US634826A - Cartridge for multiple cannon. - Google Patents

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No. 634,326. Pa'ented Het. l0, i899.

- l.. MSHH. y CARTRIDGE FOB'FHLTIPLE ANNMS.

(Application filed Oct. 12, 1898.)

(No Model.)

)IAS TO GEORGE Slllli'` SPECIFIGATON forming para of .Letters Be it known that I, Lonnszo Mision, of@ Boston, in the County of Snlolk end Starte of liassaehusetts,have invented certain new and useful improvements in Cartridges lor Multiple Cannon, of which the following is e.. speellicetion. This invention has for-ils object to provide cartridges for breech-loading cannon ndeped to simultaneously discharge a plurality of projectiles.

'lheinveniion eonsissin the improvement ,l

which I will non' proceed io deem-ibo nnd= elziiin.

Of the accompanying drawings, forming r. part of this specification, Figure l represents n side elevation of :i breech-loedine @zinnen embodying my invention, Fig represenis e from end elevation ofthe seme. Fig. 3 resents n longitudinal section of the breech and a partof The barrel portion of the ennnon. Fig. represents :i view similnr to Fig. 3, showing n modification. Figi. 5 represents n. section on the line 5 5 ol Fig. 8. Fig. l represents n persi'ieeive View of he Ourol-id e. The saine leters of relerenee indiene ik@ parts in ell the ignres. i

In the drawings, u` represents the steel bnrrol portion :md the sieel breech pei-lion of i my improved brocoli-lending cannon- '.l`libarrel portion is provided wigh plnrnlifv el bores (d, which may be o :my desired number, -ive being here shown, These bores indy I ell be formed in :i single body or bloei; enst f with or otherwise formed on the breech I; shown in the drawings, or each bore meg. he i formed in e sepziriile barrel, the barrels being formed on or secured lo the breech. .hei breech i) is provided wil-e e single.All inber l1', which eominunienlies wi 'fi ell the ores d' and has its reni' end closed by removable l breech-block bwvhieii may be hinged on b" lo the breech or oaliern'iso secured. i

u represents n steel enrridge, which is i formed lo necnrnely fir the chamber if, seid l i l l eert-ridge .hnvingn plurality of ehemoers c", eorrespondinr in numbe nd nrrnngeineni le the bores d', 21nd :i reni' end well extendingzioross the renrendsoftheellenibers. f ne forward end ol' the Hartz-idee is provided with pnliootion Sled 0i 'Leber l2, E898.

i the end 'well of.' ille cartridge.

Fatemi: No. lf, dated. (re-toben T10, i899.

Serial No. 693.320. .(No model.)

e, series of projeeiions, through which the chambers e' ex'rend, seid 'projections being formed and arranged io eneer enlargeinens formed in ldie remends of the bores a/,as shown Ain 3. When lie Cartridge ined.- ed, @zich of 'rilie'ennrnbers e @onreine i pro- Ijeetile d and a clizia-e d of powder or other explosive meierinl behind the projectile. To

simultaneously ignite Lho explosive eilerges.

in the elizunners c', E provide .fi series of eilen* nels d d', extending through the rear end well of the cartridge from fue chambers e' Lo fi een receiving envitigf formed in he reni' side of Seid enmity eoninins n cnp-lrolderf, whieh is preferably screwed inte the eerily und is provided n'ih i suitable permission-Gzip or fnlrninaite g.`

lf il is desired to diselinrgo lhe projectiles one zii, e time, ihe portion of the cavity e in the reen: end of the enrtridge that; is shown as left open or he reception of the explosive will be closed by n fillingpieoh, :is shown in Fig; i, seid elosingpieee' lis-wing a p; through it communicating with die .'.ilninnel the@ enters the eentrnl chamber e', so 'che the oep g will ignite' he charge onlY in 'the eenmnl chamber. AAddi- `Lionel pnsseges e' nre provided, which extend. from the other elminbers through Ehe @ed of the breech-bloei und ere provided etdiheir eurer ends with. oeps 72, 'which may be en plodeibj, zidependen'n ring-pins g3 or by :my

other sui ele ineens lt will be uml-wetend lib when the genis le oe iireii. f' rbi-idg@ o, properly leaded, 'is p fieed in -,.fiooli.mi1`ber c', the breeelrbloek b2 being llien e'osed and the eliorges ignited in the n mer obere deser'ihed. By providing` for n snnul eens dis ef nirrei i nil be seen that the projectiles d n il e considerable arenend do deel-ive Werl: et n, distant poinii.

iiierei 0 sorgo from e plurality After each discharge the cartridge will be l rear enlarged ends of the barrels of n n1nn.i-

removed to be reloaded and mother inserted.

The iirng-pins are here shown as iitted io slide in orifices in the bi'eecli-hlock; but it is obvious that the charges in the cartridge muy be ignited oy nnysuitzrble Ineens and that my invention is not limited to any particular' ineens for ac omplishing this result.

`When all tue charges of the cartridge :ire te be ignited simultaneously, ns shown in Fig. 3, the passages d are closed by screwthreaded plugseg, 'these plugs being removed when the charges oi the cartridge are to be exploded independently, as shown in Fig. 4.

l claiml. il. Cartridge having e rear end Well, si pluraliy of chambers extending through its front end2 and a pluralityof reduced vpassages extending rearwardly from the rear ends of the chambers through the said end wall and adapted to receive firing devices7 said cnrtridge having forward projections adapted to enter thev rear enlarged ends of the barrels of e imiltiherreled gun.

A cartridge lim/ing n plurality of chenibers extending through its front end, n wall extending across its rear end, reduced pas sages extending from the rear ends of the chambers through said well, .find felini nnting devices et the rear ends of seid passages, for

'ignitingcharges therein, seid cartridge hirving` forward projections adapted io enter the l l i hirrreled gun.

b. A czutridgehziving n, plurality of elizunbers extending through its front end7 a Wall extending` across its rear end, a cap or fulmi nnte receiving)r cavity in said wall, and a plurality oi' passages ,extending through said wall end conneeiing -seid cavity with the chambers, whereby the charges in the chainloers may he fired simultaneously by fulminzitc in 'seid cavity, seid cartridge having forward projections adapted io enter the rear enlarged ends of the barrels of a multiban reled gun.

li. cartridge having a plurality of chainhers, e. reer end well extending across the rear ends of the chambers, reduced passages extending through seid end wall from the chambers :ind adapted to receive fulminatcs, and means 'for closing seid passages whereby any desired n u inber of chum bers may be made inoperative, seid cartridge having forward projections adapted to enter the rear enlarged ends of the barrels of a multibarrclcd gun.

in testimony whereof I have nliixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

TOR ENZO MASIN I.

lv'itnesses:

GEORGE A. SEIGLIANO, C. F. BROWN.

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