Ammunition indexing mechanism

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5383389
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08083554

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An ammunition indexing mechanism for moving, responsive to actuation of a trigger mechanism, a cartridge from a selected one of a pair of opposed feedports in a weapon receiver and into alignment with a firing chamber of a barrel assembly of the weapon, has a rotary mechanism for moving through a selected index angle each ammunition cartridge entering through the selected feedport; and a torque assembly for storing energy, responsive to a selected movement of the barrel assembly, until released to operate the rotary mechanism to move, for each selected barrel assembly movement, each sequential cartridge through similar angular displacement to a position aligned with the firing chamber.

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GENERAL DYNAMICS ARMAMENT SYSTEMS INC128 LAKESIDE AVENUE BURLINGTON VT 05401

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bullis, Stephen J Colchester, VT 6 55
Hayes, Larry W Burlington, VT 3 45
Wolff, Peter C Georgia, VT 7 109

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