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USO05610365A
Unlted States Patent [19]
Thiesen
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Date of Patent:
5,610,365
Mar. 11 9 1997
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4,444,115
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Inventor.
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Ratingen, Germany
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102/430
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4,763,577
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Romer et a1.
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Gardner
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Wed
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Foreign Application Priority Data
[DE]
7783]
8/1919
428074
5/1991
3701145
4223735
8/1987
1/1994
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102/430
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A cartridge ammunition includes a case having a case
bottom; a propellant powder disposed in the case, a propel
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ABSTRACT
the case towards the case bottom. At least those grains of the
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References Cited
US PATENT DOCUMENTS
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FIG. 1
Sheet 1 of 2
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FIG. 4
Sheet 2 of 2
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IGNITER-COATED PROPELLANT
4.
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are situated axially beyond the igniting tube 9, that is, those
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mg.
Turning to FIG. 4, in case the jacket 5 is of a combustible
material and the case bottom 6 is of a non-combustible
(that is, the location of the upper edge 6) and the length of
the igniting tube 9' are so selected that the igniting tube 9' is
situated in its entirety in the space surrounded by the wall of
the case bottom 6. Such an arrangement signi?cantly facili
tates the handling of the case bottom subsequent to ?ring,
since the tube 9' does not project beyond the wall perimeter
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pyrotechnieal lacquer.
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