US85180A - Improvement in cartridgke-charo-er - Google Patents

Description

l 'nl P. Povvttt.

Cartridge Charger.

Patented Dec. 22, 1868.

fnvenzar; em Sme l Mmmm ees iet are PALEMON POWELL. Or CiNOINNATr, OHIO. Letters Patent No. 85,180, dated December 22, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARTRIDGE-CHARGER.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom it concern vBe it known that I, PALEMON POWELL, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cartridge- Ghargers; .and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

My invention relates to apparatus for charging, capping, and crimping cartridges.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 is an exterior perspective view of a charger embodying 'my invention.

Figure 2 is an axial section of the same, with an` ordinary cartridge-ease in the process of being capped.

Figure 3 is an axial section of the charger as applied to ramrning and crimping.

Figure 4 is a view of the loaded cartridge after crimprug.

Figure 5 isa modification of the stock.

The stock or handle, A, of my charger, is constructed with an enlarged fiat head, a, a collar, a', to which the cylinder or shell B is attached, and shank a, of a diameter a little less than the interior diameter of the cylinder B, leaving an 'annular space between said shankand cylinder, into which the cartridge-easel() makes a close t.

On the end of the shank a", a metallic thimble, a, is secured, on the periphery of which a crimping-groove is turned, as s hown. i'

C. is an ordinary cartridge-case, into which the cap pin c is entered preparatory to the capping-operation.

The device for holding and inserting the cap into the eap-cavitc, of the cartridge-case, consists of a small the shank d on the bottom end of which cylinder, s crews into the plate a in notches d.

A small piston, E, fits into the cylinder D, and is perforated to accommodate snugly an ordinary cap, F, which rests upon an interior shank, d, extending from the bottom ofthe cylinder D.

Between the piston E and bottom of the cylinder a by the use of a screw-driver "coiled spring, e, is inserted, which permits the piston toibe pushed into the cylinder, and the cap, F, to be deposited in the cap-cavity c, when the cartridge-case is pushed down into the cylinder B.v

When the case O is pressed down into the cylinder.

B, the pin c rests in the notchb of the cylinder, and it is forced home and into the cap by means of the spring G. The spring is but just long enough to engage the end of the pin c.

Thespring Gr is secured to the stock at g, and'is provided with a crimping-pin, g, which passes, when the spring is pressed down, through an aperture, g", in the cylinder B, and engages in the groove of the By reference to fig. 3, which exhibits 'the charging and crimping-process, it will be understood that the ramming is done .by the shank a, the cylinder B confining the case, so as to prevent any change of shape, and when the last wad is put in, no matter-what the length of charge may be, the groove of the crimpingplate is immediately in front of the last wad, and by simply pressing the spring by hand, and twisting the cartridge round, the crimping is accomplished, andthe true cylindrical shape of the open end is not destroyed, as in other' methods of crimping.

The head c is perforated at 71,-to accommodatethe cap-pin c, and is also fitted with the thumb-screw H, which acts to gripe the pin c, when it fis necessary to extract it from the cartridge-case. I'

The head h', of the screw H,is shaped, as shown,

driver'to detach the capping-cylinder D. It engages Vin the notches fl'.

Vhensufiicient cartridges have been capped by the,

process hereinbefore described, the capping-cylinder D isdetached, and the charger is used for ramrning and crimping, as shown in iig. 3. Y

The front edge ofthe case or shell not being turned in, as i's commonly done, can be made to snugly fit the counter-bore or charge-chamber of the gun, so that its interior will be flush with the bore proper, and is not liable to rag out in the act of firing, so that it can be used over, a number' of times, with fresh charges, thus saving the sportsman the expense of fresh shells at every load.

The head c has a metallic-lined socket at e', which is used to pass over the cap-pin and draw out an exploded cartridge-shell from the gun. l

Fig. 5 is a modification of the shank. It is of solid metal, fastened tothe head a., as shown, and lightened in the middle.

I claim herein as new, and of my inventiou- 1. The arrangement of the stock A, shell B, grooved plate c", and spring crimping-device G y', substantially as described.

2. The capping-device D E, when constructed so as to be detachable, as described and for the purpose specified.

3. In combination with the cartridge-charger hereinbefore described, the thumb-screw H h', constructed as specified, and adapted for use in connection with thel capper D E, and 'aperture h, and pin c, in the manner explained.

In testimony of which invention, I 'hereunto set my

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