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US3303741A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cartridge magazine of a gun

Assignee: Saab Bofors AB
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Filing: 1965-04-01
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Granted: 1967-02-14
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Expires: 1985-04-01
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Christiansson Carl Mauritz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 17:41
CPC Classifications
F; F41; F41A; F41A9/00; F41A9/61; F41A9/64

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 199 words
A CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE OF A GUN OF THE TYPE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE COMPARTMENT DEFINING A VERTICAL CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE SHAFT FOR RECEIVING THEREIN CARTRIDGES ARRANGED IN A VERTICAL ROW ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AND BEING ENCLOSED BY A MAGAZINE ENCLOSURE HAVING AN INLET PORT LOCATED AT THE UPPERMOST PART OF A VERTICAL WALL OF THE ENCLOSURE FOR INTRODUCING CARTRIDGES ONE BY ONE IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION THEREOF TO AN ESSENTIALLY HORIZONTAL POSITION WITHIN THE COMPARTMENT, THE CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A CARTRIDGE SUPPORT MEANS EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF THE CARTRIDGE COMPARTMENT AND LOCATED BELOW THE LOWER EDGE OF THE INLET PORT, SAID CARTRIDGE SUPPORT MEANS BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION TO PREVENT A MOVEMENT DOWNWARDLY THROUGH THE MAGAZINE OF A CARTRIDGE INTRODUCED THROUGH THE PORT, AND A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH A CARTRIDGE DEPOSITED THEREON IS LEFT FREE TO MOVE DOWNWARDLY THROUGH THE MAGAZINE; A DIRECTIONAL FORCE MEANS TENDING TO BRING SAID CARTRIDGE SUPPORT MEANS TO ITS SAID FIRST POSITION PREVENTING A CARTRIDGE FROM MOVING DOWNWARDLY IN THE MAGAZINE; A RELEASABLE RETAINING MEANS HAVING A MEMBER CONNECTED TO THE CARTRIDGE SUPPORT MEANS AND A MEMBER DISPLACEABLY ATTACHED TO A STATIONARY PART OF THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 199 words
A CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE OF A GUN OF THE TYPE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE COMPARTMENT DEFINING A VERTICAL CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE SHAFT FOR RECEIVING THEREIN CARTRIDGES ARRANGED IN A VERTICAL ROW ON TOP OF EACH OTHER AND BEING ENCLOSED BY A MAGAZINE ENCLOSURE HAVING AN INLET PORT LOCATED AT THE UPPERMOST PART OF A VERTICAL WALL OF THE ENCLOSURE FOR INTRODUCING CARTRIDGES ONE BY ONE IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION THEREOF TO AN ESSENTIALLY HORIZONTAL POSITION WITHIN THE COMPARTMENT, THE CARTRIDGE MAGAZINE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A CARTRIDGE SUPPORT MEANS EXTENDING HORIZONTALLY IN THE LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION OF THE CARTRIDGE COMPARTMENT AND LOCATED BELOW THE LOWER EDGE OF THE INLET PORT, SAID CARTRIDGE SUPPORT MEANS BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION TO PREVENT A MOVEMENT DOWNWARDLY THROUGH THE MAGAZINE OF A CARTRIDGE INTRODUCED THROUGH THE PORT, AND A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH A CARTRIDGE DEPOSITED THEREON IS LEFT FREE TO MOVE DOWNWARDLY THROUGH THE MAGAZINE; A DIRECTIONAL FORCE MEANS TENDING TO BRING SAID CARTRIDGE SUPPORT MEANS TO ITS SAID FIRST POSITION PREVENTING A CARTRIDGE FROM MOVING DOWNWARDLY IN THE MAGAZINE; A RELEASABLE RETAINING MEANS HAVING A MEMBER CONNECTED TO THE CARTRIDGE SUPPORT MEANS AND A MEMBER DISPLACEABLY ATTACHED TO A STATIONARY PART OF THE

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-02-13 1970-08-15 1971-02-14 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-02-13 1974-08-15 1975-02-14 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-02-13 1978-08-15 1979-02-14 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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