US Government As Represented by the Secretary of the Army

Vincent J Olmstead

Lisa Madigan

Robert J Mysliwiec

An out-of-battery lock for a primer feed mechanism having a drive shaft and a drive shaft housing surrounding the drive shaft, the out-of-battery lock including a housing having an opening therethrough for attachment to the drive shaft; a pair of wings disposed on opposite sides of the housing; a plunger slot formed in the housing; a plunger movably disposed in the plunger slot, the plunger including a central bore therein and a pair of tabs disposed on opposite sides of the plunger; and a compression spring disposed in the central bore in the plunger, the compression spring providing a force to bias the plunger towards the drive shaft housing.

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Waterford, NY, United States of America

Vincent J Olmstead