Ammunition storage system and container for use therein
First Claim
1. An ammunition storage system including a supporting pallet, a plurality of like containers in stacked relationship on said supporting pallet and arranged in a plurality of vertical columns and horizontal rows to form a multi-layer honeycomb construction, each container having at least one internal compartment configured to receive a round of ammunition, the lower face of each container being formed with a foot at each end, and the upper face of each container being formed with a socket at each end of a configuration to nestably receive the foot of another like container and to prevent both sidewise and longitudinal movements therebetween, and a strap applied circumferentially around an intermediate portion of said containers and supporting pallet to secure them in said honeycomb construction, thereby facilitating:
- the transportation to the vehicle of the plurality of rounds of ammunition, their storage within the vehicle in a condition providing a high degree of mechanical protection because of the cushioning effect of the honeycomb construction, and the individual use of the ammunition rounds by their individual removal from one end of their respective containers in the honeycomb construction.
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Abstract
An ammunition storage system includes a plurality of like containers each having two internal compartments for receiving two rounds of ammunition in side-by-side relationship, the upper and lower faces of each container being formed with complementary nesting elements permitting a plurality of like containers to be stacked in nested relationship and secured together to form a multi-layer honeycomb construction for a plurality of ammunition rounds. Each container is constructed with an outer rigid plastic housing, an inner liner for each compartment, and a cushioning body of foamed plastics material surrounding each of the liners.
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1. An ammunition storage system including a supporting pallet, a plurality of like containers in stacked relationship on said supporting pallet and arranged in a plurality of vertical columns and horizontal rows to form a multi-layer honeycomb construction, each container having at least one internal compartment configured to receive a round of ammunition, the lower face of each container being formed with a foot at each end, and the upper face of each container being formed with a socket at each end of a configuration to nestably receive the foot of another like container and to prevent both sidewise and longitudinal movements therebetween, and a strap applied circumferentially around an intermediate portion of said containers and supporting pallet to secure them in said honeycomb construction, thereby facilitating:
- the transportation to the vehicle of the plurality of rounds of ammunition, their storage within the vehicle in a condition providing a high degree of mechanical protection because of the cushioning effect of the honeycomb construction, and the individual use of the ammunition rounds by their individual removal from one end of their respective containers in the honeycomb construction.
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