US873347A - Scatter-load for shot-shells. - Google Patents

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L. D-Lf GHRI STIE. SGATTER LOAD FOR SHOT SHELLS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 10 1907.

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UMTED STAT-ES PATENT OFFICE.

LEWIS D. CHRISTIE, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNION METALLIC I CARTRIDGE COMPANY, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CON- NECTICUT.

SOATTER-LOAD FOR SHOT-SHELLS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

Application filed June 10.1907. Seria1No. 378.0' 76.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEWIS D. CHRISTIE, a citizen of the United: States, residing at Bridgeport, county of Fairfield, State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Scatter-Load for. Shot-Shells, of which the following is a specification. p

This invention relates to the type of short range cartridges in vwhich the scattering of the shot, when fired from a gun, is efiected by dividing the shot charge into sections separated by wads, and the invention has for c to indicate the several parts:

Figures 1 and 3 are views partlyin elevation and partly in section illustrating slight variations in the mode of making my novel scat ter load; Fig. 2 isa plan view corresponding with Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a plan view corresponding with Fig. 3.

The essential features of my novel scatter load'are that theshot comprisingthe load are divided into sections indicated by 1.0, the

sections are separated by wads indicated by 11, wads being likewise placed at the bottom and top and the load as awhole is inclosed in a layer of paper sufficiently strong to perm'it the load to be handled conveniently, but

. offering slight resistance when fired from a atedin the drawing.

gun and permitting scattering of the shot.

The thickness of the outer wrapping of paper which is indicated by 12 is greatly exagger- In Fig. 1 I have illustrated a scatterload comprising four sections ofshot with top and bottom wads and three intermediate wads and a wrapping 12 secured in place by past.

a claim:

ing it to the top and bottom wads, as at 14 (Figs. 1- add 2).

In Figs. '3 and 4 I have illustrated a scatter load comprising three sections of shot with top and bottom wads and two intermediate wads. In this form I have shown. the outer wrapping 12 as made longer than the charge and as securedin laceby simply-crimping it over the top an without pasting. In are made ii an assemb g machine. If they bottom wads, as at 113,-

ractice these loads top and bottom wads are to be retained in place by; pasting the wrappin' thereto paste is applied to the edges of t ese wads before they are placed in the wrapping. If

the wrapping is: secured in place by crimping over the top and bottom wads, the crimping is, of course, performed after the last section of the charge is placed in the wrapping. It should be understood, however, that the method of making my novel scatter loads is wholly unimportant so far as the present invention is concerned.

Having thus described my invention, I

1. A scatter load for shotcartridges comprising a shot charge divided into a pluralityof sections separated by wads, top and bot tom wads and a covering of light lpaper in closing the charge and secured 1n p pendently of the cartrid e shell;

2. A scatter load of shot cartridges comprising a shot charge divided into a plurality of sections separated by wads, top and bet-- ace indetom wads and a covering of light paper inclosing the charge. and crimped a ove and below the top and bottom wads, res ectively, the-said load being capable of an-. dling independently of the cartridge shell.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

MINNrE B. BOTSFORD, HENRY C. RYLANns.

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