US 12,085,371 B1
Ammunition projectile extraction
Kevin G. Adams, Dover, NJ (US)
Assigned to The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US)
Filed by U.S. Government as Represented by the Secretary of the Army, Dover, NJ (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/220,446.
Int. Cl. F42B 33/06 (2006.01)
CPC F42B 33/06 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ammunition projectile extraction device for removing a projectile from a cartridge case of a cartridge, the device comprising:
a body having a through hole therein, the through hole having a central defining axis thereof, the through hole further having a diameter restriction therein, the diameter restriction being dimensioned to engage a predetermined structure of the cartridge case and thereby limit the passage of the cartridge into the through hole;
a first extraction jaw having a first working edge facing towards the defining axis of the through hole for engaging a projectile;
the first extraction jaw being engaged with the body so as to permit the first extraction jaw to be displaceable relative to the body in an axial direction generally parallel with the defining axis of the through hole; and
the first extraction jaw further being engaged with the body to be displaceable relative to the body in a radial direction with respect to the defining axis of the through hole,
wherein at a maximum insertion of the cartridge into the through hole, the first working edge of the first extraction jaw can engage with the projectile of the cartridge, but not with the cartridge case.