Patent ID: 8408113

Claim:
A spent brass catch device for catching and collecting spent brass from an automatic machine gun mounted in a vehicle, the device comprising: (a) a frame portion comprising an open mouthed, rigid bag frame, and a latch assembly mounted on the bag frame; and (b) a catch bag portion comprising a collection bag comprising a bag front section, a bag rear section opposite the bag front section, a latch side gusset between the bag front and rear sections, a second side gusset opposite the latch side gusset, a hollow bag interior, and a defined bag base section, the bag front and rear sections being substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to the side gussets, a zipper closing a bottom slot extending longitudinally along the bag base section, at least one attachment mechanism at a top of the collection bag, and at least three flexible cross members extending transversely across the bag interior from a front section directly to an opposite rear section of the collection bag only, the cross members extending across a lower portion of the bag and substantially parallel to one other and to the side gussets and substantially perpendicular to the bag front and rear sections; wherein the catch bag portion is attachable to the frame portion by the attachment mechanism.