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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2017
Applicant:
General Dynamics—ots, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Noble, Fairfax, VT (US);
Assignee:
General Dynamics—OTS, Inc., St. Petersburg, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65D 55/00 (2006.01); F42B 39/26 (2006.01); F42B 39/14 (2006.01); B65D 55/04 (2006.01); B65D 53/02 (2006.01); B65D 45/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F42B 39/26 (2013.01); B65D 45/32 (2013.01); B65D 53/02 (2013.01); B65D 55/04 (2013.01); F42B 39/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Ammunition containers incorporate an advanced sealing/latching arrangement as well as a lightning mitigation scheme that exhibits a number of advantageous features. A cover assembly is provided that separates the latching functionality from the sealing functionality such that the latching assembly is rotatably engaged and the cover seal is provided via radial (rather than axial) compression of an annular sealing component. In addition, a novel lightning mitigation system also functions as a convenient method of grasping and transporting the containers.