Patent ID: 8387508
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: F41A,F41F,F42B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A support member for supporting a shell into the barrel of a breech-loading weapon, the support member comprising a support element with a rim flange, and the support member further comprising means for fastening the support element to at least one fin belonging to the tail end of the shell, the means for fastening the support element include at least one fastening piece, the fastening piece comprising: at least one first fastening surface, which first fastening surface may be arranged substantially parallel with a side of the fin; at least one second fastening surface, which second fastening surface is movably arranged so that the second fastening surface is movable in relation to the first fastening surface in a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis of the shell; and means for pressing the fastening surfaces against the sides of the fin arranged between them so as to provide friction locking between the fastening piece and the fin, wherein the means for pressing the fastening surfaces comprises a first arm provided with said first fastening surface and a first spring means, said first spring means being arranged to cause the force that presses the fin arranged to said fastening piece against the second fastening surface, said first spring means being arranged to act independently and separately in respect of the spring means of the fastening pieces fastened to the other fins of the shell, the support element comprises an end and an annular outer casing, and the annular outer casing has an annular shape and extends from the end to a side of the end where the fastening pieces lie, and the annular outer casing surrounds the fastening pieces.