Shotgun shell reloader

Claim 1

A SHELL RELOADING MACHINE COMPRISING THE COMBINATION WITH A TABLE HAVING AN ANNULAR CHANNEL AND A RIM NOTCHED TO AFFORD ACCESS TO THE CHANNEL, OF A TURRET DISK HAVING MEANS MOUNTING IT FOR ROTATION IN A POSITION SPANNING THE CHANNEL AND HAVING SLOTS SUCCESSIVELY REGISTRABLE WITH THE NOTCH OF THE RIM AND SUCH WIDTH AS TO RECEIVE AND CONFINE SHOTGUN SHELLS FOR THE PROPULSION THEREOF ABOUT SAID CHANNEL, A CARRIAGE, MEANS MOUNTING THE CARRIAGE FOR VERTICAL RECIPROCATION RESPECTING THE CHANNELED TABLE, AND ANGULARLY SPACED TOOLS MOUNTED ON THE CARRIAGE FOR RECIPROCATION THEREWITH TO AND FROM OPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH SHOTGUN SHELLS POSITIONED BY THE TURRET DISK, THE SLOTS OF THE TURRET DISK BEING AT AN ANGULAR SPACING CORRESPONDING TO THE SPACING OF SAID TOOLS, THE TABLE BEING PROVIDED WITH A PRIMER CAP DISCHARGE OPENING IN ITS CHANNEL OPPOSITE SAID NOTCH AND THE TURRET DISK HAVING APERTURES OF A SIZE TO RECEIVE AND PROPEL PRIMER CAPS, SUCH APERTURES BEING LOCATED INTERMEDIATE THE SLOTS OF THE TURRET DISK, TOGETHER WITH MEANS INCLUDING AN ANVIL PUNCH BENEATH THE TURRET DISK, A YIELDABLE TABLE PORTION NORMALLY REGISTERING SUBSTANTIALLY WITH THE BOTTOM OF THE CHANNEL AND ADAPTED TO LOWER RESPECTING THE PUNCH A