EP1962048A3 - Improved reduced energy cartridge and method for making same - Google Patents

Improved reduced energy cartridge and method for making same Download PDF

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EP1962048A3
EP1962048A3 EP08002544A EP08002544A EP1962048A3 EP 1962048 A3 EP1962048 A3 EP 1962048A3 EP 08002544 A EP08002544 A EP 08002544A EP 08002544 A EP08002544 A EP 08002544A EP 1962048 A3 EP1962048 A3 EP 1962048A3
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reduced energy
cartridge
piston
making same
primer
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Rochelle Diane Poore
Drew Lee Goodlin
Lawrence Peter Head
Richard Dean Hunt
Joel Lee Sandstrom
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Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems LLC
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Alliant Techsystems Inc
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B8/00—Practice or training ammunition
    • F42B8/02—Cartridges
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F42—AMMUNITION; BLASTING
    • F42B—EXPLOSIVE CHARGES, e.g. FOR BLASTING, FIREWORKS, AMMUNITION
    • F42B5/00—Cartridge ammunition, e.g. separately-loaded propellant charges
    • F42B5/02—Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile
    • F42B5/045—Cartridges, i.e. cases with charge and missile of telescopic type

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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  • Portable Nailing Machines And Staplers (AREA)
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  • Containers And Packaging Bodies Having A Special Means To Remove Contents (AREA)

Abstract

Improved Reduced Energy Cartridge and a method of manufacturing said cartridge comprising providing a cartridge body (20) with forward and rearward cavities (40,45) interconnected by an aperture (55), providing a piston (25) with a primer retaining cavity (75), inserting primer into the primer retaining cavity, securing the primer, placing a seal member (30) around the piston, inserting the piston and seal member combination into the rearward cavity of the cartridge body, and crimping at least a portion of the cartridge body to the piston.
EP08002544.8A 2007-02-22 2008-02-12 Improved reduced energy cartridge and method for making same Active EP1962048B1 (en)

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US11/677,638 US20100269724A1 (en) 2007-02-22 2007-02-22 Reduced Energy Cartridge and Method of Making Same

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EP1962048A2 EP1962048A2 (en) 2008-08-27
EP1962048A3 true EP1962048A3 (en) 2010-02-24
EP1962048B1 EP1962048B1 (en) 2013-12-11

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CA2621708C (en) 2013-04-16

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