North American Dynamics

Richard E Dodd

William C Baldwin

Gun mounting apparatus is provided which includes a pivotable shoe for slidably engaging a mating bracket on a gun in order to support a substantial amount of the gun weight to facilitate movement of the gun and engagement of coaxial fittings along with quick release means for both engaging the coaxial gun fittings and enabling gun rotation in elevation thereabout.

Quick release gun mount assembly

An ammunition transport system employing a container wherein an endless wire rope ladder chain is mounted to move in serpentine fashion, the ladder chain including transport tubes disposed as the ladder 'steps,' which serve to move ammunition through the container. The ladder chain includes successive ladder segments joined together by mounting respective swaged end fittings in special connector tubes. The transport tubes snap onto steel balls disposed along the ladder, while the connector tubes are positively retained by pop-on retainers.

Growing community of inventors

Santa Ana, CA, United States of America

Richard E Dodd