Patents Assigned to Fabrique Nationale Nouvelle Herstal, en abrege FNNH, societe anonyme
  • Patent number: 5388360
    Abstract: The loader contains a flat case provided at its top end with two detention ips keeping back the cartridges in the latter whereas they can still be taken up by the recoil slide of the arm by pushing them forward in a transversal direction of the case, outside the case, a mobile feeder in the case, and a spring provided between this feeder and the lower end of the case. The top side of the feeder contains a front part extending more or less in the above-mentioned transversal direction and a back part which is inclined with regard to the front part toward the lower end in the direction of the back partition, whereby this partition contains a fixed exterior part and a mobile interior part, whereby the above-mentioned spring rests upon this interior part, the top end of the latter being provided with at least one protrusion situated at the height of the upper detention lips when the interior part is in the inserted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Fabrique Nationale Nouvelle Herstal, en abrege FNNH, societe anonyme
    Inventor: Canio Fortunato
  • Patent number: 5347912
    Abstract: Elements for decelerating the recoil of the moving parts of a fire arm of the type with a casing (12) having mobile moving parts (3) bearing a mobile barrel (4) and a striker (13), whereby the drive element of said striker (13) consists of a kinematic chain (15) containing a trigger (16) revolving in the casing (12), characterized in that between the moving parts (3) and the barrel (4) a lever (1) hinged in the casing (12) is activated, whereby this lever (1) has a stop (6) towards the front making contact with a surface (5) of the moving parts (3) during only part of the recoil of said moving parts (3) whereby this recoil causes the lever (1) to revolve until it no longer makes contact with the surface (5), whereby this lever (1) also has a stop (9) towards the end making contact with a surface (8) of the barrel (4), such that during said revolving motion, the barrel (4) follows the recoil of the moving parts (3), but at a lower speed with regard to the lever L2/L1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1994
    Assignee: Fabrique Nationale Nouvelle Herstal, en abrege FNNH, societe anonyme
    Inventor: Jean-Louis Gathoye
  • Patent number: 5153374
    Abstract: A rifle grenade includes a head with an axial bore and a tail with a bore that is continuous with the axial bore of the head. The chamber divides the tail into front and rear portions. The chamber has a lateral wall with a cavity formed therein. A bullet passage plug is elastically fitted in the chamber and is axially movable between rear and front positions. The cavity contains a charge in addition to the main explosive charge of the grenade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1992
    Assignee: Fabrique Nationale Nouvelle Herstal, en abrege FNNH, societe anonyme
    Inventor: A. Gabriels