Improvements in or relating to Cartridge Carriers.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th June, 1900-Accepted, 4th Aug., 1900
Improvements in or relating to Cartridge Carriers.
A communication from THOMAS CORWIN ORNDORFF, Manufacturer, of Worcester,
Massachusetts, United States of America.
I, WILLIAM LINDSEY, of Morley's Hotel, in the County of London, Commission
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to cartridge carriers and has for its object to provide a
handy and efficient means for carrying reserve supplies of ammunition.
According to this invention the carrier is made in the form of a belt or band
which is woven seamless and provided with pockets or receptacles for the cart-
ridges. The pockets themselves form the band constituting when the latter is
viewed edgeways a series of connecting loops, so that when empty the band is
considerably longer than when filled with cartridges, which by expanding the
loops take up the length of the band. The ends of the band are provided with
some convenient fastening device and some arrangement for enabling the band to
be adjusted in length as the cartridges are removed, so that it may be altered
periodically to keep it of the same length. The band is so woven that the pockets
which run transversely across it are, on that side which is intended to come next
the person of the wearer, longer than on the outer side, that is to say the band,
when empty and laid flat, has the appearance of two strips of fabric placed face to
face, one strip being broader than the other. The pockets may be either in the
form of tubular loops, the cartridge being inserted at one end and the bullet pro-
jecting from the other, or they may have one end closed so that the bullet does
not project.
A convenient way of joining the ends of the band is to attach to each end a
wire which is bent over to form two hooks which embrace the edges of the opposite
end of the band, the ends being overlapped for this purpose.
A band such as above described with the ends joined up can be thrown over the
shoulder after the manner of a bandoleer when it is desired to carry an additional
supply of ammunition. The bands after being filled with cartridges can be packed
flat in cases, each case holding a certain number of bands, and being of such
dimensions as may be readily handled for purposes of transport.
Each band, as above described, is woven entirely in one piece with the loops or
pockets complete. In addition to forming a single row of pockets a second row
may be provided on the outer face of the band, the pockets in this case projecting
so that the length of the band is not altered whether these pockets are filled or
empty. The materials employed in the manufacture of the hands may be varied
in accordance with requirements.
LL
1900

page_text: A communication from THOMAS CORWIN ORNDORFF, Manufacturer, of Worcester,
Massachusetts, United States of America.
I, WILLIAM LINDSEY, of Morley's Hotel, in the County of London, Commission
Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement:
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This invention relates to cartridge carriers and has for its object to provide a
handy and efficient means for carrying reserve supplies of ammunition.
In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a carrier or bandoleer constructed according to this
invention.
Fig. 2 in an elevation of a portion of the carrier, showing the fastening means.
Fig. 3 is a sectional view through one of the cartridge pockets containing a
cartridge.
Fig. 4 is a transverse section showing the fastening means.
According to this invention the. carrier or bandoleer consists essentially of a
multi-ply woven fabric a provided with pockets or receptacles 6 for the cart-
ridges, integral with the band and formed by the plies and closed along one of
the longer edges of the fabric.
The band is so woven that the pockets which run transversely across it are, on
that side which is intended to come next the person of the wearer, longer than
on the outer side, that is to say the band, when empty and laid flat, has the
appearance of two strips of fabric placed face to face, one strip being broader than
the other. In other words, the pockets at the mouth or open end are so formed
that the portion c of the mouth edge of the pocket on the outside ply of the fabric
shall not extend as high as portion d of the mouth edge of the pocket on the
inside ply of the fabric which is next to the body of the wearer, thus facilitating
the operation of inserting the cartridges into the pockets.
The ends of the band are provided with some convenient fastening device and
adapted for enabling the band to be adjusted in length when desired. For this
purpose it is provided at its ends with hook-like fastening devices e which can
he slipped over opposite edges of the band so as to embrace said edges at points
between any two of the pockets.
A band such as described can be thrown over the shoulder after the manner
of a bandoleer and said band adjusted to fit the wearer.
The bands after being filled with cartridges can be packed flat in cases, each
case holding a certain number of bands, and being of such dimensions as may
be readily handled for purposes of transport.
In addition to forming a single row of pockets, a second row may be provided
on the outer face of the band the pockets in this case projecting so that the length
of the band is not altered whether these pockets are filled or empty. The materials
employed in the manufacture of the bands may be varied in accordance with
requirements.
1
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I'declare that what
I claim is:-
A carrier for cartridges comprising a multi-ply woven fabric having integral

page_text: pockets adapted to receive cartridges, the outer edge of the upper, open end or
mouth of the pockets being lower than the inner edge of said open end or mouth,
and hook-like fastening devices at the ends of the band adapted to engage with
the upper and lower edges of the band at points between the pockets.
Dated this 8th day of June 1900.
BOULT, WADE & KILBURN,
Agents for the Applicant.