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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2010
Edward W. Holmes, Valley Falls, NY (US);
Wayland P. Barber, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Leslie C. Blahut, Westfield, MA (US);
Edward W. Holmes, Valley Falls, NY (US);
Wayland P. Barber, Mechanicville, NY (US);
Leslie C. Blahut, Westfield, MA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
The breech end of a gun may include a quick-release spindle assembly. A carrier may have a locking collar rotatably disposed therein. The locking collar may have a through-bore and one or more projections extending into the through-bore. The locking collar may be rotatable between spindle lock and spindle release positions. A spindle may be translatably disposed in the through-bore of the locking collar. The spindle may include one or more projections extending radially outward from a rear outer surface of the spindle. In the spindle lock position of the locking collar, the projections of the spindle may be aligned with the projections of the locking collar to thereby prevent translation of the spindle in a forward direction. In the spindle release position of the locking collar, the projections of the spindle may not be aligned with the projections of the locking collar to thereby allow translation of the spindle in a forward direction.