US1412287A - Attachment for machine guns - Google Patents

Description

M. KOVALEFF.

ATTACHMENT FOR MACHINE GUNS.

APPLlCATlON FILED NOV. 4. 1918. RENEWED NOV. 21, 1921.

1,412,287, Patented Apr. 11, 1922 2 SHEETSSHEET amumitoz M. KOVAEEFF. ATTACHMENT FOR MACHINEGUNS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4. 19l8- RENEWED NOV. 21. 1921.

Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

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lvwemtoz 7/Z7W' WM coo MICHAEL KOVALEFF, on NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR, BY MEsNE AssIeNIvIENTs, TO THE MARLIN FIREARMS CORPORATION, 01 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, A Goa PORATION OF DELAWARE.

Specification of Iietters Patent.

ATTACHMENT Fort MACHINE GUNS.

Patented Apr. 11, 1922.

Application filed November 4, 1918, Serial No. 261,084. Renewed November 21, 1921. Serial No. 516,904.

To aZZ whom it may concern.

Be known that I, MICHAEL KovALnFr, a citizen of Russia, and residing at New dork city, New York County, New York State, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Machine uns, of whlch the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements 1n machine guns and particularly to an attachment for supporting the cartridge belts commonly employed with such guns and receiving the body of such belts after the cartridges have been withdrawn therefrom.

In guns of this character commonly in use the ends of the cartridge belt projecting from the inlet and outlet openings of the feed box are commonly completely exposed and this, particularly when the guns are mounted on airplanes, has been found to be objectionable.

The object of the present invention is to provide a simple attachment which can be readily connected with or detached from the body of a machine gun and which includes two casings or receptacles adapted respectively. to receive the loaded cartridge belt and the fabric or webbing body of such belt after the cartridges have been withdrawn therefrom by the operation of the gun. The invention provides a very simple and compact device by which the cartridge belt is practically completely enclosed at all times.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a standard Vickers type of machine gun having an embodiment of the invention applied thereto; i I

Figure 2 is a horizontal section substantially on the line 22 of Figure 3;

Figure 3 is a vertical transverse section on an enlarged scale on the lines 38 of .Fi uresl and 2; and

Figure 4 is a detail. view. In the drawings many of the parts of the gun and mechanism are shown more or less diagrammatically, as it is ;of course evident that the present invention is'not'limited to 'use with any particular type of machine gun.

Referring to'the drawings A designates the relatively stationary body or casing of the gun, the barrel of which is represented at B. C designates the support on which the gun is mounted and from which extends rearwardly an arm 1) in which is mounted the adjusting screw or elevating means by which the gun may be rocked about the axis 0 on which it is secured to the support C.

The improved attachment comprises two casings or receptacles E, F, which are rigidly connected together by a suitable frame or braces G,- G and which are separated s'ufiiciently to permit the body A of the gun to be received between them.

vAny suitable means may be provided for supporting the containers E, F, from the gun. As shown spring pressed latches H are provided for engaging with suitable sockets formed in the opposite side walls of the gun body-so that when the casings are slipped upwardly over said body the latches will, engage therewith and suspend the parts in the relative positions shown in Figure 3. The box-like support or receiver E for the loaded cartridge belt I is shown as provided with a hinged top E which when the attachment is applied to the gun rests on the top of the ordinary feed box K. The belt I is arranged in superposed folds in the ordinary manner and is adapted to freely enter the inlet opening of the feed box and to be intermittently moved therethrough by the action of the ordinary feeding devices comprising upper pawls L and lower pawls M. The casing F is provided with an opening in the top which is positioned adjacent the outlet from the feed box so that the belt I can freely pass therein after it leaves said box.

lVithin the casing or receiver F is mounted a spring actuated winding drum 0 which is providedwith means for engaging the end of the belt I which projects from the outlet of the feed box s'o that asrsaid drum is rotated the belt may be wound thereon. As shown the shaft of the drum is provided at one end with a crank or handle P to which is connected one end of the spring Q that is arranged within the drum, the other end of said spring being attached to thedrum body. A pawland ratchet R, S

is provided for enabling the spring to be held under the desired or required tension. Thus by rotating the handle P the spring by the ordinary feeding device. The spring also acts to aid the feeding of the belt I, the pull exerted thereby on the belt acting to eliminate the binding or jamming which often occurs when the pawls alone are used to feed the belt- The operation and advantages of the attachment will, it is believed, readilybe understood from the foregoing description in connection with the drawings. It will be seen that the invention provides means for completely enclosing the cartridge belt as well as supporting it and it will be evident that after all the cartridges in a belt have been discharged the attachment may be readily withdrawn and another substituted or the empty belt may be unwound from the drum and a new belt placed in the receptacle E and passed through the feed box in the ordinary manner.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a machine gun, of means for supporting a. cartridge belt adjacent the mouth of the feed box of the gun, and a spring actuated drum supported adjacent the feed box outlet and'adapted to have the cartridge belt connected thereto, for the purpose described.

2. The combination with a machine gun,

of a support for a cartridge belt adapted to be detachably connected'with the gun and to permit the belt to pass freely therefrom into the inlet of the feed box of the gun, and means arranged adjacent the outlet of the feed box for winding up the belt as it passes therefrom.

The combination with a machine gun, of a container for a cartridge belt supported by the gun and permitting the belt to move freel therefrom into the feed box of the gun, and a spring drum supported by the gun adjacent the outlet of the feed box and adapted to wind up the body of the belt as it passes from said box.

4. The combination with a machine gun and means for intermittently feeding a cartridge belt through'the feed box thereof, of means supported on the gun adjacent the outlet of the feed box for winding up the bolt as it passes from said feed box.

5. The combination with a machine gun,

and means for intermittently feeding a cartridge belt through the feed box thereof of a winding drum supported onthe gun adjacent the outlet of the feed box 7 and adapted to be connected with a cartridge belt projecting from the feed box.

6. The combination with a'machine gun, and means for intermittently feeding a cartridge belt through the feed box thereof, of a spring actuated drum supported, on the gun adjacent the outlet of the feed box and feeding. direction, to amming,

adapted to be connected with the end of the cartridge belt projecting from said outlet.

'7. The combination with a machine gun, and means for intermittently feeding a cartridge bolt through the feed box thereof, of a spring actuated drum supported on the gun adjacent the outlet of thefeed box and adapted to be connected with the end of the cartridge belt projecting from saidoutlet, and a casing surrounding said drum.

8. The combination with a machine gun, and means for intermittently feeding a cartridge belt through the feed box thereof of a container for a cartridge belt supported by the gun in position to enable the belt to pass freely therefrom into the feed box, and a winding drum supported by said container and arranged adjacent the outlet from the feed box, said drum being adapted to be connected with the end of the cartridge beltprojecting from the outlet of the feed box.

9. The combination with a machine gun, of two receptacles connected together and adapted to be detachably engaged with the body of the gun so that they are positioned respectivel adjacent the inlet and outlet openings of the feed box thereof, and spring actuated drum arranged in the casing adjacent the outlet from the feed box and adapted to be engaged with theportion of a cartridge belt projecting from said outlet.

10. The combination with a machine gun, of a box-like container for a cartridge belt supported by the gun with its top substantially in the plane of the inlet to the feed box of the gun, and said inlet projectting over the adjacent wall of the container,

' a cover hinged to one side of said container and adapted when open to rest on the top of the feed box, and means arranged adjacent the outlet from the feed box for re ceiving the cartridge belt as it passes from said outlet.

11. The combination witha machine gun,"

of means to feed a cartridge belt therethrough including a device constantly exerting a pull on the belt and mechanism to intermittently push the belt forward.

12. The combination with a machine gun having means to intermittently push a cartridge belt through the same, of means constantly exerting a pull on the belt in the thereby eliminate 13. The combination with a machine gun having means to intermittently push a cartridge belt through the same, of a spring constantly exerting pull on the belt in the feeding direction, to thereby eliminate amming. V t V In testimony where'ofI afiix my signature.

MICHAEL .KovAnE r;

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