US12722779 - Modular magazines for countermeasure dispensing system and methods of use

The patent describes a modular magazine designed for a countermeasure dispensing system, featuring a main body with horizontal and vertical walls and a set of removable partitions that create compartments for storing countermeasure expendables. Each partition is designed with grooves and notches to ensure secure engagement within the magazine, allowing for customizable configurations based on the user’s needs.

Claim 1

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A modular magazine of a countermeasure dispensing system, comprising: a main body; a pair of horizontal walls of the main body; a pair of vertical walls of the main body that extends between the pair of horizontal walls; a set of first grooves defined in the pair of horizontal walls of the main body; a set of second grooves defined in the pair of vertical walls of the main body, each groove of the set of second grooves being defined by a pair of lateral walls that are spaced apart from and are parallel to one another and extend into the respective vertical wall from an interior surface of the main body to a base wall, and a stop proximate to a front wall of the main body; a set of partitions removably engageable with the main body at the set of first grooves and the set of second grooves, the set of partitions comprising a first group of partitions removably engageable with the set of first grooves and a second group of partitions removably engageable with the set of second grooves and removably engageable with a partition of the first group of partitions, wherein each partition of the first group of partitions defines a first set of channels and a second set of channels, each channel of the first set of channels and the second set of channels being accessible at a rear end of the partition and being defined by a pair of lateral walls that are spaced apart from and parallel to one another and extend into the partition to a base wall and a stop proximate to a front end of the partition, wherein each partition of the second group of partitions defines a pair of central slots, each central slot being accessible at a rear end of the partition and being defined by a pair of lateral walls that are parallel to one another and spaced apart from one another and extend into the partition to a base wall and a stop proximate to a front end of the partition, and wherein each partition of the second group of partitions defines a pair of notches, wherein a first notch of the pair of notches receives the stop positioned inside a groove of the set of second grooves to prevent the partition of the second group of partitions from exiting through a front end of the main body and a second notch of the pair of notches receives the stop positioned inside a channel of the first set of channels or the second set of channels to prevent the partition of the second group of partitions from exiting through a front end of the partition of the first group of partitions and; wherein the main body and the set of partitions collectively define a set of compartments configured to receive a set of countermeasure expendables inside of the main body. a main body; a pair of horizontal walls of the main body; a pair of vertical walls of the main body that extends between the pair of horizontal walls; a set of first grooves defined in the pair of horizontal walls of the main body; a set of second grooves defined in the pair of vertical walls of the main body, each groove of the set of second grooves being defined by a pair of lateral walls that are spaced apart from and are parallel to one another and extend into the respective vertical wall from an interior surface of the main body to a base wall, and a stop proximate to a front wall of the main body; a set of partitions removably engageable with the main body at the set of first grooves and the set of second grooves, the set of partitions comprising a first group of partitions removably engageable with the set of first grooves and a second group of partitions removably engageable with the set of second grooves and removably engageable with a partition of the first group of partitions, wherein each partition of the first group of partitions defines a first set of channels and a second set of channels, each channel of the first set of channels and the second set of channels being accessible at a rear end of the partition and being defined by a pair of lateral walls that are spaced apart from and parallel to one another and extend into the partition to a base wall and a stop proximate to a front end of the partition, wherein each partition of the second group of partitions defines a pair of central slots, each central slot being accessible at a rear end of the partition and being defined by a pair of lateral walls that are parallel to one another and spaced apart from one another and extend into the partition to a base wall and a stop proximate to a front end of the partition, and wherein each partition of the second group of partitions defines a pair of notches, wherein a first notch of the pair of notches receives the stop positioned inside a groove of the set of second grooves to prevent the partition of the second group of partitions from exiting through a front end of the main body and a second notch of the pair of notches receives the stop positioned inside a channel of the first set of channels or the second set of channels to prevent the partition of the second group of partitions from exiting through a front end of the partition of the first group of partitions and; a set of partitions removably engageable with the main body at the set of first grooves and the set of second grooves, the set of partitions comprising a first group of partitions removably engageable with the set of first grooves and a second group of partitions removably engageable with the set of second grooves and removably engageable with a partition of the first group of partitions, wherein each partition of the first group of partitions defines a first set of channels and a second set of channels, each channel of the first set of channels and the second set of channels being accessible at a rear end of the partition and being defined by a pair of lateral walls that are spaced apart from and parallel to one another and extend into the partition to a base wall and a stop proximate to a front end of the partition, wherein each partition of the second group of partitions defines a pair of central slots, each central slot being accessible at a rear end of the partition and being defined by a pair of lateral walls that are parallel to one another and spaced apart from one another and extend into the partition to a base wall and a stop proximate to a front end of the partition, and wherein each partition of the second group of partitions defines a pair of notches, wherein a first notch of the pair of notches receives the stop positioned inside a groove of the set of second grooves to prevent the partition of the second group of partitions from exiting through a front end of the main body and a second notch of the pair of notches receives the stop positioned inside a channel of the first set of channels or the second set of channels to prevent the partition of the second group of partitions from exiting through a front end of the partition of the first group of partitions and; wherein the main body and the set of partitions collectively define a set of compartments configured to receive a set of countermeasure expendables inside of the main body.

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