US 12,264,903 B2
Ammunition cartridge
Albert Gaide, Monnaz (CH)
Assigned to Rabuffo SA, Monnaz (CH)
Filed by Rabuffo SA, Monnaz (CH)
Filed on Sep. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/372,270.
Application 18/372,270 is a division of application No. 17/474,877, filed on Sep. 14, 2021, granted, now 11,867,491.
Application 17/474,877 is a continuation of application No. 16/769,470, granted, now 11,143,493, issued on Oct. 12, 2021, 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; and application No. 00521/18 (CH), filed on Apr. 23, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2025/0027755 A1, Jan. 23, 2025
Int. Cl. B21K 21/04 (2006.01); F42B 5/10 (2006.01); F42B 5/16 (2006.01); F42B 5/285 (2006.01); F42B 10/04 (2006.01); F42B 33/00 (2006.01); F42C 19/08 (2006.01)
CPC F42B 5/16 (2013.01) [B21K 21/04 (2013.01); F42B 5/10 (2013.01); F42B 5/285 (2013.01); F42B 10/04 (2013.01); F42B 33/00 (2013.01); F42C 19/0826 (2013.01); F42C 19/083 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tool mechanism for forming a rigid casing of an ammunition cartridge, the casing comprising a base and a tubular sleeve, comprising a tool insert assembly having a portion with a shape corresponding to an internal shape of the cartridge casing, the tool insert assembly formed of at least two parts including a shaping insert and a support pin that slidably inserts into a central passage of the shaping insert, the shaping insert comprising a radially compressible body portion that allows the shaping insert to move elastically radially inwardly when the support pin is removed.