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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2010
Hansen Lukman, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Adam M. Jacob, Brodheadsville, PA (US);
Curtis D. Johnson, Montrose, PA (US);
Hansen Lukman, Parsippany, NJ (US);
Adam M. Jacob, Brodheadsville, PA (US);
Curtis D. Johnson, Montrose, PA (US);
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A feed disengage mechanism for a weapon with a sprocket-type feed system may include a sprocket rotatably fixed to the receiver. A forward pawl may be selectably engageable with a forward end of the sprocket. The forward pawl may include a flange and be biased for engagement with the sprocket. An anti-backup pawl may be selectably engageable with a rear end of the sprocket. The anti-backup pawl may include a cam path and be biased for engagement with the sprocket. A feed cover may include a feed slide assembly that may be translatable in a slot in the feed cover. The feed slide assembly may include a front pin engageable with the flange of the forward pawl and a rear pin engageable with the cam path of the anti-backup pawl.