Rifle-launched non-lethal cargo dispenser

US6523478B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · US

Inventors

• Noel Gonzalez · Oviedo, US
• Daniel J. Hartman · Orlando, US
• William G. Rouse · Aberdeen, US
• Raymond J. Malecki · Perry Hall, US
• Paul W. Morgan · Edison, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 10, 2001
• Grant date: Feb 25, 2003
• Expiry date: Sep 10, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F42B12/50
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A rifle muzzle launched projectile having a launch tube defining an interior cavity, and having an opening at one end with an inner diameter sized to fit over the end of a rifle muzzle; a bullet trap located in the launch tube cavity; and a payload assembly mounted on the launch tube. The payload assembly is further configured for safely releasing a payload in a controlled manner. The payload assembly also includes a casing for retaining an aerosol composition; a propellant located in the casing; a primer for igniting the propellant; and a frangible portion of the casing in contact with the aerosol composition.