US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Ralph P Mischitelli

Lisa Madigan

Stephen M Van Dyke-Restifo

Douglas F Olcott

Robert J Mysliwiec

Dominick Scalise

A primer feed mechanism mounted on a carrier of an artillery piece includes a body assembly for mounting the primer feed mechanism on the carrier, the body assembly having guide rails and a follower plate; a tray assembly that is movable on the guide rails of the body assembly, the tray assembly including a housing and an injector arm assembly; an actuator drive link connected to the carrier; a quick release link connected to the actuator drive link; and a drive link assembly connected to the quick release link and to the injector arm assembly; wherein one end of the injector arm assembly includes a push pin that reciprocates in the housing to inject a primer and another end of the injector arm assembly includes a follower that travels in the follower plate of the body assembly.

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Albany, NY, United States of America

Ralph P Mischitelli