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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 1984
Filed:
May. 15, 1981
Lawrence D Bacon, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Michael D Golden, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Western Design Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
A lightweight ammunition magazine capable of storing a plurality of 'tiers' of ammunition within a semi-monocoque shell without the use of separation partitions between the tiers includes a top and a bottom panel separated by a plurality of partitions to form a plurality of ammunition storage and guiding channels between the top and bottom panels. An endless chain ladder is disposed within the storage and guiding channels for transporting the stored ammunition within the storage and guiding channels to a magazine exit port. The endless chain ladder is configured for holding at least two tiers of ammunition rounds between the top and bottom panels with a longitudinal axis of each ammunition round being approximately perpendicular to the top and bottom panels.