Patent ID: 8151684
Filing Date: 2012-04-10
Classification: B64C,B64D,F41A

Abstract:
1. An ammunition feed assembly for a machine gun comprising: an ammunition canister including a first side wall, a second side wall extending parallel to and in spaced relation to the first side wall, a first end wall extending between the first side wall and the second side wall, and a second end wall extending between the first side wall and the second side wall in spaced relation to the first end wall, the first side wall configured to be positioned adjacent to and in substantially parallel disposition with a vertical mounting surface, wherein a storage compartment for storing an ammunition belt in a serpentine path is defined by the first side wall, the second side wall, the first end wall, and the second end wall; a first end bracket secured to the first end wall of the canister; a second end bracket secured to the second end wall of the canister; a first end receiver configured to be secured to the vertical mounting surface and to receive the first end bracket; a second end receiver configured to be secured to the vertical mounting surface and to receive the second end bracket; a first pin configured to be slidably received by the first end bracket and the first end receiver for releasably coupling the first end bracket to the first end receiver; and a second right pin configured to be slidably received by the second end bracket and the second end receiver for releasably coupling the second end bracket to the second end receiver; wherein the first end receiver includes a first C-shaped bracket having an upper arm and a lower arm spaced apart from the upper arm to define an end bracket receiving opening configured to receive the first end bracket, the upper arm including an upper aperture and the lower arm including a lower aperture aligned with the upper aperture, the first pin being configured to pass through the upper aperture and the lower aperture and through the first end bracket positioned within the end bracket receiving opening; and wherein the second end receiver includes a first C-shaped bracket having an upper arm and a lower arm spaced apart from the upper arm to define an end bracket receiving opening configured to receive the second end bracket, the upper arm including an upper aperture and the lower arm including a lower aperture aligned with the upper aperture, the second pin being configured to pass through the upper aperture and the lower aperture and through the second end bracket positioned within the end bracket receiving opening.