US3916552A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Cartridge clip and a machine for filling the clip with cartridges

Assignee: Government of France

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Filing: 1974-03-18

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Granted: 1975-11-04

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Expires: 1994-03-18

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Abstract

Abstract A cartridge clip comprises an elongated channel-shaped body for receiving the rim ends of a group of cartridges and having side walls provided with inwardly directed flanges for engaging a groove at the rim ends of the cartridges. The body is pressure molded as a single piece of resilient material such that the rim ends of the cartridges can be introduced onto the clip in a direction transverse to the body by a snap action. A rigidifying rib extends along an outer surface of a base of the body which has a central longitudinal depression on its inner surface. Lateral stops are provided on the side walls at the ends of the channel to prevent accidental escape of the cartridges and external abutments on the side walls limit the insertion of the clip into a magazine guide. A machine for filling such a cartridge clip comprises an intermittently rotatable annular drum provided with axial sets of radial bores. An inclined plate dispensing station dispenses cartridges into the bores so that their rim ends and nose ends project respectively outwardly and inwardly from the drum, and a dispensing supply chute deposits a clip on the cartridges in each set of bores. A notched pressure roller presses the clips transversely onto the rim ends of the cartridges by a snap action and the filled clips are discharged from the drum by engagement of their nose ends with a fixed cam inside the drum.

Inventors

👤 Paul Pichard
👤 Lucien Corbin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —

Jurisdiction US

Data Source google_patents

Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 23:44

CPC Classifications

F; F41; F41A; F41A9/00; F41A9/82; F41A9/83; F41A9/84

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10

Claim 1

Independent Claim 159 words

A unitary cartridge clip of deformable resilient material, comprising: an elongated channel-shaped body for receiving rim ends of cartridges to be held in the clip, said body having a base and a pair of longitudinal side walls, the free end of each said longitudinal side wall being formed with a longitudinal flange; said flanges extending substantially parallel to the base of said body and inwardly of said body for engaging in a groove provided adjacent the rim end of each cartridge and gripping said rim; the longitudinal side walls of said body being sufficiently resiliently flexible to constitute means for transverse spreading apart of the flanges to enable the rim ends of the cartridges to be introduced into the clip in a direction transverse to said body until the flanges snap into said groove; and said base including means for rigidifying the base of said body in the longitudinal direction while concurrently permitting said transverse spreading of the flanges.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 159 words

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 59 words

A cartridge clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein said flanges have internally chamfered free edges to facilitate the introduction of a cartridge into the clip by engaging the rim end of the cartridge under one of said flanges and rocking the cartridge about an axis parallel to said clip until the other flange snaps into the cartridge groove.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 37 words

A cartridge clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the entire cartridge clip is made as a single piece of resilient material having longitudinal rib means extending over the length of the outer surface of said base.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 29 words

A cartridge clip as claimed in claim 3, wherein the clip is made of a resilient material selected from the group of plastics materials consisting of polycarbonates or polyamides.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 13 words

A cartridge clip as claimed in claim 1, made by molding under pressure.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 38 words

A cartridge clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein said means for rigidifying the base of said body comprises one longitudinal rib extending substantially over the complete length of an outer surface of the base and centrally thereof.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 52 words

A cartridge clip as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base of said body has an inner surface formed with a longitudinal central depression, whereby the rim end of each cartridge engages the base of said body only over two limited zones dispose symmetrically one on each side of the longitudinal depression.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 71 words

A cartridge clip as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a pair of lateral stops attached to the side walls at each end of said body, such lateral stops preventing accidental escape of a cartridge during handling preceding filling a magazine of a weapon from the clip whilst permitting discharge of the cartridges from the clip by a longitudinal thrust causing resilient separation of the stops during filling of the magazine.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 56 words

A cartridge clip as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a pair of longitudinally spaced abutments on an outer surface of each of the side walls of said body, said abutments serving to limit the insertion of said body into a magazine or magazine guide of a weapon whichever end of said body is inserted therein.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US1292629A Cited

US3032907A Cited

US3538636A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1978-11-03	1979-05-05	1979-11-04	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1982-11-03	1983-05-05	1983-11-04	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1986-11-03	1987-05-05	1987-11-04	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

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