US1994392A - Box magazine for automatic loading weapons - Google Patents

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US1994392A
US1994392A US666598A US66659833A US1994392A US 1994392 A US1994392 A US 1994392A US 666598 A US666598 A US 666598A US 66659833 A US66659833 A US 66659833A US 1994392 A US1994392 A US 1994392A
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Herlach Fritz
Rakula Theodor
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/82—Reloading or unloading of magazines
    • F41A9/83—Apparatus or tools for reloading magazines with unbelted ammunition, e.g. cartridge clips
    • F41A9/84—Clips
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/61—Magazines
    • F41A9/64—Magazines for unbelted ammunition
    • F41A9/65—Box magazines having a cartridge follower
    • F41A9/66—Arrangements thereon for charging, i.e. reloading
    • F41A9/67—Arrangements thereon for charging, i.e. reloading having means for depressing the cartridge follower, or for locking it in a depressed position
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/61—Magazines
    • F41A9/64—Magazines for unbelted ammunition
    • F41A9/65—Box magazines having a cartridge follower
    • F41A9/70—Arrangements thereon for discharging, e.g. cartridge followers or discharge throats
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/82—Reloading or unloading of magazines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41A—FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS COMMON TO BOTH SMALLARMS AND ORDNANCE, e.g. CANNONS; MOUNTINGS FOR SMALLARMS OR ORDNANCE
    • F41A9/00—Feeding or loading of ammunition; Magazines; Guiding means for the extracting of cartridges
    • F41A9/82—Reloading or unloading of magazines
    • F41A9/83—Apparatus or tools for reloading magazines with unbelted ammunition, e.g. cartridge clips

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  • the invention relates to a box magazine ,i'o to the weapon-and finally also to serve as support use in automatic firearms. Its object is to, prefor'the' various members and the articulation of pare quicklyfor firing again a magazine-which, thehinged cover to be arranged thereon. V has been fired until empty so as to eliminate Thewithdrawal of the feeder into its tensioned time-wasting filling operationsand to render the position for freeing the space needed by the pack 5 troublesome carrying offilled magazines'or special of;cartr-idg es in the magazine is facilitated by a filling devices unnecessary.
  • The. magazine may curved lever which is pivotally mounted about a be fixed and remain permanently on the'weapon, hinge on the outer, front corner of themagazine or, preferably, it may be aninterchangeable, de-. and engages a projection on the feeder, and
  • the invention has a casing with an opening in one i which is in a convenient position for the gunner; wall thereof to allow a cartridge pack to be in-
  • plenishment ofammunition may be arranged for which has been brought into closedposition, one ormore row for/instanc e with zig-zagpoagainst the action of a -spring.
  • plenishment ofammunition may be arranged for which has been brought into closedposition, one ormore row for/instanc e with zig-zagpoagainst the action of a -spring.
  • the cartridges contains the enarrangements wherein the return of thefeeder tire charge, for a magazine arranged in a clip. depends on" the, opening of a magazinecover, a from which the Ca tr dges are thrust by the 30, special locking deviceis requiredfor the cover to magazine feeder-upqto the.
  • the magazine may be p ff l w n e case adaptedto be attached and removed; for which f j d' P of Partndges, nflorder purpose it is advisable for it tobe constructed as to e n h foliemost cartndge located m the P a metalcasing with a steel m outhpie'ce in front.
  • the Range ofthe Q E Q 9 the Weapon from Themouthpiece is thereby able to withstand the e o o s ob th n of th great stress caused by frequentappIication and following second d t d c t de s, s parators removal'of the magazineand is'alsoof sufiicient of known typ ay a ed Oh e magastrength to' co-operate with the retaining devices 21119010? the p A plurallty of 511011 magaengaging therewithfor connecting the-magazinezines'may, of course, also be used on a weapon,
  • Fig. 2 is a longitudinal .sectionalongthe line 2-2 of Fig. 1;
  • Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section along the line 3-3 of Fig. 1; v i
  • Fig. 4 is a cross-section along the line 4 -4 of Fig. 1;
  • Figs. 5 to 8 show an example ofconstruction of a two-row cartridge packing-for grooved cartridges, in which,
  • Fig. 5 is a diagrammatic side view of? a cartridge clip with cartridges
  • a Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic end viewthereof
  • Fig. 7a is adiagramma-tic top View ofthe left end of Fig. 5, 7 1
  • Fig. 7b is a diagrammatic top view of th'e right end of'Fig. 5, and
  • v Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic end view'of a modified clip; and
  • p I Figs. 9 and 10 are an exampleof construction of a two-row packing for rim "cartridges, inwhich,
  • Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic side view of a cartridge clip with cartridges
  • 1 Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic end view thereof.
  • the magazine consists of amouthpiece 1 theframe 2 open at the upper side; and the end plate 3, which parts are preferably connected together to forma rig-id casing by welding.
  • the mouthpiece l which is of steel and is provided with strong walls, carries in front'resil ient' but stiff retaining lips 4 by which the cartridgesare held in known manner-in such-a positionthat they can be seized singl yby the appropriatepart of the weapon (the lock member 5) and canbe swept in their l'or'igitudinal direction out of the magazine into the chamber 6 of the barrel.v
  • the magazine mouthpiece carries the attachment and guide members for the cover which in the example in the drawings is a hinged cover 11 adapted to close the open top of the. magazine, This cover is adapted to pivot about a hinge formed by two eyes 12 on' the mouthpiece and two eyes 13 onitself with the. appropriate bolt 14..
  • Thepretensioned spiral spring 15 mounted between the eyes 13 on the bolt 14-.tends to. hold .the cover 11 constantly open.
  • the feeder 16 is guided by means of its sides 17 and 18 and by two lateral surfaceslQ of a bearing member 20 welded thereto.
  • feeder spring .27 is: to; be moved backwards in the magazine.
  • the handle 28 of thelev'er 26 is located behind the rear side of the magazine andthe lever arm 26 of such curvature that the pressure'exerted by the latter on the feeder rol'ler25 is. directed approximately in the direction. of movement of the feeder.
  • the lever 26 itself is pivotally mounted in a bearing lug 29 welded to the front outer corner of the magazinewThus when theufeeder is thrust back against? the constantly increasing force of the spring. 2'1, the distance of the roller 25. from the pivoting point 29 and, therefore, also the resisting torque about this point becomes constantly smaller,. and only a uniform moderate forceneedbe applied-by the operator to the lever. handle 28..
  • The: end plate; is provided'with a recess 33 in rounding the slot 21 whereby the feeder is seis mounted; and held by a-spring '36 supportedv against 'the end plate 3 in its; norma lyposition, in which. it rests. with its; surface 3'7 against the. end plate 3:-of the magazine.
  • the cartridge packi l intended iorwfilling a, magazine of the type described above is ofxlthe two-row type and completely' charge'si' the magazine. Itslength is such that: it fitsin the maga'a zineispace which isfreed when the feeder 16. is
  • Theclip 46 or 47 which holds the cartridges of the pack together, according to the form of construction shown in Figs; 5 tom, consists of a U-shaped plate of steel, tin or brass, the side walls of which-as shown in Fig. 8--can be stiffened by channels 48, and having two longitudinally directed inner projections 49 (Fig.- 6), or
  • thecartridge clip 46 or .47 carries lips-52 formed bycutting' away at the .endsof the-clips the por-. tions containing theinternal..projections.;49 or thegrooves :50, the lipsthus formed being bent inwards; Each lip, embraces the outermost cartridge at the respectiveend of the clip and prevents the cartridges from being removed unintentionally from theclip.
  • These lips areprovided with extensions 53 whichistand out from the clip, one of whichiexten'sions, afterthe frame has been placedin the.,mag'azine, engaging underthe, projection 54:0f a. bell crank. 'lever 56 adapted tovpivot abouta bolt mounted in the magazine frame. 1 1
  • the cartridge clip- 46 or 47 may be secured against longitudinal displacementin the magae zine byone end of the clip resting againstthe. projection-54 oi the bell crank lever 56;.and the other or outer end by a projection 58 fixed in the magazine frame.
  • This arrangement may be effeoted .in'such a manner that when the. cartridge. clip is in contact ..with the projection 54a free space existsbetween its, outer end andthe promotion- 58, thecartridge clip is taken back through this-space when the feeder 16 is withdrawn, in order to move out of the range-of thefiprojection 54of;thebell crank-lever. 56.1 V, I;
  • a magazine can, of course, also be recharged when'removed from the weapon, and moreover for this purpose loose cartridges may be used instead of cartridge packs.
  • the magazine feeder 16 strikes in known manner, for instance, with its bearing member been fired from the magazine, is caught and held.
  • a cartridge magazine. for firearms comprising a casing removably attached'to the firearm and having an opening for the insertion of a cartridge pack into the casing,meansat the front end of the casing for guiding cartridges intothe breech of the firearm, a cover for said opening, means urging the cover to openposition, a cartridge feeder movable in said casing, means urging the feeder in the direction of the'guide means, and a latch cooperating with the cover and the feeder to retain the feeder at the rear end of the casing while releasing the cover and to release the feeder when said latch engages the cover-to close the opening.
  • a cartridge magazinefor firearms comprising a casing extending transversely from the bridge of the firearm-and removably attached thereto, said casing having an opening in its top for the insertion of a cartridge "pack, means at the bridge end of the'casingfor guiding cartridges intothe bridge ofthe firearm, acover for said opening hinged to the casing at the. bridge end thereof, means urging the cover to open position; a cartridge feeder movable in'sa'id casing, means urging the feeder in the direction of the guide means, and a latch cooperating with the cover and-feederto retain the feeder at the outer end of the casing While releasing the 'cover and to release the'feeder when the said latch engages. thecover to close the opening.
  • a cartridge magazine for firearms compristions. on the feeder and cover cooperating with said arms and so arranged that a greater movement of the lever is. required to release the cover than to release, the feeder, and ramps on the feeder and the lever armengaging the same effective upon. an auxiliary movement of the feeder to impart such greater movement to the latch lever.
  • a cartridge-magazine for firearms comprising a casing having an openingv for the insertion of a cartridge pack into the casing, means on the casing for guiding cartridges into the breech of the firearm, cartridge retaining lips on the guide means, means for detachably securing. the casing in operative position on the firearm, a cover for said opening pivoted. to the magazine, a latch cooperating with the cover, a spring urging the cover into open position when the latch releases the same, and a cartridge feeder movable in said casing and cooperating with the latch.
  • a cartridge magazine for firearms comprising a casing removably attached to the firearm and having an opening for the insertion of a cartridge pack intothe casing, means at the front end of the casing for guiding cartridges into the breech of the firearm, a cover for said opening,
  • A. cartridge magazine according to claim 1,. comprising means operated by closure of the cover to release the cartridges from the cartridge pack. l,

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