Non-lethal ammunition for a firearm
US6619278B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2002 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B5/16
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A projectile assembly that enables a compressed gas powered projectile to be fired from a traditional ammunition firearm. The projectile assembly includes a casing that is shaped like the casing of traditional ammunition. A projectile is set into the tip of the casing. Within the casing is located a compressed gas cartridge. The projectile assembly is loaded into the breech of a traditional firearm. Once the firearm is fired, the firing pin of the firearm strikes a piercing pin within the casing. The piercing pin, in turn, strikes and pierces the compressed gas cartridge. The gas pressure displaces the projectile from the tip of the casing and propels the projectile down and out the barrel of the firearm. The casing is designed so that a new compressed cartridge can be placed in the casing and the projectile replaced.
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