Patent Application
20050081420
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This invention relates generally to the field of gun accessories and more specifically to an ammunition feeding device for a machine gun.
Machine guns are well known. They allow a belt of ammunition containing a plurality of evenly spaced bullets to feed into the gun and be fired in rapid succession.
Traditionally, in machine guns such as the M 60 and the Golf 240, the operator must open a feed tray cover to insert the front end of the belt of ammunition.
This operation is time consuming which can result in loss of use of the weapon during a critical period in an attack. Additionally, the rail system containing the aiming mechanism is located on top of the feed tray, so opening the feed tray causes the rail system to come into close contact with the extremely hot gun barrel which can throw off the scope sight mechanism thereby forcing the user to waste more time in recalibrating the mechanism. Further more, loading a gun at night is difficult to do without lighting the area thereby potentially bringing unwanted attention to the user.
The primary object of the invention is to provide an ammunition feeder that lets the user load a machine gun more quickly.
Another object of the invention is to provide an ammunition feeder that snaps onto standard NATO Linked ammunition.
Another object of the invention is to provide an ammunition feeder that lets the user load a machine gun without opening the feed tray.
A further object of the invention is to provide an ammunition feeder that results in less jams.
Yet another object of the invention is to provide an ammunition feeder that does not require the user to recalibrate the gun's aiming site.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following descriptions, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, wherein, by way of illustration and example, an embodiment of the present invention is disclosed.
In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed an ammunition feeder comprising: a handle portion, a head portion, said handle portion integrally attached to said head portion, said handle portion being made injection molded plastic into a flat elongate shape approximately seven and one half inches long, one inch wide and one eighth of an inch thick, said handle tapering to approximately one half of an inch at the junction point between said handle and said head, said handle having raised portions to help the user maintain his grip on said handle, said head portion shaped to receive the end of a standard ammunition belt, said head portion being approximately cylindrically shaped and approximately the diameter if a standard bullet contained in said standard ammunition belt, and said head being flattened longitudinally on one side and having a longitudinal recess so that the feed pawl on a standard machine gun is not activated by said head.
The drawings constitute a part of this specification and include exemplary embodiments to the invention, which may be embodied in various forms. It is to be understood that in sorne instances various aspects of the invention may be shown exaggerated or enlarged to facilitate an understanding of the invention.
Detailed descriptions of the preferred embodiment are provided herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriately detailed system, structure or manner.
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While the invention has been described in connection with a preferred embodiment, it is not intended to limit the scope of the invention to the particular form set forth, but on the contrary, it is intended to cover such alternatives, modifications, and equivalents as may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
