Patent ID: 8430030
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: F41A,F41F,F42B

Abstract:
1. An arrangement for supporting a shell into the barrel of a breech-loading mortar weapon, the arrangement comprising: a support piece that is provided with an edge flange and is configured to be fastened to a tail of the shell, the support piece further comprising a firing mechanism for firing the actual primer of the shell, a connector between the support piece and the shell tail, the connector configured to be fastened to the shell and to the support piece and thus to fasten the support piece with a mechanical connection to the shell tail, at least one shank part having a first end and a second end, the first end of the shank part being configured to be fastened to the connector and the second end to the shell tail, the fastening between the first end of the shank part and the shell being arranged to yield in a firing situation, thus enabling the detachment of the shell from the support piece, whereby the second end of the shank part is configured to be fastened to a shell tail tube and configured to bend or turn away from the shell tail tube in a firing situation, the second end of the shank part being fastened to a pressure discharge hole in the tail tube, and the second end being arranged to detach from the pressure discharge hole by the action of pressure and/or gas flow.