Non-lethal projectile construction and launcher
AssigneeNL Enterprises, LLC
InventorsChristopher Pedicini, Joshua Pedicini
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Abstract
A nonlethal projectile includes a payload for immobilizing and/or identifying a target. The projectile is capable of separating or otherwise opening after launch by a launcher to release the payload prior to impact with a target. The launcher is capable of initiating separation of the projectile. Opening may also be accomplished by a control circuit with a radio-frequency identification (RFID), where an RFID tag in the projectile causes the projectile to open at a specified distance from the launcher. The launcher may include a trigger and/or a safety switch to prevent the projectile from becoming armed until a certain parameter is met. A magazine or breech assembly of the launcher may energize the projectile prior to launch of the projectile.
Claims16
A launcher and projectile system,
- the system comprising a launcher,
- a non-lethal projectile,
- said projectile comprising a housing, a payload, a control circuit, an energizable energy storage means, and an initiator, said initiator operatively coupled to said control circuit,
- wherein said payload comprises at least one of a powder, aerosol, foam, liquid, and marking substance
- and wherein said energizable energy storage means is energized past a threshold energy as part of the launch of the projectile,
- and wherein, after launch of said projectile, said projectile housing ruptures, disintegrates, separates, or otherwise has an opening created therein and releases said payload.
A non-lethal projectile,
- said projectile comprising a housing, a payload, a control circuit, and an energizable energy storage means, and an initiator, said initiator operatively coupled to said control circuit,
- wherein said payload comprises at least one of a powder, aerosol, foam, liquid, and marking substance,
- and wherein said energizable energy storage means is energized past a threshold energy as part of the launch of the projectile,
- wherein, after launch of said projectile, said projectile housing ruptures, disintegrates, separates, or otherwise has an opening created therein to release said payload.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.