Patent ID: 8807008

Claim:
A polymer-based machine gun link, comprising: a top body made from polymer; a bottom body, made from polymer, opposite the top body; and a weakened seam between the top and bottom bodies and adhering the top and bottom bodies to each other; wherein the top body further comprises: a first side comprising a finger to hold a cartridge; a second side, opposite the first side, comprising at least two fingers to hold a second cartridge; and a stem joining the first side and the second side, wherein the bottom body further comprises: a first side comprising a finger to hold a cartridge; and a second side, opposite the first side, comprising at least two fingers to hold a second cartridge, wherein the at least two fingers are smaller than the finger and spaced along the stem so that the finger fits between the two fingers, and wherein the finger, the at least two fingers, and the stem are made from polymer.