BLOCK OF MAGAZINES OF SMALL ARMS Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: military equipment, in particular, magazines for ammunition stock of belt-fed small arms. SUBSTANCE: magazine block is made of lower section, upper rear section and upper front section with covers. Installed on the wall of the lower section are an angle-piece and a clamp engageable with the slots of the brackets attached to a fixed support. The side wall of the lower section carries an angle piece with a hole accommodating a pin attached to the fixed support. Attached to the cover of the lower section are two posts with pins having two flats for engagement with a slit lug installed in the lower part on the front wall of the upper rear section. The rear wall of the upper front section has a tooth providing for engagement with the upper rear section. Installed on the side wall of the upper front section is a spring-loaded catch, whose one arm is engaged with the slot made on the pin attached to the fixed support. The fixed support is made in the form of a circular magazine located around the edges of the fighting compartment of the infantry fighting vehicle. The magazine block catches are installed for engagement with the brackets secured on the inner wall of the circular magazine. EFFECT: reduced of loading of small arms of infantry fighting vehicle and reduced overall dimensions of magazine blocks. 2 cl, 10 dwg