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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1993
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1992
Manfred Pehker, Dusseldorf, DE;
Rheinmetall GmbH, Ratingen, DE;
Abstract
An ammunition container (1) for large caliber ammunition (2) includes two shells (5, 6) that are arranged parallel to the ammunition, with one shell (5) being fixed and the other shell (6) being movable. A rotatable control lever (7, 7') is mounted at least one end (10, 11) of the ammunition container (1), the control lever having a pivot axis that coincides with the longitudinal axis (12) of the ammunition container (1). The movable shell (6) and the control lever (7, 7') are connected with one another by way of a releasable holding mechanism (9) so that, upon pivoting of the control lever (7, 7') from an open position to a closed position, the movable shell (6) also rotates about the longitudinal axis (12) of the ammunition container. In addition, the control lever (7, 7') has a cam (70) on which the movable shell (6) is mounted so as to be freely rotatable. The cam (70 ) causes the movable shell to be pressed radially against the ammunition (2) when the control lever (7, 7') is pivoted beyond the closed position. A magazine belt can be made from a plurality of such ammunition containers. The ammunition can be removed from the belt at any desired position, and moreover the ammunition can readily be clamped in the individual containers of the belt.