US 12,460,911 B2
Progressive ammunition press system
Michael Lindsay, Columbia, MO (US); Michael Cottrell, Ashland, MO (US); Timothy S. Kinney, Warrenton, MO (US); Justin Burke, Columbia, MO (US); Paul Coryell, Columbia, MO (US); Brian Steere, Columbia, MO (US); Jarrod Grove, Columbia, MO (US); Kyle Martin, Columbia, MO (US); Kyle Mauzey, Columbia, MO (US); James Tayon, Moberly, MO (US); and Curtis Smith, Columbia, MO (US)
Assigned to AOB Products Company, Columbia, MO (US)
Filed by AOB Products Company, Columbia, MO (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/888,388.
Application 18/888,388 is a division of application No. 17/655,777, filed on Mar. 21, 2022, granted, now 12,117,277.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/163,520, filed on Mar. 19, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2025/0283706 A1, Sep. 11, 2025
Int. Cl. F42B 3/00 (2006.01); F42B 33/00 (2006.01); F42B 33/02 (2006.01)
CPC F42B 33/001 (2013.01) [F42B 33/02 (2013.01); F42B 33/004 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A progressive ammunition press system comprising:
a frame configured to be supported by a support surface;
a case carrier supported by the frame, the case carrier including multiple case holders each configured to hold an ammunition case, the case carrier being moveable with respect to the frame to move the case holders to a plurality of stations;
a tool head supported by the frame, the tool head comprising a plurality of press accessory mounts, the tool head being moveable with respect to the case carrier;
a drive system operatively connected to the tool head to move the tool head with respect to the case carrier;
a communications output port supported by and moveable with the tool head; and
a communications input port supported by and moveable with the tool head and operatively coupled to the communications output port to transmit communication signals to the communications output port.