Patent ID: 6827206
Filing Date: 2004-12-07
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
A packaging container for a large-caliber cartridge having a thin-walled cartridge case and a projectile, whose projectile head projects out of the front of and is connected to the cartridge case, said packaging container comprising:an outer tubular container and an inner container, which receives the cartridge and can be inserted axially into and withdrawn from the outer container; said inner container having a one-piece projectile-head shaped receptacle at a front end thereof for receiving the projectile head, a rear end of the one-piece receptacle being connected to a first half-shell that has an internal shape that partially surrounds an inserted cartridge case, and a second half-shell that is hinged to the first half-shell and can be secured to the first half shell, and has an internal shape that surrounds a remaining portion of the inserted cartridge case; an end region of the one-piece receptacle facing the first half-shell, and an end region of the second half-shell facing the one-piece receptacle are each formed as complementary retaining shells, or are connected to complimentary retaining shells, that surround a rear region of an inserted projectile head in at least one of a frictional lockup and a form-fit.