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Precision non-shattering less-lethal projectile

US12025415B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Umarex GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

Thomas Scheunert · Arnsberg, DE
Eyck Pflaumer · Arnsberg, DE
Richard Turner · Ojai, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 2, 2023
Grant date	Jul 2, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 2, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF42B14/00
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A less-lethal projectile include a rear portion and a front portion. The rear portion can be a base member having a head, a waist, and a skirt configured to obturate a rifled barrel bore of an airgun. The front portion can be a hollow cylindrical cap sealingly engaged with the head such that the cap and the base member define an interior cavity in which a payload is received. The cap can include a plurality of fins and grooves configured to stabilize the projectile during flight toward a target and open without shattering the cap to release the payload from the cavity upon impact of the projectile with the target.

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