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Primer assembly

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-04-22
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1983-04-22
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 William B Woodring
  • 👤 Richard J Shellnutt
  • 👤 Merton L Robinson
  • 👤 Paul S Foster

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 15:07
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42C; F42C19/00; F42C19/08; F42C19/10; F42B; F42B33/00; F42B33/04

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 262 words
A PRIMER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING (A) A CARTRIDGE CASE HAVING A PROPELLANT CAVITY AND A HEAD RECESSED AND PERFORATED TO DEFINE, RESPECTIVELY, (1) A PRIMER POCKET EXTENDING INWARDLY AND PERIPHERALLY TO A THICKNESS OF WEB IN SAID HEAD AND (2) A FLASH HOLE REDUCED LATERALLY WITH REFERENCE TO SAID POCKET AND HAVING SIDES EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OVER A LENGTH OF COMMUNICATION THROUGH SAID WEB BETWEEN SAID CAVITY AND POCKET, SAID HOLE DEFINING WITH SAID WEB AT SAID POCKET A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING SHOULDER, (B) A PRIMER CUP DISPOSED IN SAID POCKET IN OPPOSED RELATION TO SAID FLASH HOLE, SAID CUP HAVING AN OUTER END WALL AND A PERIPHERALLY EXTENDING SIDE WALL ENGAGED IN POCKET SEALING AND RETAINED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HEAD OF SAID CASE, (C) AN ELONGATED ANVIL IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CASE IN SPACED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID END WALL, SAID ANVIL HAVING A PERCUSSION PROJECTION ON ONE END EXTENDING INTO SAID CUP ADJACENT SAID END WALL, A REDUCED EXTENSION FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL-SIDED BLADE ON THE OPPOSITE END STAKED WITHIN SAID FLASH HOLE TO PROVIDE SAID ANVIL ENGAGEMENT BY INDENTATION OF SAID CASE BY SAID EXTENSION AT PERIPHERALLY SPACED INTERVALS OVER SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF SAID LENGTH, SAID EXTENSION FILLING ONLY PART OF SAID HOLE TO PROVIDE FLASH OPENINGS PERIPHERALLY SPACED IN ALTERNATION WITH SAID SPACED INDENTATION, SAID ANVIL HAVING AN ENLARGEMENT INTERMEDIATE SAID ENDS FOR SEATING OF SAID ANVIL ON SAID WEB OVER ONLY PART OF SAID SHOULDER, (D) AND A CHARGE OF PRIMER MIX CONTAINED IN SAID CUP AND SUBSTANTIALLY FILLING THE CUP VOLUME BETWEEN SAID CUP WALLS AND SAID ANVIL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 262 words
A PRIMER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING (A) A CARTRIDGE CASE HAVING A PROPELLANT CAVITY AND A HEAD RECESSED AND PERFORATED TO DEFINE, RESPECTIVELY, (1) A PRIMER POCKET EXTENDING INWARDLY AND PERIPHERALLY TO A THICKNESS OF WEB IN SAID HEAD AND (2) A FLASH HOLE REDUCED LATERALLY WITH REFERENCE TO SAID POCKET AND HAVING SIDES EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY OVER A LENGTH OF COMMUNICATION THROUGH SAID WEB BETWEEN SAID CAVITY AND POCKET, SAID HOLE DEFINING WITH SAID WEB AT SAID POCKET A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING SHOULDER, (B) A PRIMER CUP DISPOSED IN SAID POCKET IN OPPOSED RELATION TO SAID FLASH HOLE, SAID CUP HAVING AN OUTER END WALL AND A PERIPHERALLY EXTENDING SIDE WALL ENGAGED IN POCKET SEALING AND RETAINED RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HEAD OF SAID CASE, (C) AN ELONGATED ANVIL IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID CASE IN SPACED RELATION WITH RESPECT TO SAID END WALL, SAID ANVIL HAVING A PERCUSSION PROJECTION ON ONE END EXTENDING INTO SAID CUP ADJACENT SAID END WALL, A REDUCED EXTENSION FORMING A SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL-SIDED BLADE ON THE OPPOSITE END STAKED WITHIN SAID FLASH HOLE TO PROVIDE SAID ANVIL ENGAGEMENT BY INDENTATION OF SAID CASE BY SAID EXTENSION AT PERIPHERALLY SPACED INTERVALS OVER SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF SAID LENGTH, SAID EXTENSION FILLING ONLY PART OF SAID HOLE TO PROVIDE FLASH OPENINGS PERIPHERALLY SPACED IN ALTERNATION WITH SAID SPACED INDENTATION, SAID ANVIL HAVING AN ENLARGEMENT INTERMEDIATE SAID ENDS FOR SEATING OF SAID ANVIL ON SAID WEB OVER ONLY PART OF SAID SHOULDER, (D) AND A CHARGE OF PRIMER MIX CONTAINED IN SAID CUP AND SUBSTANTIALLY FILLING THE CUP VOLUME BETWEEN SAID CUP WALLS AND SAID ANVIL.

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