CARTRIDGE RAMP SYSTEM IN RIFLES WITH VERTICAL MAGAZINES

Abstract

Cartridge ramps formed with angled/bevelled surfaces integrated to one another at points where three elements intersect in the inner sides of the magazine, upper frame and barrel bearing, without using an additional mechanical configuration on the magazine or lower frame, in rifles with vertical magazine/vertical cartridge chamber.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. (canceled)

3. (canceled)

4. A rifle assembly comprising: a barrel having a barrel bearing; a vertical magazine connected to the barrel bearing of said barrel, said vertical magazine adapted to receive a cartridge therein; a lower frame receiving a portion of said vertical magazine therein and supporting a trigger therein; an upper frame affixed to said lower frame and to said barrel; and a cartridge ramp formed on inner sides of said upper frame, said cartridge ramp adapted to enable a loading of the cartridge from said vertical magazine into the barrel bearing of said barrel, said cartridge ramp comprising: an exit ramp formed in an angled relationship at a location where the cartridge exits said vertical magazine, said vertical magazine connected to said upper frame; a feeding ramp positioned adjacent to said exit ramp, said feeding ramp angled in relation to where said vertical magazine is connected to a lower part of said upper frame; and a support ramp having a tip in angled relationship to where the barrel bearing contacts the cartridge comes from said vertical magazine, said support ramp positioned inside said upper frame such that the cartridge contacts said support ramp before passing said upper frame to said barrel.

5. The rifle assembly of claim 4, the cartridge having a diameter of 7.62 inches.

6. The rifle assembly of claim 4, wherein said exit ramp and said feeding ramp and said support ramp are integrated together.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] In order to for the embodiment of the present invention and its advantages with additional elements to be understood in the best way, it should be evaluated together with the figures described below.

[0017] FIG. 1 illustrates a rifle having a vertical cartridge chamber that is the subject of the invention where the magazine is located rectangular to the rifle frame.

[0018] FIG. 2 is an exploded view of aa rifle having a vertical magazine chamber that is the subject of the invention where the magazine is located rectangular to the rifle frame.

[0019] FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the cartridge ramp system designed for the rifles with vertical magazine (vertical cartridge chamber) that is the subject of the invention.

[0020] FIG. 4 is a detailed view of the upper frame, one of the parts composing the cartridge ramp system designed for the rifles with vertical magazine (vertical cartridge chamber) that is the subject of the invention.

[0021] FIG. 5 is a detailed view of the cap (barrel bearing) connected to the barrel, one of the parts composing the cartridge ramp system designed for the rifles with vertical magazine (vertical cartridge chamber) that is the subject of the invention.

[0022] FIG. 6 is a detailed view of the magazine, one of the parts composing the cartridge ramp system designed for the rifles with vertical magazine (vertical cartridge chamber) that is the subject of the invention.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

[0023] A. Rifle with vertical magazine
10. Lower frame
20. Upper frame [0024] 20.1. Feeding ramp

30. Barrel

[0025] 35. Barrel bearing/Cap

[0026] 35.1. Support ramp

40. Magazine

[0027] 40.1. Exit ramp
50. Cartridge ramp

[0028] The drawings are not necessarily scaled and the detailed that are not essential to understand the present invention may have been omitted. Apart from this, elements that are at least substantially identical or have at least substantially identical functions are shown with the same reference numbers.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0029] In this detailed description, the preferred embodiments of the cartridge ramp (50) designed to be used in rifles-shotguns with vertical magazine (A) are described only for the subject to be understood better, having no limiting effect.

[0030] The rifle with vertical magazine (A) which is the subject of the invention comprises a lower frame (10) on which the trigger pull is located, upper frame (20) in which the barrel bearing (35) and the mechanism enabling the cartridge to be shot with the burst is located, the barrel (30) connected to the barrel bearing (35) inside of which the fired cartridge is directed to the target, and the magazine (40) located rectangular to the rifle, in which various ammunition ready to be shot are stored (FIG. 2).

[0031] In the rifle with vertical magazine (A) which is the subject of the invention, an additional external structure connected to the lower frame (10) and the magazine (40) later, enabling the loading of the cartridge from the magazine (40) to the barrel bearing (35) in each shot, is not used. A cartridge ramp (50), formed on the inner sides of the upper frame (20), barrel bearing (35) and the magazine (40) elements with angled/bevelled surfaces integrated to one another at points where the three elements intersect, the lower frame (10) remaining the same, is designed to provide the seamless loading of the cartridges of different calibres from the magazine (40) to the barrel bearing (35).

[0032] The designed cartridge ramp (50) begins with exit ramp (40.1) formed in an angled/bevelled manner at the part where the cartridge exits the magazine (40), the magazine (40) being connected to the upper frame (20). Then is followed by the feeding ramp (20.1), adjacent to the exit ramp (40.1), formed in an angled/bevelled manner at the part where the magazine (40) is connected at the lower part of the upper frame (20) over which the cartridge will pass. As the final stage, it ends with support ramp (35.1) (FIG. 3) formed in an angled/bevelled manner at the tip part where the barrel bearing (35) connected to the barrel (50) contacts with the cartridge coming from the magazine (40) for the first time, located inside the upper frame (20) and where the cartridge contacts before it passes from the upper frame (20) to the barrel (50).

[0033] With the cartridge ramp (50) system described, it is ensured that the rifles shoot the cartridges the unrifled shotguns shoot without interfering with the lower frame (10) of the rifle, by adapting the cartridge ramp (50) to be formed in the magazine (40)+upper frame (20)+barrel bearing (35) triplet (upper kit) we designed to the automatic and semi-automatic rifles with vertical magazine (A) shooting ammunitions of 7.62 diameters. Said rifles can be all rifles shooting 7.62 ammunition like AR-10, AR-15, etc.

[0034] The scope of protection of this application has been determined in the claims section and cannot be limited to what is explained above definitely for exemplary purposes. It is clear that a person skilled in the art can demonstrate the innovation set forth in the invention by using similar embodiments and/or can apply this embodiment to other similar purposes used in the related art. Therefore, it is obvious that such constructions will lack the criteria of innovation and especially going beyond the state of the art.