Apparatus for treating and sealing reloaded shot shells

Claim 1

IN APPARATUS FOR PROPERLY SIZING, CONDITIONING AND SEALING THE CASING AND END CRIMP OF RELOADED SHOT SHELLS, THE COMBINATION WITH SUCH A SHELL OF A SUPPORT MEMBER COMPOSED OF HEAT CONDUCTING MATERIAL AND HAVING A SOLID BASE AND UPSTANDING SIDE WALLS FORMING A HOLLOW SPACE THEREIN, A BOX EXTENDING UPWARDLY CENTRALLY OF SAID BASE, A CENTRAL TUBE MEMBER ALSO OF HEAT CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND HAVING A CYLINDRICAL INSIDE SURFACE AND CONNECTED WITH SAID BOSS WHEREBY TO STAND UPRIGHT BETWEEN THE SIDE WALLS OF SAID SUPPORT MEMBER AND DEFINE THEREWITH A CHAMBER SURROUNDING THE TUBE MEMBER, SAID TUBE HAVING AN INSIDE DIAMETER CLOSELY CONFORMING TO THAT OF THE CASING BUT PERMITTING INSERTION OF THE END OF THE CASING THEREIN AND A LENGTH LESS THAN THE LENGTH OF SAID SHELL, PORTS IN SAID TUBE COMMUNICATING BETWEEN SAID CHAMBER AND THE INTERIOR OF THE TUBE, A MELTED COATING AND SEALING MATERIAL IN SAID CHAMBER, AND HEAT SUPPLYING MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID SUPPORT MEANS WHEREBY TO HEAT THE WALLS OF SAID SUPPORT MEANS AND TUBE MEMBER SUFFICIENTLY TO MAINTAIN SAID COATING AND SEALING MATERIAL IN FLOWABLE CONDITION.