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  • FIG. 1 is a central longitudinal section of a ritlewith ourimprovement.
  • Fig.2 is atransverse section in the plane indicated by the line :c of Fig. l.
  • Fig. 3 is a transverse section in the plane indicated by the line y y of Fig. l.
  • Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section ofthe cylinder and the plate by which the discharged cases are Withdrawn.
  • Fig. 5 is atransverse section of the cylinder.
  • Fig. 2 is atransverse section in the plane indicated by the line :c of Fig. l.
  • Fig. 3 is a transverse section in the plane indicated by the line y y of Fig. l.
  • Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section ofthe cylinder and the plate by which the discharged cases are Withdrawn.
  • Fig. 5 is atransverse section of the cylinder.
  • Fig. 1 is a central longitudinal section of a ritlewith ourimpro
  • Fig. 6 is afront view of the recoil-shield and the revolving pin, upon which the hammer acts to explode the eharges'in the cartridges.
  • Fig. 7 is a rear view of the plate by which the discharged cartridge-cases are Withdrawn.
  • A is a barrel with a single central bore, having attached permanently toits rear end a concentric cone-shaped piece, B, of steel or other metal,in which are several passages, c c, starting a-t equal distances apart in a circle described around the rear or base of the conepiece, from the center thereof, and converging so that all meetatthejunction of thecone with the barrel and unite with the bore of the barrel, the said passages form-ing an angle of about eight degrees with the barrel, so as to unite with its bore without an abrupt bend.
  • the barrel and cone-piece are securedin a stout frame, D, of iron or steel or other metal, to which is secured the stock E, and which is of suitable form to receive within it a cylin-r der, C, which is arranged with its axis in line with the common axis of the barrel and the cone-piece B, and which contains a number of chambers, c c, corresponding w1t'h the number of passages c c in the cone-p1ece B,
  • said chambers being arranged parallel with the vaxis of the cylinder and at equal distances apart, so that each may communicate with one of the passages a a ofthe cone-piece when the cylinder is placed endwise against the rear of the cone-piece.
  • the circular plate F which is employed to withdraw the.discharged cartridge from the cylinder C, said plate being of about the same circumference as the said cylinder and having a similar numberof holes, b b, similarly arranged, and to the front of this plate there is attached acentral pin,d, which passes right through a central bore in the cylinder and projects from the front thereof in the form of a journal, c, for thepurpose of entering a bearing, c, provided for it in the center ofthe rear of the cone B,to enable the cylinder tobe arranged concentrically to the cone-piece as well as the plate.
  • This screW-b'olt serves to force up the plate F close to the rear of the cylinder G, and the cylinder G close upto the rear of the cone-piece B, to make gas-tight joints between those parts.
  • the cartridges in the several chambers are to be exploded one after the other in succession by the action of a hammer, G, on the rear end of a revolving pin, I, which 1s fitted to slide longitudinally as well as rotate within the bolt H, the said pin having a broad head, k, (see Figs. 1 and 6,) on whose face there is a projecting tooth, l, only wide enough to strike one cartridge at a time. This is force-d back again by a spring, q, after being struck up by the hammer.
  • the said pin is caused to turn to present the tooth lopposite to a new cartridge, to repeat the tire, by the action upon a ratchetwheel, n, on the rear end of the said pin I, of two dogs, m m, (see Figs. l and 2,) attached to alever, J, which is employed to cock the hammer; but as we do not care in these Letters Patent to claim the devices for cockin g the hammer or for exploding the cartridges, we will not further describe them.
  • the operation of the gun shown in the dra-wings is as follows: To load, the bolt H is screwed back far enough to permit the removal of the cylinder O and plate F from the frame D sidewise,and after they are removed the cartridges are inserted through the rear of the plate F'into said plate and cylinder, which are then replaced and secured by screwing up the bolt H. When the cartridges are severally fired the balls pass along the passages a abelonging to the respective chambers, and into the common central barrel, by which their flight is directed. After all the cartridges have been fired the boltHis screwed back and the cylinder O and plate F taken out again, and theplate F is drawn back far enough from the cylinder in the manner represented in Fig.
  • the chambers themselves may converge toward the barrel like the passages a a; but then the plate F could not be employed to withdraw the cartridges; also, instead of making the cylinder or chambers movable, as in the gun represented, the chambers C may be permanently stationary, and the loading and withdrawal of exploded cartridges etl'ected through a door provided in the back of the frame D, or its equivalent.

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vMORRIS SL1 BROWN.
Revolver.
Patented Jan. 24, 1860 N- PETERS. PHOTU-LITMOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON. D CA UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
WM. H. MORRIS AND CHARLES L. BROWN, OF NEW YORK, N.
IMPROVEMENT IN REPEATING FIRE-ARMS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 26,919, dated January 24, 1860..
To all 'whom t may concern:
Be it known that we, WILLIAM HOPKINS MORRIS and CHARLES Lrs'roN BROWN, both of the city, county, and State of New York,
have invented a new and useful Improvement in Repeating Fire-Armsg'and we hereby declare that the following is a fnll,clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section of a ritlewith ourimprovement. Fig.2 is atransverse section in the plane indicated by the line :c of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a transverse section in the plane indicated by the line y y of Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section ofthe cylinder and the plate by which the discharged cases are Withdrawn. Fig. 5 is atransverse section of the cylinder. Fig. 6 is afront view of the recoil-shield and the revolving pin, upon which the hammer acts to explode the eharges'in the cartridges. Fig. 7 is a rear view of the plate by which the discharged cartridge-cases are Withdrawn.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
To enable others skilled in the art to-lnake and use our invention, We will proceed to de; scribe it construction and operation.
Ais a barrel with a single central bore, having attached permanently toits rear end a concentric cone-shaped piece, B, of steel or other metal,in which are several passages, c c, starting a-t equal distances apart in a circle described around the rear or base of the conepiece, from the center thereof, and converging so that all meetatthejunction of thecone with the barrel and unite with the bore of the barrel, the said passages form-ing an angle of about eight degrees with the barrel, so as to unite with its bore without an abrupt bend. The barrel and cone-piece are securedin a stout frame, D, of iron or steel or other metal, to which is secured the stock E, and which is of suitable form to receive within it a cylin-r der, C, which is arranged with its axis in line with the common axis of the barrel and the cone-piece B, and which contains a number of chambers, c c, corresponding w1t'h the number of passages c c in the cone-p1ece B,
said chambers being arranged parallel with the vaxis of the cylinder and at equal distances apart, so that each may communicate with one of the passages a a ofthe cone-piece when the cylinder is placed endwise against the rear of the cone-piece. At the rear of the cylinder C there is itted the circular plate F, which is employed to withdraw the.discharged cartridge from the cylinder C, said plate being of about the same circumference as the said cylinder and having a similar numberof holes, b b, similarly arranged, and to the front of this plate there is attached acentral pin,d, which passes right through a central bore in the cylinder and projects from the front thereof in the form of a journal, c, for thepurpose of entering a bearing, c, provided for it in the center ofthe rear of the cone B,to enable the cylinder tobe arranged concentrically to the cone-piece as well as the plate.
In the rear face of the cone-piecev B there are a number of holes, g g, into either one of which enters a'pin, h, Figs. 1 and 4, thatk is secured to the front of the cylinder to prevent the cyl- 'inder turning and to keep the chambers c c and passages a c in line with each other. One of the holes g g is sufci-ent. In rear ofv this plate there is a screw-bolt, H, which screws'in a tapped hole in the back of the frame D, said bolt having its head f, which comes next the plate F, made with a recess to receive within it a projection, fr' z', in rear of said plate. This screW-b'olt serves to force up the plate F close to the rear of the cylinder G, and the cylinder G close upto the rear of the cone-piece B, to make gas-tight joints between those parts. By screwing the said screw back from the plateF the said plate and the cylinder U can he removed together from the frame D, v
' We propose to employ, in combination with our improvement in tire-arms, cartridges with metallic cases, round the rear ot' which is a hollow flange filled with percussion powder, said cartridges being inserted in the chambers c c through the holes b b of the plate F from the' rear of the latter, and being contained partly in the chambers ot' the cylinder and partly in the said holes I) b, as shown in Fig, l, where av cartridge is shown in the gun in red color, and the flanges ot' the cartridges being received in recesses jj, provided for them in the rear of the plate F. The cartridges in the several chambers are to be exploded one after the other in succession by the action of a hammer, G, on the rear end of a revolving pin, I, which 1s fitted to slide longitudinally as well as rotate within the bolt H, the said pin having a broad head, k, (see Figs. 1 and 6,) on whose face there is a projecting tooth, l, only wide enough to strike one cartridge at a time. This is force-d back again by a spring, q, after being struck up by the hammer. The said pin is caused to turn to present the tooth lopposite to a new cartridge, to repeat the tire, by the action upon a ratchetwheel, n, on the rear end of the said pin I, of two dogs, m m, (see Figs. l and 2,) attached to alever, J, which is employed to cock the hammer; but as we do not care in these Letters Patent to claim the devices for cockin g the hammer or for exploding the cartridges, we will not further describe them.
The operation of the gun shown in the dra-wings is as follows: To load, the bolt H is screwed back far enough to permit the removal of the cylinder O and plate F from the frame D sidewise,and after they are removed the cartridges are inserted through the rear of the plate F'into said plate and cylinder, which are then replaced and secured by screwing up the bolt H. When the cartridges are severally fired the balls pass along the passages a abelonging to the respective chambers, and into the common central barrel, by which their flight is directed. After all the cartridges have been fired the boltHis screwed back and the cylinder O and plate F taken out again, and theplate F is drawn back far enough from the cylinder in the manner represented in Fig. 4 to withdraw the empty cartridgecases p p entirely out of the cylinder, the anges round the butts of the cartridges enabling the plate to do this. The plate F is then turned a little way round to remove the cartridges from opposite the chambers e c, as shown by the red circles in Fig. 5, and in this position it is pushed forward again, and the front ends ofthe cases p p, then coming in contact with the rear of the cylinder, are stopped while the plate moves up to thecylinder, and
' are so forced through the back of the plate, so
that they will drop out or can be easily pulled out by the fingers.
By the use in a fire-arm of a series of stationary chambers converging to a common barrel, as herein described, all the advantages of a revolver are obtained without the disadvantages of windage between the cylinder and barrel, and of the liability to get out of order, so common to revolvers; and, besides this, there is no danger of the lire being communicated from one charge to another, as the charges are all protected in front by the balls, and there is perfect safety for the left hand, in firing, whatever may be its position along the barrel. 1f preferred, the chambers themselves may converge toward the barrel like the passages a a; but then the plate F could not be employed to withdraw the cartridges; also, instead of making the cylinder or chambers movable, as in the gun represented, the chambers C may be permanently stationary, and the loading and withdrawal of exploded cartridges etl'ected through a door provided in the back of the frame D, or its equivalent.
We do not broadly claim the invention of side chambers converging into a common discharge-barrel, as they are seen in Lymans patent of 1857. The chambers there employed are used as receptacles for powder, to accelerate the discharge of a single ball placed in the central barrel, and the rear portion of the several chambers are separated, having each la separate breech.
What we do claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-
1. The arrangement and combination of the chambers c, whether movable or fixed, the plate F, and bolt H, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described.
2. The arrangement and combination of the revolving pin I, bolt H, hammer G, and plate F, substantially as and for the purpose herein I shown and described.
3. The employment, in combination with a barrel, A, of a conc-shaped piece, B, having several passages, a a, starting from the base of said cone, and converging so as to discharge into the barrel A, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described;
4. The combination, with the cone-shaped piece B, of a cylinder, C, having chambers c c, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described.
WILLIAM HOPKINS MORRIS. CHARLES LISTON BROWN. Witnesses:
J. MALCOLM SMITH, S. MAURrs MoGonD.
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US4541069A (en) * 1979-09-13 1985-09-10 Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha Storing address codes with words for alphabetical accessing in an electronic translator
US4455624A (en) * 1980-11-25 1984-06-19 Hewlett-Packard Company Logic state analyzer with format specification
US4531201A (en) * 1982-01-25 1985-07-23 Skinner Jr James T Text comparator
US4625295A (en) * 1982-01-25 1986-11-25 Skinner James T Textual comparison system for locating desired character strings and delimiter characters
US4545043A (en) * 1982-05-21 1985-10-01 At&T Bell Laboratories Announcement system message playback arrangement
US4754326A (en) * 1983-10-25 1988-06-28 Keycom Electronic Publishing Method and apparatus for assisting user of information retrieval systems
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