Patent ID: 6772877
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: F42B

Abstract:
A container for housing and protecting an ammunition, comprising:a cap; a main body; a latch assembly disposed in part on the cap and in part on the main body to lock the cap and the main body in position; a pair of alignment features are generally oppositely formed on one end of the cap, and mate with two corresponding alignment channels on a proximal end of the main body, wherein the pair of alignment features allow the cap to be accurately positioned relative to the main body; a proximal body stacking index disposed on the proximal end of the main body; a distal body stacking index disposed at a distal end of the main body; a cap staking index disposed at the end of the cap; and wherein the proximal body stacking index, the distal body stacking index, and the cap stacking index prevent the container from rolling.