| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 4369071 |
Process and arrangement for introducing an automatic cleaning mechanism into a gun barrel |
January 18, 1983 |
| A process and arrangement for introducing an automatic cleaning device into the open end of a gun barrel so that the cleaning device may reciprocably move through the gun barrel and clean it. The cleaning device includes a drive motor, drive rollers, a pair of oppositely rotating brush m |
| 4363273 |
Ammunition with protective surface layer and method of making same |
December 14, 1982 |
| A protective surface coating for ammunition having no cartridge casing and ammunition having a combustible cartridge casing. A body of highly porous nitrocellulose is permeated from the outside with a polymer carried by a solvent to form a binder for the body. A layer of metal platelets |
| 4362107 |
Practice projectile |
December 7, 1982 |
| Practice projectile for target practice, which corresponds in shape and weight to a normal combat projectile, particularly to a sub-caliber combat projectile. The projectile upon impact disintegrates at preset breaking points. The projectile is unitary, but has at least one preset breaki |
| 4348940 |
Servo-release mechanism for an automatic weapon |
September 14, 1982 |
| The breech of a gun moves in opposite, recoil and counter-recoil directions along a guide path. A rotatable coupling member having a first interlocking end is mounted along the fixed structure of the gun. The gun is selectively activated by a rotatable key member aligned with the cou |
| 4348937 |
Ignition arrangement for ammunition in a barrel weapon |
September 14, 1982 |
| An ignition arrangement for a barrel weapon having a sliding wedge-type breech block in which a pressure bolt is rotatably mounted in the breech block and the firing pin is slidably movably mounted in the pressure bolt. The firing pin has a transverse rod which extends into a first pair |
| 4346993 |
Pull-through structure for measuring the curvature of the internal wall of a pipe or tube |
August 31, 1982 |
| A pull-through structure for measuring the flexure of a pipe or tube such as, for example, a gun barrel. The pull-through structure includes a laser beam detector which is freely swingably mounted in a casing forming part of the pull-through structure. The arrangement is adapted to coact |
| 4342262 |
Carrier missile for ejectable bodies |
August 3, 1982 |
| A subcaliber missile to be launched from a barrel, in order to serve as a carrier for satellite missiles of other ejectable bodies, has an envelope divided into two half-shells of tapering configuration which are articulated to the missile bottom and are held together by a missile head |
| 4338851 |
Cartridge belt guiding mechanism in an automatic weapon, the elevation of which is adjustable |
July 13, 1982 |
| A cartridge belt guiding mechanism for automatic weapons disposed between the outlet of an ammunition belt storage container and the ammunition belt inlet of the automatic weapon. The guiding mechanism is composed of a plurality of open frame-like elements. Each element has a plurality o |
| 4311097 |
Dual underwater safety fuse |
January 19, 1982 |
| A fuse apparatus for a depth charge or the like has a primary fuse that operates at a relatively shallow depth to position a detonator in line with a firing pin, and a secondary fuse that operates to release the firing pin to explose the detonator. A safety mechanism normally prevents |
| 4306502 |
Missile having explosive charges with projectile forming coverings |
December 22, 1981 |
| A load-carrying missile adapted for firing from barrel weapons and having a plurality of explosive charges disposed thereon with a plurality of projectile forming coverings distributed over the periphery of the missile and directed substantially perpendicular to the axis of the missile. |
| 4305333 |
Warhead for projectiles and rockets |
December 15, 1981 |
| Warhead for projectiles and rockets in which the projectile or rocket casing can be relied upon to decompose into splinters of predetermined size, shape, and distribution. To accomplish this result, a thin-walled insert is positioned between the projectile or rocket casing and the ex |
| 4296685 |
Warhead with slave missiles disposed in a firing tube |
October 27, 1981 |
| A plurality of warheads are disposed for ejection one behind the other, axially in a load-carrying missile with slave missiles disposed in firing tubes and parachutes connected to the warheads and causing their directional, braked descent in the target area. Proximity fuses cause the |
| 4291624 |
Explosive charges |
September 29, 1981 |
| An explosive charge is disclosed having air cavities in the explosive material, so situated within the material as to guide the propagation of the shock wave produced by detonation in a predetermined direction. |
| 4290163 |
Arrangement for removal of residues and sediments from the interior surfaces of barrels of weapo |
September 22, 1981 |
| A cleaning arrangement for cylindrical bores and in particular gun barrels. The cleaning arrangement, when in operation, automatically axially reciprocates in the gun barrel. The arrangement includes a carrier on which at least one drive motor is mounted. Electrical energy supply means |
| 4289073 |
Warhead with a plurality of slave missiles |
September 15, 1981 |
| A disc-shaped warhead adapted for being fired from a barrel weapon, and particularly for being stacked with a plurality of similar warheads in a load-carrying missile for ejection one after the other. The warhead has a plurality of slave missiles disposed in radially directed firing tube |
| 4278007 |
Hand lever for operating the wedge-type breechblock of an artillery gun |
July 14, 1981 |
| A hand lever for operating the wedge-type breechblock of an artillery gun is disclosed. A breech operating shaft is placed near the breech ring of the gun and connected to the breechblock and is actuated through a drive by the hand lever. The drive couples shaft and hand lever upon actua |
| 4273025 |
Belt-advance mechanism for an automatic gas-loading belt-feed weapon, especially a machine gun |
June 16, 1981 |
| A belt-advance system for a belt-fed gas-loading automatic weapon, e.g. a machine gun, revises the usual energy flow path by obtaining at its input side a gas-pressure pulse upon the firing of the weapon and providing an energy-storage unit functionally combined with a cylinder/gas-pisto |
| 4263836 |
Sealing system for a sliding wedge type breech block of a barrel weapon |
April 28, 1981 |
| Sealing system for a sliding wedge type breech block of a barrel weapon, particularly one which employs cartridge free ammunition. An actuating member having a rear end adapted to be driven is disposed in the breech block, and an axially movable pressure bolt having an impacting surface |
| 4246829 |
Repeating firing system for guns |
January 27, 1981 |
| There is disclosed a repeating firing system for a weapon with a barrel mounted on a lower gun carriage which is horizontally traversed by the gunner, the barrel being capable of being elevated through a substantial angular range. The system includes a firing device capable of repeated |
| 4244293 |
Projectile designed for recoilless and virtually noiseless firing |
January 13, 1981 |
| A projectile to be fired from a tubular or rail-shaped launcher has a warhead integral with a rearwardly extending tube of smaller diameter which contains a propulsive charge inserted between the warhead and a sabot carrying a frangible inertial mass. The rear end of the tube has a c |
| 4242960 |
Automatically disintegrating missile |
January 6, 1981 |
| There is disclosed a missile which automatically disintegrates after a predetermined flight time. The missile is made up of several parts which are positively secured together by a locking means which is released at a predetermined time after the firing of the missile by the action of th |
| 4223608 |
Safety device for percussion-fuse of rifled missiles |
September 23, 1980 |
| In a rifled missile having a primer tube or firing channel, a safety device adapted to coact with a percussion fuse. The safety device is disposed in the missle transversely across the primer tube between the impact-sensitive primer and a booster charge. The primer tube axially exten |
| 4223589 |
Double-feed sprocket arrangement for munition changing in automatic guns |
September 23, 1980 |
| An improved double-feed arrangement for introducing munition shells into the breech of an automatic weapon such as a machine gun. The double-feed arrangement includes a housing having two munition belt inlet openings and two munition belt outlet openings respectively equidistantly dispos |
| 4222307 |
Arrangement for tilt-equalization of steep angle firing weapons |
September 16, 1980 |
| A tilt-equalization arrangement for steep angle firing guns. The barrel of the gun has secured to its rear end a ball pin which is swivelably mounted within a ball socket. The ball socket is secured to a base plate. Forwardly of its rear end the barrel is provided with at least one l |
| 4211168 |
Fin-stabilized practice missile |
July 8, 1980 |
| There is disclosed a fin-stabilized unarmed missile for impact diagram target shooting. The missile has an essentially cylindrical body to the rearwardly tapered rear end of which there is affixed a winged tail unit. The missile body has a transverse front end portion extending at a righ |
| 4210059 |
Servo-release mechanism |
July 1, 1980 |
| An improved servo-release mechanism for an automatic firearm. The reciprocally movable breech body coacts with the first arm of a rockable catch lever to hold the breech body in a predetermined position. An adjusting member is slidably movably mounted parallel to the direction of mov |
| 4206683 |
Electrical firing system for weapons |
June 10, 1980 |
| There is disclosed an electric firing system adapted for weapons adapted for firing ammunition with a combustible casing or without a propellant charge casing, with an electrically conducting contact pin having an insulated body and an igniter point which is arranged in the bore of a |
| 4202270 |
Stub case obturator |
May 13, 1980 |
| A method and means for obturating a stub case on the barrel wall of a firearm is disclosed having an annular bead located near the top of the stub case wall dimensioned so as to provide an annular gap between the bead and the barrel wall thereby throttling the streams of gas flowing |
| 4198897 |
Tank mortar |
April 22, 1980 |
| A tank mortar having a magazine receiving a plurality of fin-stabilized projectiles which can be selectively aligned with the barrel. The barrel is movable relative to the magazine to enable sealing engagement of the barrel with the selected magazine chamber. The weapon frame which r |
| 4195573 |
Sub-caliber projectile of arrow-shaped form having a resistance-stabilizing tail section |
April 1, 1980 |
| A limited range, supersonic, sub-caliber projectile having a main body and a resistance-stabilizing tail section. This tail section has at least two bores through which air passes during flight of the projectile. The axes of the bores may be parallel or inclined relative to the longitudi |
| 4195550 |
Propellent charge igniter for caseless cartridges of separately loaded ammunition |
April 1, 1980 |
| A propellent charge igniter for caseless cartridges of separately loaded ammunition. The igniter has an ignition chain which includes a secondary charge adjoining a main charge made up of powder pipes or tubes. The secondary charge is disposed in pierceable bag material. A booster charge |
| 4177733 |
Spin stabilized projectile assembly |
December 11, 1979 |
| There is described a spin stabilized projectile assembly including a projectile, a sabot, and a guide ring. The projectile is provided with a shoulder at the rear end of which abuts the sabot, the projectile and sabot being connected by the guide ring which extends around the project |
| 4159678 |
Propellant charge casing |
July 3, 1979 |
| A casing for a projectile that includes a combustible propellant container is improved by the addition of a flexible spring steel bearing plate that includes a number of holes for the purpose of facilitating combustion of the propellant container and a number of radial slits to increase |
| 4153223 |
Limited-range projectile having a flat trajectory |
May 8, 1979 |
| There is disclosed a limited range, high-speed projectile with a flat trajectory. The range is limited by controlling the air resistance of the projectile, so that the air resistance increases markedly when the projectile speed drops below a certain value. |
| 4151781 |
Floating machine cannon |
May 1, 1979 |
| An improved floating machine cannon of the type utilizing the counter-recoil method of firing is disclosed wherein two normally open switches are used to detect when the breech block locks in place and when the recoil damper reaches the optimum point in its forward movement to commen |
| 4135449 |
Projectile for attacking small targets |
January 23, 1979 |
| A projectile fired from a gun barrel, aimed in straight flight upon a small arget, has a massive armor-piercing body spacedly surrounded by a sleeve which defines with its outer surface a ring channel that may also serve as a combustion chamber for generating additional thrust. The sleeve |
| 4133126 |
Ammunition loading and ejection arrangement |
January 9, 1979 |
| A device is disclosed for guiding rifle cartridge cases during the loading and ejecting processes, thereby facilitating the two processes. |
| 4120246 |
Submarine explosive cable cutting device towed by a towing cable |
October 17, 1978 |
| A submarine explosive device for cutting anchoring chains or cables of sea mines. The device is towed through the water by a mine sweeping vessel via a towing cable. The device includes a gripper body which has a pair of parallel shank portions extending in the towing direction and defin |
| 4119037 |
Carrier projectiles for ejectable payloads |
October 10, 1978 |
| A versatile carrier projectile for receiving and ejecting differently-sized ejectable payloads such as guided missiles and incendiary bombs is described. The payloads are disposed in successive, longitudinally spaced relation within a central cylindrical body of the projectile, with |
| 4119012 |
Double-feed sprocket arrangement for munition changing |
October 10, 1978 |
| An improved arrangement for selectively transferring munitions shells from a pair of opposed feed sprockets to a movable breech block of an automatic weapon is described. A pair of displacement blocks are supported for vertical movement in mutually opposite directions in vertical planes |
| 4109582 |
Twist-reducing rings for stabilized projectiles |
August 29, 1978 |
| An improved construction and support for a twist-reducing ring carried on a stabilized projectile is described. The ring, which is rotatably supported in an annular groove in a portion of the projectile jacket, is formed from a plurality of circumferentially abutting, axially aligned pow |
| 4104969 |
Arrangement for improving the burning efficiency of a rocket-borne solid propellant charge cartr |
August 8, 1978 |
| An improved arrangement for more efficiently igniting and thereafter maintaining an optimum burning efficiency of a hollow, solid propellant charge cartridge disposed in a combustion chamber at the rear end of a rocket or other ballistic projectile is described. A support tube is mou |
| 4102271 |
Armor-piercing tandem shell or projectile |
July 25, 1978 |
| An armor-piercing tandem projectile adapted for multi-layered armored targets. Two armor-penetrating devices are incorporated in the body of the tandem shell projectile which differentiate each other with respect to their moments of impact; the rear armor-penetrating device incorporates |
| 4043268 |
Container construction for an ejectable ballistic payload |
August 23, 1977 |
| A segmented ejectable payload container is arranged to provide improved protection against axial separation of its segments during the firing operation. The container is formed as a hollow shell, with its outer jacket formed integral with a bottom end plate whose outer surface is rec |
| 4038901 |
Submergible detonating device |
August 2, 1977 |
| A submergible ignition device for a submarine explosive cable cutter adapted to cut the anchoring chains and steel cables of sea mines by detonating an explosive charge. A detonator is mounted in a housing and detonates an explosive charge when impacted by a spring-biased ignition ne |
| 4026216 |
Arming fuze for artillery shell |
May 31, 1977 |
| A fuze for an artillery shell to be spun about an axis generally parallel to the direction in which it is fired comprises a housing formed with a central axially extending sleeve and with a chamber surrounding the sleeve. A pin is axially slidable in the sleeve and is retained in pos |
| 4026214 |
Impact fuze for artillery shell |
May 31, 1977 |
| An artillery shell is provided in its nose in front of its bursting charge and its detonator with an impact fuze consisting of a pressure-distributing plate engageable with the inside face of the nose, a piezoelectric crystal resting against the back face of this plate, and an anvil |
| 4023495 |
Twist brakes for projectiles |
May 17, 1977 |
| An improved twist brake for the separable payload of a twist or spin-stabilized flare or smoke projectile is described. A pair of pivotable wings, secured at one end to a portion of a central shaft of the payload, is normally engaged by the inner surface of a guide shoe which prevent |
| 4012986 |
Variable-elevation field guns for mortar and cannon applications |
March 22, 1977 |
| An adjustable, easily erectable field piece settable at variable elevation angles is described. A two-point support is adapted to pivotally carry an intermediate member which is affixed to a composite sleeve serving as a barrel support member. A mortar breech mechanism is affixed to a fi |
| 4002121 |
Incendiary payload for a heavy-duty ballistic projectile |
January 11, 1977 |
| A ballistic missile is provided with an incendiary-type payload in which the incendiary composition is distributed around the ignition channel of the projectile within a plurality of successively disposed annular containers formed from a light metal alloy. Upon detonation, the indivi |
