Patent ID: 8397622
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: F41A

Abstract:
1. An ammunition elevator device for raising and lowering ammunition, said device comprising: a housing having a chamber within which to elevate the ammunition flanked by first and second flanges; a crank assembly rotatably disposed between said flanges, said assembly having a crank axle, first and second sprockets mounted to said axle for elevating said ammunition, and a ratchet gear mounted to said axle adjacent to said first flange; a pawl mechanism connected to said first flange, said mechanism having a pawl, a toggle and a pin spreader, said toggle connected to said pawl and mounted to said spreader; and a transfer linkage having a rotatable bar pivotably connected to said second flange, a rod that shifts radially relative to said crank axle in response to said sprockets, and first and second rotatable joints, said first joint connecting said bar to said rod, said second joint connecting said rod to said spreader, wherein said gear cyclically pivots said pawl for raising said toggle.