US Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army

John A Sliker

Yuen H Lam

William Paulo

Timothy Woo

Richard C Dzury

An apparatus for packing containers includes a generally rectangular pallet adapter comprising rows and columns of cups, the rows and columns of cups being substantially orthogonal to each other, each cup comprising a lower portion that is generally circular and an upper portion that is generally rectangular, the pallet adapter including side walls located on its perimeter, the side walls extending upward beyond the cups; and a detonation barrier disposed on the pallet adapter, the detonation barrier the detonation barrier comprising internal row partitions, internal column partitions, two end row partitions and two end column partitions, the internal row partitions and end row partitions being substantially orthogonal to the internal column partitions and end column partitions thereby defining rows and columns of rectangular openings.

Pallet adapter and detonation barrier for ammunition

A container for an ammunition cartridge having a conical forward portion includes a generally cylindrical cap having a closed end and an open end; a generally cylindrical main body having a closed end, an open end and a wall, a thickness of the wall at the open end decreasing from a larger thickness to a smaller thickness to form a taper on an exterior surface of the wall; a latch assembly disposed in part on the cap and in part on the main body to lock the cap and the main body in position; a first gasket disposed in the cap; a second gasket disposed around the taper of the main body; a cartridge support disposed inside the main body; a pair of bosses disposed on the main body and axially separated; and a strap connecting the bosses and comprising a middle portion and two end portions, whereby when a load is applied to the middle portion the end portions are forced against the bosses.

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Andover, NJ, United States of America

John A Sliker