The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Jan. 18, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roland Almeras, Tournon, FR;
Patrick Herelier, Saint Jean de Muzols, FR;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25C / ; B25C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
227 10 ; 227-8 ; 227-9 ;
Abstract
Apparatus comprising a barrel holder (2), a barrel (1) and an arm (4; 33) provided with a retractable holding finger (5) mounted on the barrel holder (2) to pivot about an axis (7) parallel to the axis (8) of the barrel holder by a ring (6) mounted to rotate on the barrel holder (2) about the axis (8) of the barrel holder (2), the arm (4; 33) provided with the retractable holding finger (5) allowing the barrel (1) to slide between a propellant charge loading position and a firing position.