Multi source cartridge for dispersing a riot control agent
US4505202A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1980 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29K2105/258
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A projectile for dispersing a riot control agent material into the atmosphere at a target. The projectile is designed to open in flight and scatter a number of independent dispersal charges over a limited target area, and comprises a sabot in the form of a number of segments which are locked together prior to launching, which contains the dispersal charges and a delayed opening means which initiates opening in flight, thereby releasing the charges along approximately the same trajectory as the former projectile. In a preferred embodiment the sabot is cylindrical, in two segments hinged together at their rear end, locked together by either a collar or a pin and socket arrangement, and containing a number of cylindrical charges in line, with an axial channel. The projectile is fired from a gun, and firing initiates a pyrotechnic delay which activates an explosive or pyrotechnic charge in the channel and between the charges to open the sabot and activate and disperse the charges.
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