US 11,867,491 B2
Ammunition cartridge
Albert Gaide, Monnaz (CH)
Filed by Albert Gaide, Monnaz (CH)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/474,877.
Application 17/474,877 is a continuation of application No. 16/769,470, granted, now 11,143,493, previously published as PCT/EP2018/083545, filed on Dec. 4, 2018.
Claims priority of application No. 01493/17 (CH), filed on Dec. 8, 2017; application No. 00100/18 (CH), filed on Jan. 29, 2018; application No. 00521/18 (CH), filed on Apr. 23, 2018; and application No. PCT/IB2018/054608 (WO), filed on Jun. 22, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0107163 A1, Apr. 7, 2022
Int. Cl. F42B 5/16 (2006.01); F42B 5/10 (2006.01); F42B 5/285 (2006.01); F42B 10/04 (2006.01); F42C 19/08 (2006.01)
CPC F42B 5/16 (2013.01) [F42B 5/10 (2013.01); F42B 5/285 (2013.01); F42B 10/04 (2013.01); F42C 19/083 (2013.01); F42C 19/0826 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of producing an ammunition cartridge comprising a rigid casing, a projectile, a propellant charge and an ignition device, the method comprising:
(i) forming the propellant charge in a solid self-supporting preform,
(ii) separately forming a tubular sleeve of the casing and a base of the casing,
(iii) inserting the solid preform propellant charge and the ignition device in the tubular sleeve through a base end of the tubular sleeve and assembling the base to the tubular sleeve,
(iv) assembling the projectile to the tubular sleeve.