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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 1982
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:
Max Rentzsch, Rothenbach, DE;
Erich Bock, Nuremberg, DE;
Assignee:
Diehl GmbH & Co., Nuremberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41F / ; F41C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
89-1816 ; 42 / ;
Abstract
Portable anti-tank weapon including a projectile launch tube for firing a projectile at a target. A firing device having at least one firing tube for an illuminating projectile or flare is mounted on the launch tube, with the firing tube being at an angle of elevation relative to the launch tube. A combatant can fire the illuminating projectile or projectiles so as to illuminate to the approach to and the target area, thereby enabling him to sight and fire the anti-tank projectile.