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Decapping and resizing tool

Assignee: Herter's Inc
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Filing: 1964-06-19
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Granted: 1966-11-08
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Expires: 1984-06-19
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Glen L Mittelsteadt

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 09:26
CPC Classifications
F; F42; F42B; F42B33/00; F42B33/04; F42B33/10

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 190 words
A TOOL FOR RESIZING AND DECAPPING SPENT AMMUNITION COMPRISING AN ELONGATE NORMALLY VERTICALLY ORIENTED BODY MEMBER HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL BORE EXTENDING AXIALLY THERETHROUGH AND HAVING MEANS THEREON TO PERMIT MOUNTING THEREOF ON A MANUALLY OPERABLE RELOADING TOOL PRESS, AN ELONGATE HOLLW CARTRIDGE CASE RECEIVING MEMBER HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICALY SHAPED EXTERIOR SURFACE AND BEING POSITIONED WITHIN THE BORE OF SAID BODY MEMBER, AND BEING CAPABLE OF SLIGHT RADIAL DISPLACEMENT RELATIVE TO THE AXIS OF SAID BODY MEMBER, THE INTERIOR OF SAID RECEIVING MEMBER HAVING ONE END PORTION THEREOF SHAPED AND CONTOURED TO RECEIVE A CARTRIDGE CASE IN SNUG FITTING RELATION THEREIN, MEANS ON THE LOWER END OF SAID CASE RECEIVING MEMBER AND ENGAGING THE ADJACENT END OF SAID BODY MEMBER, AN ELONGATE DECAPPING AND EXPANDING UNIT PROJECTING THROUGH SAID RECEIVING MEMBER AND HAVING MEANS THEREON ADJAENT ONE END THEREOF RELEASABLY ENGAGING COOPERATING ATTACHMENT MEANS ON THE ADJACENT UPPER END OF SAID CASE RECEIVING MEMBER, AND ADJUSTABLE LOCKING MEANS ON SAID UNIT ENGAGING SAID BODY MEMBER AND COOPERATING WITH SAID MEANS ON THE LOWER END OF SAID RECEIVING MEMBER FOR CLAMPING SAID UNIT AND RECEIVING MEMBER WITHIN SAID BODY MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 190 words
A TOOL FOR RESIZING AND DECAPPING SPENT AMMUNITION COMPRISING AN ELONGATE NORMALLY VERTICALLY ORIENTED BODY MEMBER HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL BORE EXTENDING AXIALLY THERETHROUGH AND HAVING MEANS THEREON TO PERMIT MOUNTING THEREOF ON A MANUALLY OPERABLE RELOADING TOOL PRESS, AN ELONGATE HOLLW CARTRIDGE CASE RECEIVING MEMBER HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICALY SHAPED EXTERIOR SURFACE AND BEING POSITIONED WITHIN THE BORE OF SAID BODY MEMBER, AND BEING CAPABLE OF SLIGHT RADIAL DISPLACEMENT RELATIVE TO THE AXIS OF SAID BODY MEMBER, THE INTERIOR OF SAID RECEIVING MEMBER HAVING ONE END PORTION THEREOF SHAPED AND CONTOURED TO RECEIVE A CARTRIDGE CASE IN SNUG FITTING RELATION THEREIN, MEANS ON THE LOWER END OF SAID CASE RECEIVING MEMBER AND ENGAGING THE ADJACENT END OF SAID BODY MEMBER, AN ELONGATE DECAPPING AND EXPANDING UNIT PROJECTING THROUGH SAID RECEIVING MEMBER AND HAVING MEANS THEREON ADJAENT ONE END THEREOF RELEASABLY ENGAGING COOPERATING ATTACHMENT MEANS ON THE ADJACENT UPPER END OF SAID CASE RECEIVING MEMBER, AND ADJUSTABLE LOCKING MEANS ON SAID UNIT ENGAGING SAID BODY MEMBER AND COOPERATING WITH SAID MEANS ON THE LOWER END OF SAID RECEIVING MEMBER FOR CLAMPING SAID UNIT AND RECEIVING MEMBER WITHIN SAID BODY MEMBER.

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