US3204530A
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Rocket boosted automatic weapon and ammunition system
Assignee: Avco Corp
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Filing: 1963-10-15
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Granted: 1965-09-07
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Expires: 1983-10-15
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth J J Mcgowan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:21
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41A; F41A3/00; F41A3/64; F41A3/72; F41A17/00; F41A17/56; F41A17/74; F41A17/76; F41A19/00; F41A19/06; F41A19/25; F41A19/27; F41A19/29; F41A19/30; F41A19/33; F41A3/12; F41A3/36; F41A3/38; F41A5/00; F41A5/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
IN AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON OF THE TYPE WHICH INCLUDES A FIRING CHAMBER AND MEANS FOR FIRING A ROUND DISPOSED IN THE CHAMBER, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION: A BOLT MOUNTED RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID FIRING CHAMBER, THE BOLT ADVANCING FORWARDLY INTO BATTERY TO CHAMBER A ROUND OF AMMUNITION AND RETRACTING REARWARDLY TO PERMIT A NEW ROUND TO BE PLACED IN POSITION TO BE RAMMED; MEANS SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO RELEASE THE BOLT OR TO LOCK THE BOLT IN BATTERY POSITION; OPERATING MEANS MOUNTED IN RECIPROCAL MOVABLE RELATION TO, AND HAVING A CENTER OF MASS LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY ON THE CENTRAL LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID BOLT; SAID OPERATING MEANS RETRACTING REARWARDLY TO ACTUATE SAID SELECTIVELY OPERABLE MEANS TO UNLOCK SAID BOLT; AND ELASTIC MEANS MECHANICALLY SECURED BETWEEN SAID BOLT AND SAID OPERATING MEANS TO STORE BOLTRETRACT ENERGY AS THE OPERATING MEANS IS RETRACTED.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
IN AN AUTOMATIC WEAPON OF THE TYPE WHICH INCLUDES A FIRING CHAMBER AND MEANS FOR FIRING A ROUND DISPOSED IN THE CHAMBER, THE IMPROVEMENT WHICH COMPRISES, IN COMBINATION: A BOLT MOUNTED RECIPROCAL MOVEMENT RELATIVE TO SAID FIRING CHAMBER, THE BOLT ADVANCING FORWARDLY INTO BATTERY TO CHAMBER A ROUND OF AMMUNITION AND RETRACTING REARWARDLY TO PERMIT A NEW ROUND TO BE PLACED IN POSITION TO BE RAMMED; MEANS SELECTIVELY OPERABLE TO RELEASE THE BOLT OR TO LOCK THE BOLT IN BATTERY POSITION; OPERATING MEANS MOUNTED IN RECIPROCAL MOVABLE RELATION TO, AND HAVING A CENTER OF MASS LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY ON THE CENTRAL LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF SAID BOLT; SAID OPERATING MEANS RETRACTING REARWARDLY TO ACTUATE SAID SELECTIVELY OPERABLE MEANS TO UNLOCK SAID BOLT; AND ELASTIC MEANS MECHANICALLY SECURED BETWEEN SAID BOLT AND SAID OPERATING MEANS TO STORE BOLTRETRACT ENERGY AS THE OPERATING MEANS IS RETRACTED.
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