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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 10, 1995
Derek A Rodriguez, Milton, VT (US);
Martin Marietta Corporation, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Abstract
A compact ammunition magazine of high storage density contains an endless ammunition conveyor running in a serpentine path. The conveyor includes a succession of units consisting of a pair of rigidly connected tubes that receive ammunition rounds in snug-fitting relation. The tube units are pivotally interconnected by links of a single conveyor chain that is driven by plural drive sprockets to index the tubes to a single magazine port through which uploading/downloading of ammunition rounds is conducted. Guide rollers, fitted on the tubes at positions laterally spaced from the conveyor chain, roll on horizontal tracks within the magazine to provide conveyor support and guidance.