Patent ID: 8550002
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: F41A,F41F,F42B

Abstract:
1. An arrangement for supporting a mortar shell into a breech-loading mortar weapon barrel, the arrangement comprising: a support piece provided with an edge flange and to be attached to the tail of the mortar shell, the support piece being arranged to keep the shell in place in the barrel until it is fired; a connecting piece between the support piece and the mortar shell tail, the connecting piece being arranged to be attached to the mortar shell and the support piece and thus to attach the support piece with a mechanical joint to the mortar shell tail; and a firing mechanism for firing the actual primer of the mortar shell, wherein the mechanical joint between the connecting piece and the support is formed by means of cotter attachment, and wherein a point on at least one of the connecting piece and the cotter attachment is configured to yield when the mortar shell is fired, to instantly disengage the mechanical joint and to allow the mortar shell to be instantly detached from the support piece at the firing moment.