Patent ID: 8237588
Filing Date: 2012-08-07
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
1. A shipboard stowage magazine for securing a can of ammunition rounds, said magazine comprising: a frame having a rear wall and a pair of substantially parallel lateral sides that define a space for the can, said space exhibiting a cavity through which the can passes along an axial direction, each lateral side of said pair having upper and lower pivot pins disposed adjacent said cavity, said pins extending parallel in a lateral direction substantially perpendicular to said axial direction; first and second rails mounted to corresponding sides of said pair, each said rail extending in said axial direction and parallel to said corresponding sides; first and second hinge mechanisms pivotably connecting to said corresponding sides of said pair, each hinge mechanism connecting to said upper and lower pivot pins and to said rail; and a door pivotably connecting to said first and second hinge mechanisms, said door providing and restricting access through said cavity in respective open and closed positions, said door having proximal and distal pivot pins relative to said lateral axis and extending parallel thereto, said door being openable to swing on said lateral axis and translate along said axial direction to provide in said open position an operational surface parallel to said axial and lateral axes to support the can, said mechanisms disposed to being entirely behind and below said surface for said door in said open position.