Patent ID: 8720289

Claim:
A loading machine for feeding a receiver, the loading machine comprising: a drum cam configured to rotate, the drum cam comprising: a first cam path extending in a longitudinal direction along a first longitudinal section of the drum cam, and a second cam path extending in a longitudinal direction along a second longitudinal section of the drum cam, the first longitudinal section of the drum cam and the second longitudinal section of the drum cam substantially overlapping; and a rammer subassembly positioned proximate the drum cam, the rammer subassembly comprising: a first member configured to engage the first cam path and move longitudinally with respect to the drum cam upon a rotation of the drum cam, and a second member configured to telescopically engage the first member and further configured to engage the second cam path and telescopically move with respect to the first member upon the rotation of the drum cam, wherein the first cam path is partially open proximate a first longitudinal end of the drum cam to permit the first member to disengage from the first cam path, wherein the second cam path is partially open proximate a second longitudinal end of the drum cam to permit the second member to disengage from the second cam path, wherein the first member is disengaged from the first cam path when the second member telescopically moves, and wherein the second member is disengaged from the second cam path while the first member longitudinally moves with respect to the drum cam.