US 7,546,794 B1
Adjustable multi-caliber, multi-feed ammunition container
J. Stephen Sarles, Lake in the Hills, Ill. (US); Daniel R. Landwehr, Hampshire, Ill. (US); and Leslie E. Erickson, Crystal Lake, Ill. (US)
Assigned to Recon/Optical, Inc., Barrington, Ill. (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/522,133.
Int. Cl. F41A 9/61 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 89—34  [206/3] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ammunition container, comprising:
an elongate rectangular enclosure for stowing a supply of ammunition having parallel opposed side walls defining a longitudinal direction of the enclosure and parallel opposed end walls;
a single partition member positioned in the enclosure in a manner parallel to the side walls and oriented in the longitudinal direction and extending substantially the entire length of the enclosure between the parallel opposed end walls;
first, second and third holding features in the enclosure positioned in a spaced apart relation adapted to engage the partition and to vary the width of the enclosure to first, second and third widths, respectively,
the holding features and partition arranged to provide for stowing ammunition of at least three different calibers, a first caliber stowed in the container when the partition is engaged in the first holding feature, a second caliber stowed in the container when the partition is engaged in the second feature, and a third caliber stowed in the container when the partition is engaged in the third holding feature.