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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 19, 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
A breech-loaded weapon may include a carrier at its breech end. The carrier may include a breech block support. A screw block may be rotatable on the breech block support of the carrier. The carrier may include a supporting protuberance and the screw block may include a supporting projection having an undercut portion. A spring-loaded plunger may be disposed on the carrier and a plunger recess may be defined in the screw block. In a retained position of the screw block, the undercut portion of the supporting projection may engage the supporting protuberance of the carrier and the spring-loaded plunger may engage the plunger recess.