Patent ID: 7422102

Claim:
A container for an ammunition cartridge having a conical forward portion, 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; and a cartridge support disposed inside the main body, the cartridge support comprising: a generally cylindrical, hollow body having a longitudinal axis; an interior surface of the hollow body defined by a first conical surface and a second conical surface, an angle between the first conical surface and the longitudinal axis being substantially equal to an angle between the conical forward portion of the ammunition cartridge and the longitudinal axis; the second conical surface increasing in diameter in a direction away from the first conical surface and extending to a forward end of the cartridge support; an exterior surface of the cartridge support including a flange at a rear end thereof, a third conical surface that increases in diameter from a base of the flange toward the forward end of the support, and a reduced diameter cylindrical surface that extends from an end of the third conical surface to the forward end of the support; wherein the flange includes a plurality of slots formed on a rear surface thereof; and a plurality of longitudinal ribs formed on the third conical surface.