relative to the turret and must be lowered to a substantially horizontal 0° position for loading selected cartridges from a magazine conveyor, ejecting... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4840110 | Device for storing and loading ammunition in a turret A device for storing and loading unbelted ammunition in a turret equipped with a tubular weapon, the tubular weapon being equipped with one shaft magazine on either side, with a ring magazine to receive ammunition disposed in the turret basket. Each respe... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4838144 | Automatic loading device for a gun A turret gun assembly includes a turret, a gun having a barrel being adjustable in inclination about a trunnion axis, a magazine for accommodating rounds of ammunition, and a loading device for advancing rounds of ammunition from the magazine into a posit... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4831914 | Multiple tier ammunition magazine A detachable ammunition magazine for high rate-of-fire guns that stores and positively feeds triangularly shaped cartridges to the gun in serial order. The cartridges are stored in a series of concentric cylindrically shaped tiers or arrays, and are advan... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4766800 | Gun and magazine system An improved gun/magazine system which is top loading and wherein the magazine is of generally cylindrical configuration. A spiral drive of the cartridges through the magazine into the top loading receiver of the gun is provided. The magazine includes a sp... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4745842 | Spiral drum magazine with elongated magazine clip and multiple link last round follower The magazine includes a clip magazine (22) above a drum magazine (11) and connectable to an automatic weapon. Door (15) is hinged at its lower edge to open downwardly from clip magazine (22). The torsion spring (21) can be wound by external crank (20), an... | 05/24/1988 |
