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    The term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.c. 154(b) by 0 days. A feeder / delinker for a gatling gun is disclosed. The feeder comprises a housing having a drive gear and a plurality of push rods slidably received therein. Each of the plurality of stripper channels is adapted to receive and prevent longitudinal movement of a cartridge link. An exhaust port is provided for expelling cartridge links

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    The term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.c. 154(b) by 0 days. A feeder / delinker for a gatling gun is disclosed. The feeder comprises a housing having a drive gear and a plurality of push rods slidably received therein. Each of the plurality of stripper channels is adapted to receive and prevent longitudinal movement of a cartridge link. An exhaust port is provided for expelling cartridge links

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    The term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.c. 154(b) by 0 days. A feeder / delinker for a gatling gun is disclosed. The feeder comprises a housing having a drive gear and a plurality of push rods slidably received therein. Each of the plurality of stripper channels is adapted to receive and prevent longitudinal movement of a cartridge link. An exhaust port is provided for expelling cartridge links

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    2) United States Patent Dillon 'US006443044B1 US 6,443,044 BL Sep. 3, 2002 a0) Patent No.: (45) Date of Patent: (54) FEEDER/DELINKER FOR GATLING GUN (76) Inventor: Michael J. Dillon, 8009 E. Dillon's Way, Scottsdale, AZ (US) 85260 (7). Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days, (21) Appl. No.: 09/604,366 22) Filed: Jun, 27, 2000 (51) Int. CL? PALA 7/06 (52) U 89/12 (58) Field of Seareh 89/11, 12, 13.05, 899 (56) References Cited USS, PATENT DOCUMENTS. 3.38063 A * 4/1968 Chiabrandy eta 80/12 3766821 A * 10/1973 Corey et a. 80/12 RSGS8EI A * SIOTS Rove eal so FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS oB 13504 * 771892 59/12 * cited by examiner Primary Examiner—Stephen M. Johnson (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Frank J. MeGue 67 ABSTRACT A feeder/delinker for a gatling gun is disclosed. The feeder delinker comprises a housing having a drive gear rotation- ally coupled to a ring of galling gun barrels extending therethrough, A push rod guide with a plurality of push rods slidably received therein is mounted within the housing. The push rods correspond to and are oriented parallel t0 the galling gun barrels, ‘The push rod guide is. rotationally ‘coupled to the drive gear and a shaft which extends through the push rod guide. The plurality of push rods slide for- wardly and backwardly within the push rod guide, A drive subassembly is mounted forwardly ofthe push rod guide and defines a plurality of cartridge receiving channels corre- sponding to and aligned with the plurality of push rods. A Stripper subassembly is mounted forwardly of the drive subassembly on the shaft and defines a plurality of strippet channels corresponding to and aligaed with the plurality of push rods. Each of the plurality of stripper channels is adapted to receive and prevent longitudinal movement of ccatridge link. An exhaust port is provided for expelling cartridge links. A linked cartridge from a belt of cartridges is positioned in one of the drive subassembly channels and the corresponding stripper subassembly channel is urged longitudinally forwardly by the corresponding push rod. The stripper subassembly retains the cartridge link thereby strip- ping the cartridge from the link, the links being expelled via the exhaust port. A feeder sprocket receives cartridges from the stripper subassembly while an end plate having two parallel guide walls adapted to engage ihe shoulder of a cartridge guides the cartridge in the feeder sprocket to the galling gua. A pair of the hatch doors is mounted on the hhousing and allows the user access to the interior of the housing, 12 Clain 5 Drawing Sheets U.S. Patent Sep. 3, 2002 Sheet 1 of 5 US 6,443,044 BL 3 OF 52 oN i 53 12 US 6,443,044 B1 Sheet 2 of 5 Sep. 3, 2002 U.S. Patent US 6,443,044 B1 Sheet 3 of 5 Sep. 3, 2002 U.S. Patent U.S. Patent Sep. 3, 2002 Sheet 4 of 5 US 6,443,044 BL Figure 10 = (Prior Art) 61 e Figure 12 (Prior Art) \. 62 Figure 11 Figure 13 U.S. Patent Sep. 3, 2002 Sheet 5 of 5 US 6,443,044 BL Figure 14 US 6,443,044 BL 1 FEEDER/DELINKER FOR GATLING GUN ‘TECHNICAL FIELD ‘The present invention relates to feeder/delinkers for ‘weapons, and, more particularly, to feederidelinkers used in ‘conjunction with gathing guns, BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION ‘The galling gun, a forerunner of the contemporary machine gun, was intoduced by Richard J Gatling in 1863 ‘This weapon incorporates a ring of barrels that fre sequen- tially asthe ring of bartels is rotated. In early version, the barrels were rotated by means of a han! crank; more recent versions incorporate a deve motor, The U.S. Army sed the ‘galling gun inthe battle of Santiago, Chile in 1898. Other ations used it in colonial wars in Aftica and Asia util the beginning decades ofthe 20” Century it was also used by the United States in the Vietnam conte. ‘To fed a gatling gun, a feeder\elinker mechanism takes belted ammunition, strips (delinks) the individual cartridges from ihe bells and then feeds the dlinked ammunition tothe ‘galling gun. While the galing gun is sill inservice, the gun swas last manufactured by the firearms division of the General Electric Company about twenty years ago. This, there is «continuing need for spare and replacement com: ponents and improved feeders ‘The demand for replacement parts is concentrated on the feederidelinker unit which has become a weak point inthe ‘overall system. One persistent problem fas been the ten- dency of the feedridelinker uot to jam due to misalignment ofthe cartridges as they ae fed into the deinker, Another problem relates to breakage and consequent jamming due to the fragility ofthe various sprockets incorporated into the feeder/delinker. Yet another deficiency in the prior art design isthe difficulty and time required for clearing the jammed conditions once they oecur, ths being due to the lack of access fo the interior ofthe feederidclinker. Because ofthis Tack of access, the jamming can only be cleared by Fist removing the feederidelinker from the gun and dssssem- bling the unit—a time consiming procedure. ‘Another problem is the requirement to rotate the bares in ‘order to Toad linked ammunition int the feeder. Rotating the barrels ean cause the gun fre unintentionally. Rotating the barrels is also awkward when the barcels are hot. Lastly, fotating the barrels requires the belicoper gunner to Tean out ito « one honrd mile per hour slpsieam. Sill another problem with the curent design fecder

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