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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 10, 2022
Applicant:
Textron Systems Corporation, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Michael Ayotte, Acworth, GA (US);
Benjamin Tyler Cole, Baltimore, MD (US);
Leonard Terrence Katilas, Essex, MD (US);
Assignee:
Textron Systems Corporation, Hunt Valley, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 9/29 (2006.01); F41A 3/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41A 9/29 (2013.01); F41A 3/66 (2013.01);
Abstract
A belt-fed weapon includes an upper part defining a feed tray cavity, and a feed tray in the feed tray cavity, wherein the feed tray and feed-tray cavity are co-configured for lateral sliding insertion and removal of the feed tray to and from an installed position in the feed tray cavity. The arrangement enables insertion and removal of the feed tray without interference with an installed scope or similar optic, enabling maintenance or field stripping without requiring removal or re-sighting of the scope.