US580176A

US580176A - Thomas c

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Publication number: US580176A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1897-04-06
Anticipated expiration: 1914-04-06

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(No ModeL) T. 0. JOHNSON. TEMPORARY CARTRIDGE HOLDER.

No. 580,176. Patented Apr. 6, 1897.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEETQE.

THOMAS C. JOHNSON, OF NE\V HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE W'INCHESTER REPEATING ARMS COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TEM PORARY CARTRIDGE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 580,17 6, dated April 6, 1897.

Application filed October 22, 1896. Serial No. 609,701. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS C. JOHNSON, of New Haven, in the countyof New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new Improvement in Rupturable Temporary Cartridge-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon, to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, and which said drawings constitute part of this specification, and represent, in

Figure 1, a side view of a rupturable temporary cartridge holder constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a View thereof in rear elevation; Fig. 3, aview thereof in front elevation; Fig. at, a view in vertical cross-section on the line a b of Fig. 1; Fig. 5, a view in rear elevation with the paper seal of its rear end removed; Fig. 6, a detached view of the said seal; Figs. '7 and 8, views of modified forms which my improved holder may assume.

My invention relates to an improvement in temporary cartridge-holders of the class which provide for the convenient segregation and handling of a given number of cartridges constituting the charge of abox-magazine firearm, the object being to produce a holder adapted to be operated with extreme facility and to be produced at such small cost that it may be thrown away after it has been once used.

With these ends in view my invention consists in a rupturable temporary cartridgeholder formed of inelastic or substantially inelastic material and adapted to be scaled up for the retention of its charge of cartridges and to be ruptured for their expulsion by spreading pressure exerted in its plane.

My invention further consists in certain details of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

I11 carrying out my invention, 'as herein shown, I fold a suitable blank ofinelastic or substantially inelastic material so as to produce a holder which I may describe as having a line of rupture or division which lies in its plane and which permits the holder to be ruptured and broken down and unfolded for the expulsion of the cartridges, as will be fully explained later on. As herein shown, the holder, which is U-shaped in cross-section, tapers in width and thickness from its rear to its forward end and is open at its bottom and closed at its top and at its rear and forward. ends.

The main fold of the holder is at its top, and in the holder shown its line of rupture and unfolding centrally intersects its rear and forward ends. By preference I shall form the holder of very thin soft sheet metal, so thin and soft, probably, that the cartridges can be distinctly felt through it by the fingers.

I may, however, choose to employ paper in place of metal or I may use some composition in place of either paper or metal.

As herein shown, the side walls A A of the holder are formed with inwardly-extending oppositely arranged longitudinal corrugations to, these corrugations being forwardly inclined to correspond to the tapering form of the holder from its rear to its forward end. The opposite corrugations coact to form, as it were, longitudinal partly-cylindrical pockets B for the reception of the respective cartridges, the holder shown having five of these pockets, and I may here remark that five cartridges is the number generally selected to form the charge in a box-magazine gun, although of course that number may be varied without affecting my invention. The closed top of the holder, where its main fold A is, is crowning, while its bottom is open, as at A The lower edges of the side walls A A of the holder are struck inwardly to form two longitudinal cartridge-retaining ribs A A located opposite each other and sufficiently closing the opening A to prevent the chance or unassisted expulsion of the cartridges. The side walls A A of the holder are also formed with two corresponding locating and spreading flanges A A, located directly op posite each other and assisting in the right location of the holder upon the firearm preparatory to the expulsion of the cartridges and also assisting in the initial rupturing of the holder for the expulsion of the cartridges, inasmuch as the flanges then act as levers for prying the side walls of the holder apart.

The forward ends of the side walls of the holder terminate in integral inwardly-turned leaves A A which come nearly but not quite together, and which coact to form the forward end wall of the holder, while the rear ends of the said side walls are formed with integral leaves A A, the edges of which come nearly but not quite together, and which form the rear end wall of the holder. The narrow spaces A and A between the edges of the leaves A and A represent the lines on which the holder is ruptured and broken down and unfolded, and on which also it is initially folded.

The sealing of the holder after it has been charged with cartridges, to adapt it to retain the same and preserve its integrity as a sealed package under all ordinary conditions of transportation and handling, maybe effected in a great variety of ways and by the use of a great variety of sealing mediums, whether formed integral with the box or independently thereof and applied thereto.

, The holder shown is sealed through the leaves A A and A A before mentioned by means of strips 0 and O of paper, which are secured by some suitable adhesive to the outer faces of the said leaves in such a manner as to hold the same together, and consequently form seals for the holder. The said leaves, together with the paper strips 0 and 0, form the end walls of the holder and take the endwise thrust of the cartridges, which are thus prevented from longitudinal.displacement. The paper strips are made of sufficient strength to stand under all ordinary conditions of usage, but tear readily under the endwise rupturing pressure imposed upon them by spreading the open inner end of the holder farther open by inward pressure exerted in its plane by crowding it inward from its closed top. The paper does not tear or rupture all at once, but little by little or progressively in the order of the expulsion of the respective cartridges from the holder.

In the place of the paper seals I may employ seals formed of strips of easy-ripping cloth applied by a suitable adhesive to the leaves A A and A A of the holder in the manner described for the paper strips; or I may employ, as shown in Fig. 7, sealingstrips of paper or cloth extending transversely across the rear and forward ends of the holder and lapped over the outer faces of the side Walls thereof and taking the places of the said leaves, the cartridge-holding function of which would then be perfomed solely by the sealing-strips.

In place of sealing-strips of paper or cloth I may employ any of the well-known sealing mediums, such as solder, or glue, or cement, either applied locally 2'. e., on and along the predetermined lines of ruptureor wiped on in a film over the parts to be sealed. Still. another mode of sealing the holder would be to provide it, as shown in Fig. 8, with integral or applied fingers or points arranged to be interlocked with each other or engaged with portions of the body of the holder, soas modicum of cement, sealing the holder and rupturing under pressure.

However these holders are made and however they are sealed, they are first charged with cartridges and then sealed up, and then packed in boxes fortransportation, and afterward stowed away in the belt of the user, from which they are removed one by one, as occasion requires.

To charge his gun, the user takes a charged holder from his belt and applies it to the gun, upon which it is rightly located, as it were, with the assistance of the locating and spreading flanges. Then with his thumb on one side of the holder and his fingers on the other side thereof he crowds the holder toward the gun with sufficient force to rupture it in its plane and first spread its open bottom still further open. Under this pressure the seals begin to rupture and allow the side walls of the holder to spread apart or unfold, so as to free the lowermost cartridge, the expulsion of which from the holder he feels through his fingers. The pressure being continued, the side walls of the holder are still further spread apart to release the second cartridge, and so on, till all the cartridges are expelled. During this process the user will gradually open his hand to receive the side walls of the holder, which are curled or rolled outward. When the last cartridge has been expelled, he simply removes his hand from the gun and allows the exhausted and useless holder to fall to the ground. On account of the thinness and softness of the material entering into the composition of the holder the user is permitted to know through the sense of touch 110w rapidly the cartridges are being expelled into the box-magazine, and this greatly facilitates its accurate manipulation and the charging of the arm.

In view of the suggestions of change herein contained and of others which may obviously be made I would have it understood that I do not limit myself to the exact construction herein shown, but hold myself at liberty to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A rupturable temporary cartridgeholder, adapted to be applied to the exterior of a magazine-firearm, formed of inelastic or substantially inelastic material, open at its bottom, and sealed at its ends, for the retention of its charge of cartridges, by seals which ICC are ruptured under predetermined conditions of pressure for the expulsion of the cartridges, the entire sides of the holder progressively spreading apart or opening outward as the cartridges are successively expelled.

2. A ru pturable temporary cartridge-holder formed of inelastic or substantially inelastic material, having its side walls shaped to form virtually separate pockets for the respective cartridges, and sealed by seals which are ruptured under predetermined conditions of pressure for the expulsion of the cartridges.

3. A rupturable temporary cartridge-holder formed of inelastic or substantially inelastic material, closed at its top, open at its bottom, provided at its bottom with corresponding locating and spreading flanges, and one or more seals, located at its ends, which are ruptured, for the expulsion of cartridges, under certain predetermined conditions of pressure upon the holder, the sides of which are progressively spread apart, after being started by the said flanges, as the cartridges are successively expelled.

4. A rupturable temporary cartridge-holder formed from inelastic or substantially inelastic material, tapering in width and thickness from its rear to its forward end, having its top closed and its bottom open, provided at its bottom with cartridge-retaining ribs and with locating and spreading flanges, and provided with one or more seals which are rupturable, for the expulsion of the contained cartridges, under certain predetermined conditions of pressure tending to spread the bottom of the holder open first.

5. A rupturable temporary cartridge-holder of inelastic or substantially inelastic material, closed at its top, open at its bottom, provided at its bottom with corresponding locating and spreading flanges, and having its side walls provided at their rear and forward ends with leaves which virtually form the rear and forward end walls of the holder, and seals applied to the said leaves for sealing the holder under normal conditions, but rupturable, for the expulsion of the cartridges, under certain predetermined conditions of pressure exerted in the plane of the holder, the side walls of which progressively spread outward as the cartridges are successively expelled.

6. A rupturable temporary cartridge-holder formed from inelastic or substantially inelastic material, having its top closed and its bottom open, its side walls formed with longitudinal corrugations forming virtually separate pockets for the respective cartridges, provided with locating-flanges located at the lower edges of the said side walls, having leaves formed at the rear and forward ends of its side walls and turned inward to form end walls, and furnished with seals consisting of strips of paper applied to the outer faces of the said leaves and rupturing, to permit the expulsion of the cartridges, when the holderis subjected to spreading pressure, tending to open its inner end, bycrowdingit upon a firearm in its plane.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS C. JOHNSON.

XV itnesses:

DANIEL H. VEADER, V. S. BALDWIN.