Improvements in Portable Cartridge Loading and Finishing Machines.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1888
Specification Accepted, 15th June, 1888
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Portable Cartridge Loading and Finishing
Machines.
We, GEORGE DUNN, HUNTER, gentleman, and ELIZABETH HUNTER, both residing
at Auburn, in the County of Cook and State of Illinois, one of the United States of
America, 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 :-
This Invention relates to portable machines for loading cartridge shells with powder
and shot and subsequently crimping them and, if necessary, cutting the same to the.
desired length; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of parts
hereinafter disclosed in the description, drawings and claims.
The object of this Invention is to construct a portable machine of simple and
compact form, which may be readily taken to pieces and which will continuously
and consecutively perform with accuracy and rapidity. the various operations of filling
the shell with graduated charges of powder and shot, each charge being wadded and
securely rammed within the shell before removing it from the machine, after which
the shell will be placed in a second and third position upon the machine to be crimped
and cut by the action of its parts.
In the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference numerals indicate the
same parts, figure 1, is a vertical, partly-sectional elevation of the machine on-the
line, a a, of figure 2, passing through the rammer-guide and shell-holding cylinders ;
figure 2, a plan view of the machine, the powder and shot canisters being removed;
figure 3, a rear side view of the cartridge-carrier; figure 4, a front side view of the
same, other parts being shown in section and elevation; figure, 5, a side elevation of a
portion of the hand lever, showing the adjustable plate attached thereto, for holding
and releasing the crimper and chuck wheels and their pinion; figure 6, an outer end
view of the cartridge-carrier, showing its abutment and the knife pivoted thereto;
figure 7, a face view of the chuck wheel; figure 8, a longitudinal section of the same
and its pinion, on the line, bb, of figure 7; figure 9, a section of the cord-holder, on
the line, c c, of figure 2, which is secured at the rear end of the band lever; figure 10,
a detail view of the hexagonal pin, at the rear end of said lever, which fits in a
correspondingly-shaped opening in the cord holder; figure 11.a front elevation of
the machine with parts broken away and in section and the powder-measuring

page_text: cylinder removed; figure 12, a detail side elevation of one of the measuring
cylinders; figure 13, a longitudinal vertical section of the same; figure 14, a partly-
sectional detail view of the rest plate for supporting the cartridge shell while loading
the same, and figure 15, a detail view of the latch for removably holding the rest
plate in position.
The casing 1, which supports the removable parts of the machine is cast or formed
integrally, and consists of the horizontal cylindrical guide-chambers, 22, of the
vertical rammer-guide and shell-holding cylinders 3 and 4, of the clamping jaws, 55,
and of the front and rear brackets, 6 and 7. The guide-chambers, 22, which contain
the separately-movable powder and shot measuring cylinders, 8 and 9, are arranged
in the same horizontal axial line and slightly in advance of the axial line of the
vertical rammer-guide and shell holding cylinders 3 and 4, which serve to guide
the rammer, 10, and permit the same to be reciprocated therein, and force the wads
down upon the charges of powder and shot as they are delivered into the cartridge
shell, while it is supported within said shell-holding cylinder. An opening, 11, for
introducing wads is formed in the front of the casing, at the junction of the guide-
chambers and shell-holding and rammer-guide cylinders, and at the lower edge of
this opening is formed a small shelf, 111, for supporting the wads while loading and
preventing them from dropping while they are being inserted through the opening
and into the shell-holding cylinders.
As the horizontal axial line of the guide chambers is located forward of the vertical
axial line of the shell-holding cylinder, and as the diameter of the shell-holding
cylinder is greater than the diameter of the rammer-guide cylinder, as shown
in figures, 1 and 11, the wad opening and the upper end of the shell-holding cylinder
will project outwardly or forwardly from the face of the remaining portion of
the casing and fully expose said opening for receiving the wad and permit the
measuring cylinders to perfectly close said opening when said cylinders are delivering
their contents into the cartridge shell.
The jaws of the clamp, 5, project rearwardly from the casing and are formed quite
broad so as to firmly support said casing at the point of intersection of the horizontal
guide-chambers and vertical cylinders. A clamping screw, 51, passes through the
lower jaw of the clamp and binds against the under side of a table or otlier support,
upon which the machine is mounted and firmly clamps it thereto. For further
steadying the machine and preventing the same from partially turning or becoming
loose upon the table, long projections, 12, are formed on the rear sides of the guide-
chambers, 2, 2, as shown in figure 2, which provide a bearing along the entire back
of the machine, for resting against the edge of the table.
A rest plate, 13, for supporting the shell beneath the shell-holding cylinder, is
adjustable vertically, by a screw, 131, passing through the elbow of a swinging arm, 14,
which is pivoted to the lower end of the casing and adapted to fall by gravity beneath
the lower open end of the shell-holding cylinder and be held in such position by a
latch, 14, also pivoted to the casing. Said latch is of the form shown in figure 15,
and is arranged to rest by gravity, in rear of and against a ledge or flange, 141, on
the vertical member of the swinging arm 14, and thus operates to hold the rest
plate, 13, beneath the lower end of the shell-holding cylinder, 4, during the operation
of loading the cartridge. On raising the handle of said latch slightly upward, so as
to release it from the flange, 14", the swinging arm and the rest plate carried
thereby, may be moved or swung from beneath the shell-holding cylinder, so as to
permit an empty shell to be placed therein, or a completed cartridge to be removed
therefrom. Under this construction of parts the shell-holding cylinder is adapted
to receive shells of different lengths and to permit of their easy introduction and
removal. The rest plate, 13, is disk-shaped and notched or cut away upon one side,
as shown in figure, 14, so as to receive and slide upon the flanges, 141, of the arm, 14,
and thereby be prevented from turning when moved up and down by the screw, 131;
alsó, said rest plate or disk, 13, is loosely mounted upon said screw and made thicker
and heavier on one side than the other, as shown in figures 11 and 14, so that it will
yield or tilt slightly during the removal of the filled cartridge therefrom.
A

page_text: The shell-holding cylinder, 4, is provided with a bushing, 4', for receiving the
shell, said bushing having a shoulder, 41, upon its inner surface, near the upper end,
against which the shell may be held by the rest plate, 13. Shells of different diameters
may be fitted into the cylinder, 4, by placing bushings, 4', of different sizes therein
and securing them thereto, by a clamping screw, 41, passing through the outer
cylinder.
The powder and shot canisters, 15 and 16, are closed at their tops, mounted upon
the guide-chambers, 22, and communicate with the interiors thereof, by chutes, 15',
and 16', which incline, upwardly from said guide chambers. The measuring
cylinders, 8 and 9, which are fitted within said guide chambers, have holes, 81,
formed in their upper sides for receiving the charges of ammunition from said chutes;
and holes, 81, in their under sides for emptying said charges into the upper ends of
shells when placed within the cylinder, 4. These measuring cylinders are movable
for emptying their chambers directly into the upper ends of shells, so as to insure
the delivery of their contents thereto. A partial partition, 16", is formed interiorly
of the upper side of the chute, 161, to prevent said chute from filling too full of shot
and clogging. The capacity of the measuring cylinders, 8 and 9, may be varied by
means of movable heads, 17, made fast upon the inner ends of screw rods, 171, which
pass freely through the fixed heads, 17", the annular walls, 18, within said cylinders;
and through brackets, 181, upon the outer sides of said fixed heads. Upon these screw
rods are fitted adjusting nuts, 19, one arranged within and the other, on the outside
of said brackets and adapted for moving and holding the heads, 17, of said cylinders
in any required adjustment. The cylinders, 8 and 9, also have slots, 20, through
which pins, 201, mounted on the screw rods, 171, pass, so as to be visible upon the
outsides of said cylinders. Each pin, 20¹, has an index mark upon its face, which
registers with graduations, 20", formed upon the edge of the slot, 20, in the side of
the cylinder. In the back and forth movements of the movable heads, 17, they are
prevented from turning by peripheral projections, 171, which enter and slide along.
the walls of the holes, 8, in the lower sides of the measuring cylinders.
The measuring cylinders, 8 and 9, are reciprocated within the guide-chambers, 22, by.
weighted pins, 21, 21, which pass through slots, 211, 2", formed in said guide-chambers;
also, said slots have notches, 21, 2111, in their outer ends, in which said weighted pins
are placed when said cylinders are drawn fully back within the guide-chambers for
receiving their charges, said pins holding said cylinders securely, in such positions
until their charges are to be emptied into the shell. These pins are removable from
the cylinders, so that, when they are removed, said cylinders may be withdrawn.
through the open ends of the guide-chambers, these open ends also admitting of the
adjustment of the movable heads, 17, of the measuring cylinders by the means described.
The lower end of the rammer, 10, is bushed to receive the shank of a marking
die, 10, which is secured therein by a set screw, 1011, passing into said bushing and
binding against the said die. The wad opening, 11, affords a passage through which
the screw, 10, and a screw driver may be inserted for clamping or releasing said die.
By this means, dies with different numbers can be secured to the rammer and used to
mark the size or number of the shot with which the cartridge is charged.
An operating or band lever, 21, is provided with a handle, 21, which is made
hollow and closed at its end by a screw cap, 21", so as to provide a safe and convenient.
receptacle for removable dies, 10¹, a screw driver and other loose pieces or tools which
may be used with the machine. This hand-lever is pivoted by a bolt, 22, to the front
bracket, 6, of the casing, 1, and passes along the side of the rammer-guide cylinder, 3,
to the rear side of said casing.
The rear extension, 21, of this lever is connected to a cable wire or cat-gut
cord, 23, which is connected to the upper end of the rammer, 10, which fits within the
rammer-guide cylinder, 3, and is moved downwardly therein, by said cord and pressure.
upon said lever, and upwardly by the spiral spring, 23', which is enclosed within the
rammer, 10, extends to near its upper end and rests at its lower end upon a plate, 24,
which is secured to the top of the bracket, 7, and extends into a slot, 1, formed in
the side of said rammer. The cord, 23, passes up through the spiral spring, 23',.to

page_text: the enlarged upper end of the rammer, where it is secured. A rubber block, 25,
confined between two disks, 251, which are secured to the end of the cord and fitted
to rest upon a shoulder, 25, in the upper end of the rammer, relieves the cord of any
sudden strain brought upon it by a sudden blow with said hammer. The enlarged
upper end of the rammer is fitted with a screw cap, 26, which will permit the cord
and rubber block to be repaired, or removed, if broken. The cord also passes beneath
a grooved pulley, 27, journaled in webs, 71, 71, on the rear part of the casing, and is
secured to the rear end of the hand-lever, which passes and oscillates alongside of said
pulley. This lever is provided at its rear end with a laterally-projecting pin, 27",
which tapers towards its end, is hexagonal in cross section and passes through a
correspondingly-tapering hexagonal-shaped hole, 27', in the cord-holding sleeve, 28,
which is fitted thereon and secured thereto by a screw 28', passing into the end of said
pin, 27. This cord-holding sleeve has a spiral groove, 281, passing around it for
receiving the coiled end of the cord; also, a clamping plate, 29; having cord grooves,
is secured by screws to the cord-holding sleeve and holds said cord securely upon said
sleeve. As this cord-holding sleeve is attached at the rear end of the hand-lever and
holds the cord above the bottom of the cord pulley, 27, and as the tendency of the
spiral spring, 231, is to prevent the rammer and cord from moving downward
voluntarily it will be obvious that the front end of the hand-lever will be firmly held at
the highest point of its raised position; that it will be prevented from rising higher
than is necessary by the projection, 21, on its rear end resting upon the upper
clamping jaw, that downward pulling strain upon the cord from the weight of the
front end of the hand-lever, will be resisted by the upward pressure of the spring and
by the pulley, 27, which projects into the vertical slot, 101, in the rear side of the
rammer; that the sleeve, 28, may be taken off the end of the hand-lever by removing
the screw, 281, without disturbing the adjustment of the cord, and that it may be again
secured to said hand-lever without readjusting the cord; also, the hand-lever may be
removed from the machine, without loosening the cord-fastening-as when it is desired
to pack the machine in a valise or the like for transportation. If the cord requires
readjusting, said sleeve is taken off and turned to bring any one of its hexagonal sides
opposite any one of the hexagonal sides of the pin, 27, thus winding the cord more or
less upon said sleeve and making and keeping the same taut.
The front end of the bracket, 6, is provided with a segment-gear, 30, concentrically
upon which the hand-lever, 21, is pivoted upon the bolt, 22, so as to receive a vibratory
motion and carry with it, either an integrally-formed crimper-wheel, 31, and its
pinion, 31', of a cartridge-holding chuck wheel, 32, and its pinion, 32, said pinions
being geared and caused to rotate by engagement with said segment-gear. One side
of the vibratory hand-lever is rectangularly recessed, adjacent to the crimper or chuck
wheel and its pinion, the lower or horizontal wall of said recess extending laterally
beneath said wheel and pinion, as shown at, w, in figure 4. Passing through the
vertical wall of said recess, and screwed therein, is a pivot or stud bolt, 33, for receiving
the pinion, 31, carrying the crimping wheel, 31, or the similar pinion, 321, carrying
the chuck wheel, 32, each of said pinions having an axial recess to receive said stud
bolt. A circumferential groove, 33', between the heads of the crimping and chuck
wheels and their pinions, receives the ends of a plate, 34, which is firmly held by a
screw bolt, 35, upon the hand-lever and acts to securely hold said pinions from end
movement and permit them to revolve freely upon said stud bolt. A slot, 341, in
the plate, 34, periniis said plate to slide upon the hand-lever when said screw bolt is
loosened, so as to permit the end of said plate to be withdrawn from the groove, 331,
in order that the crimper wheel and pinion may be removed and the chuck wheel and
pinion substituted therefor, or vice versa.
The crimping wheel may be of any preferred construction, but the cartridge is
supported and carried forward thereto, by a cartridge-carrier, 36, which is supported
to slide endwise within a guide-way, 37, formed in the underside of the hand-lever,
beneath the crimping or chuck wheel and is provided with an end abutment, 36¹, formed
with spurs, 36", for receiving the rear end of the cartridge.
A grooved pulley, 37', supported upon a screw bolt, 37", attached to the under side

page_text: of the hand-lever, receives a wire cord, 38, which is secured at one end to the outer or
abutment end of the carrier, 36, and at the other end to a grip-lever, 39, which is
pivoted by a pin, 391, in any one of a series of holes, 39", in the hand-lever, whereby,
by changing said pin from one to the other of said holes, the movement of said carrier
may be adjusted to suit cartridges of varying length. The cord, 38, passes through
a groove, 381, formed in the under side of said carrier, 36, and is firmly secured at one
of its ends to a thimble, 381, by soldering or otherwise, which is arranged and held in
the groove, 381, by a screw, 38111. The other end of said cord is connected with the
grip-lever, 39, by a universal joint connection, 3911, consisting of double pivots, at right
angles to each other, which prevent the cord, 38, from buckling and from being pulled
off from the grooved pulley, 371, and permit it to be accurately adjusted to the different
positions of the grip-lever, 39.
A guide rod, 40, on the rear side of the carrier, is rigidly secured at its outer end in
a downwardly-extending lug, 40', located beneath the end abutment, 36', and held in
parallel relation to the guide way, 37, of said carrier, by passing through a guide
lug, 40, depending from the hand-lever. A spiral spring, 40, encircles the rod, 40, and
presses between the lug, 401, and the lug, 4011, thus serving to press the carrier normally
outward or away from the lever and crimper, so as to release the shell or cartridge
from the latter, after pressure is removed from the grip-lever.
A sliding gauge-block, 41, is mounted upon the carrier, 36, and secured adjustably
thereto, by a set screw, 41'. For crimping, the inner end, 41, of this gauge-block is
arranged at a distance from the hand-lever equal to the amount or distance the front
end of the shell is to be turned inward or crimped, so that when the carrier 36, is
moved inwardly, the said inner end of the gauge-block will abut against the side of
the hand-lever, arrest the movement of the carrier and secure the crimping of the shell
only to the extent required.
A knife, 42, pivoted at,, to the abutment, 364, bas a laterally-projecting guide-
flange, 42, at its lower end, which moves over a segmental shoulder, 421, on said abutment
and also, a thumb plate, 42, which projects across said abutment, 36', opposite the
knife blade 421, and permits said knife blade to be pressed against the shell, with
sufficient force to cut through and sever the same, the gauge-block, 41, having first
been placed upon the carrier in position to determine the extent or length of shell to
be severed. This is effected by placing the inner end of said gauge-block, a distance
from the hand-lever, equal to the length of the shell to be cut off, and then moving the
'carrier inwardly, by means of the wire cord and grip-lever, until its movement is
arrested by the inner end of said gauge-block, 41, abutting against the side of the
hand-lever, when the exact length of a shell desired to be removed will project
through the opening, 361, in the abutment, 36, and be in position to be severed by
the knife.
The cartridge, while it is rotated by the pinion, 324, engaging with the segment-
gear, 30, is securely held against the face of the chuck wheel, 32, by means of a
spring plate, 43, which is secured at one end by the screws, 43', and arranged to
encircle the periphery of the chuck wheel, and is formed with a spur, 44, which bites
the rim of the shell, when the latter is turned in the direction of the inward con-
volution of the spring, as shown by the arrow in figure 7, and releases its grip upon
said rim, when the shell is turned backward or away from the inward convolution of
the spring. Owing to the fact that this spring plate is only attached at one end to
the rim of the chuck wheel and consequently, is capable of an outward yield, it
follows, that shells of different sizes may be inserted and firmly held within the same.
To this end, said spring plate is provided on its lower portion with an upwardly
inclined lip, 45, for guiding the rim of the shell toward the face of the chuck wheel,
and on its upper portion, on the under side of the spur, 44, with an outwardly-
inclined lip, 46, having a shoulder, 47, in rear of which the rim of the shell is
placed and firmly held from movement from the face of the chuck wheel, the resiliency
of said spring plate permitting it to adjust itself to and hold shells of the sizes
ordinarily employed.
The chuck wheel, 32, and its pinion, 32¹, may be readily removed from the

page_text: hand-lever and substituted by the crimping wheel, 31, and its pinion, 31', by loosening
the screw bolt, 35, and sliding the slotted plate, 34, upon the hand-lever, so as to
release the end of said plate from the recess, 33¹.
The operation of the machine consists, first, in adjusting the measuring cylinders
for the required amount of powder and shot; then in fitting the cartridge-holding
cylinder with a bushing corresponding to the diameter of the shell to be used and
next, securing a dic upon the rammer of proper character, to indicate the size or
number of shot to be used. The rest plate is then adjusted beneath the cartridge-
holding cylinder, to suit the length of the shell, when the shell is placed within the
holder. The rammer and hand-lever are held raised in their normal positions by the
spiral spring, the measuring cylinders being supposed open. The powder-measuring
cylinder is first moved to bring its discharge hole across the top of the cartridge-
holding cylinder; the contents of said cylinder are then discharged into the cartridge
shell, when said cylinder is returned to its first position; a wad is next passed
through the opening in the casing and the rammer pulled down by the land-lever to
force said wad upon the powder within the shell; the spring then raises the rammer
to clear the guide chambers; the shot-measuring cylinder is then moved within the
guide-chamber to empty its charge into the shell; a second wad is then passed
through the wad opening, when the rammer is forced down to press it upon the shot
in the shell, leaving the impress of the die upon the outer face of the wad to indicate
the size or number of shot employed. The spring then restores the rammer and the
hand-lever to their raised positions; then the cartridge may be removed from the
shell-holding cylinder and placed in its third position upon the machine, to be held
by the cartridge-carrier to the crimper. The grip and hand-levers are then grasped,
and the cartridge first filled by the machine is then crimped, while the next succeeding
cartridge shell is being filled by the reciprocating movement of the hand-lever and
rammer. The measuring cylinders must both be replaced to their first positions,
before the rammer can descend into the shell.
Before crimping, if the cartridge shell be longer than desired and requires cutting
off to secure the proper length, it may be placed in the second position upon the
machine, when the chuck wheel is first placed upon the hand-lever; then the gauge-
block is adjusted upon the carrier to suit the required length of the shell; the shell
is then taken in the left hand and the upper portion of its rim placed in rear of the
shoulder, 47, of the spring plate, 43; the lower portion of said rim is then forced.
inward, over the upwardly-inclined lip, 45, on the lower portion of said spring plate,
when the rear end of the shell will be in proper position and firmly gripped against
the face of the chuck, wheel; the hand-lever and grip-lever are then grasped firmly
in the right hand and the former vibrated over the segment gear, the knife, 42, in
the meantime, being pressed or moved forward by the left hand, against the end of
the shell, which passes through the opening, 361, in the carrier abutment and is
thus held in unvarying axial position while being cut by the knife and rotated by the
chuck wheel. When the end of the shell is cut off, the grip-lever is released, and.
the spiral spring, surrounding the guide-rod, forces the carrier outward from the
hand-lever and permits the shell to be removed from the chuck wheel, which, and its
pinion, may then be removed from the hand-lever and the crimping wheel and
its pinion substituted. The shell is then placed, with the left hand, between the
abutment of the carrier and the crimper wheel, when the grip-lever and the band-
lever are again grasped by the right hand and vibrated, which causes the segment
gear to rotate the pinion and crimper wheel and complete the formation of the
cartridge.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :
1. In a cartridge loading and finishing machine, the casing having vertically-
arranged rammer-guide and shell-holding cylinders, horizontally-arranged guide-
chambers, located on opposite sides of said rammer-guide and shell-holding ovlinders

page_text: and front and rear brackets, the said parts of the casing being integrally formed,
substantially as and for the purposes described.
2. In a cartridge loading and finishing machine, the integrally formed casing,
consisting of vertically-arranged rammer-guide and shell-holding cylinders, and
horizontally-arranged cylindrical guide chambers, located upon opposite sides of said
rammer-guide and shell-holding cylinders, in combination with separate measuring
cylinders adapted to be independently reciprocated in said guide-chambers, so as to
empty their contents directly into the said shell-holding cylinder, the rammer and
means for reciprocating the same, substantially as described.
3. In a cartridge loading and finishing machine, the integrally formed casing,
consisting of the vertical cylinders, the upper one of which guides the rammer and
the lower one holds the shell, and horizontal guide chambers, in combination with the
reciprocating rammer, the independently movable measuring cylinders supported in
said horizontal guide-chambers and ammunition canisters mounted thereon, substantially
as described.
4. The combination with the casing, having guide-chambers and a shell-holding
cylinder, communicating with each other, of separate movable measuring cylinders,
adapted to be moved independently within said guide-chambers, in the same axial
line, and so as to cross the shell-holding cylinder, substantially as described.
5. An ammunition-measuring cylinder, formed with inlet and outlet holes and
provided with an annular wall and with a fixed and an adjustable head, substantially
as described.
6. The combination with the casing, having integrally-formed open-end guide-
chambers and a shell-holding cylinder, communicating with the latter, of movable
ammunition-measuring cylinders, each being fitted with an annular wall and a fixed
and an adjustable head and adapted to be removed from and inserted through the ends
of said guide-chambers, substantially as described.
.
7. The combination with a measuring cylinder, having an annular wall, a fixed
head, a yoke and a sliding head, of a screw shaft, or rod passing through said yoke,
fixed head and annular wall and provided with set nuts for adjusting the sliding head,
substantially as described.
8. The integrally-formed casing, consisting of vertically arranged rammer-guide
and shell-holding cylinders the latter having a wad opening at its upper end, and
horizontally arranged cylindrical guide-chambers, located upon opposite sides of said
rammer-guide and shell-holding cylinders and in advance of the axial line of the
same, so as to expose said wad opening and also, close its top, bottom and sides at
intervals, in combination with the measuring cylinders, the rammer, the cord and the
hand-lever, substantially as described.
9. The combination with the slotted guide-chamber, of the slotted measuring
cylinder, arranged within said guide-chamber and provided with graduations near its
slot with a fixed head and a movable head and a screw rod, having an indexed pin
for registering with said graduations on the measuring cylinder, substantially as
described.
10 The combination with the casing, having a shell-holding cylinder, of a swinging
arm, pivoted to the casing and projecting beneath said shell-holding cylinder a rest
plate, notched to engage with the upright portion of said arm and a set screw beneath
the same, for adjusting it, substantially as described.
11. The combination with a casing, having a shell-holding cylinder, of removable
cylindrical bushings, for receiving shells, of various sizes and provided with shoulders
upon their inner surfaces, near their upper ends and fitted within said shell holding
cylinder and secured by a set screw, abutting against said bushings, substantially as
described.
12. The combination with the casing, having a shell-holding cylinder, provided
with a wad opening, of a rammer, having a removable marking die, secured in its
lower end and a screw for binding or releasing the shank of said die, substantially as
described.
13. The combination with the casing, having a shell-holding cylinder, of a rammer

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adapted to be moved therein, the cord attached at one end of said rammer,
grooved pulley, atached to the casing and having the cord passed beneath it, and
the hand-lever having said cord attached at its rear end and a hollow screw-capped
handle at its opposite end, substantially as described.
14. The casing, having a horizontally arranged guide-chamber, provided with a
chute, leading to the shot canister and with an enlarged pocket, having a partial
partition above the discharge opening of said chute, for preventing clogging of the
shot, in combination with the horizontal shot-measuring cylinder, fitted and movable
within said guide-chamber, substantially as described.
15. The combination with the casing, having the guide and shell-holding cylinders
and the measuring cylinders, of a reciprocating rammer, a hand-lever pivoted
to the casing and connected by a cord and pulley to said rammer, substantially as
described.
16. The combination with the casing, having shell-holding and rammer-guide
cylinders, of the rammer adapted to move vertically in said rammer-guide cylinder, a
spring enclosed in said rammer, a hand-lever, and a cord connected to said lever
and passing up into said rammer, to which it is fastened, substantially as described.
17. The combination of a casing, having a shell-holding cylinder, with a rammer
provided with a rubber block in its upper end, a cord attached at one end to said
rubber block, and a hand-lever, to which the other end of said cord is attached,
substantially as described.
18. The casing, having a shell-holding cylinder, in combination with a hand-lever
pivoted to the casing, a spring actuated rammer supported within the casing, a cord
secured to the rammer and a cord holding sleeve, which is detachably and adjustably
secured to the rear end of said hand-lever, substantially as described.
19. The combination with the casing, having a shell-holding cylinder, of the spring-
actuated rammer, the hand-lever, the cord secured to said rammer and the cord
holding sleeve fitted upon said hand-lever and having spiral grooves to receive
the said cord and a clasping plate, for securing it therein, substantially as described.
20. The combination with the casing, of a vibratory hand-lever, a revolving crimper
or chuck wheel, supported upon said lever, gearing for revolving said crimper or
chuck wheel by the movement of the lever, and a movable cartridge carrier, mounted
upon said lever, substantially as described.
21. The combination with the casing, of a vibratory hand-lever, a revolving crimper
or chuck wheel thereon, gearing for revolving the same, actuated by the movement of
said lever, a cartridge-carrier, fitted to slide upon said lever, a grip-lever and a cord
connected with said carrier, for actuating it, substantially as described.
22. The combination with the casing, of the hand-lever pivoted thereto, a crimper
or chuck wheel rotated by gearing operated by the movement of said lever, a carrier
fitted in guides upon said lever, an adjustable grip-lever, a pulley and a cord, connecting
said grip-lever with said carrier, substantially as described.
23. The combination of a bracket, formed with a segment gear on its face, a vibratory
hand-lever pivoted to said bracket, a revolving pinion and crimper or chuck wheel,
formed with a central axial recess and with a circumferential groove, a stud bolt
supported upon said lever and adapted to fit said axial recess, and a movable
plate, also supported upon said lever and adapted to fit said groove, substantially as
described.
24. The combination of a vibratory hand-lever, a cartridge-carrier mounted upon
and adapted to slide transversely of the same, a grip-lever and cord connected with
said carrier, for moving it in one direction and a spring arranged intermediate of said
hand-lever and the outer end of said carrier, for positively moving the latter in the
opposite direction, substantially as described.
25. The combination of a vibratory hand-lever, a revolving crimper or chuck wheel
mounted thereon, a cartridge-carrier, mounted and adapated to slide upon said hand-
lever, a cord and grip-lever, connected with said carrier, for moving it in one
direction and a guide rod and spiral spring, for moving said carrier in the opposite
direction, substantially as described.

page_text: 26. The combination of the vibratory hand-lever, a movable cartridge-carrier,
mounted and adapted to slide thereon, a grip-lever and a grooved pulley, also mounted
upon said lever and a cord secured at one end to said carrier and at the other end
to a compound hinge joint secured to said grip-lever, substantially as described.
27. The combination of a vibratory hand-lever, a revoluble chuck wheel supported
thereon, gearing for revolving said chuck wheel by the movement of said lever, a
cartridge-carrier mounted and adapted to slide upon said lever and provided with an
abutment at its outer end having an opening and a knife supported upon said abut-
ment, substantially as described.
28. A revoluble chuck wheel, provided with an encircling spring, which is secured,
at one end to the periphery thereof and which is free, or disconnected at its opposite
end and adapted to grip and firmly hold a cartridge and prevent the same from indepen-
dently turning while being revolved, substantially as described.
29. A revoluble chuck wheel, provided with an encircling spring, which is secured
at one end to the periphery thereof and which is free, or disconnected at its opposite
end and provided with a spur, adapted to grip the rim of a cartridge and hold the
same when turned in one direction and to release the same, when turned in the
opposite direction, substantially as described.
30. A revoluble chuck wheel, provided with an encircling spring, which is secured,
at one end to the periphery thereof and which is free or disconnected at its opposite
end and provided with a spur, having an outwardly-inclined lip and a shoulder, said
spring being also provided, on its lower portion, with an upwardly-inclined lip,
substantially as described.
31. The combination of the bracket, provided with the segment gear, the vibratory
hand-lever, pivoted thereto, the removable and interchangeable chuck and crimper
wheels and pinions, adapted to be supported upon said hand-lever, a sliding cartridge-
carrier, also supported upon said hand-lever and provided at its outer end, with
an abutment, having a central opening, a knife pivoted adjacent to said opening and
an adjustable gauge-plate mounted upon said carrier, substantially as described.
Dated this 17th day of April 1888.
GEORGE DUNN HUNTER.
ELIZABETH HUNTER.
By Jensen & Son,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Patent Agents.