Vented hollow point projectile
AssigneeTrue Velocity IP Holdings, LLC
InventorHarold F. Beal
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Abstract
A projectile for use in a firearm ammunition cartridge, and a method of forming the projectile the projectile including a core, a jacket in which the core is disposed, the jacket having a closed rearward end and an open forward end, the forward end tapering inwardly toward a longitudinal centerline of the jacket to define an ogive portion of the projectile, and extending past a forward end of the core to form an open space inside the jacket between the forward end of the core and the forward end of the jacket, and a plurality of ventilation ports formed proximate the forward end of the jacket, each of the ventilation ports having a first opening on an inner surface of the jacket defining the open space, and a second opening on an outer surface of the jacket.
Claims17
A projectile for use in a firearm ammunition cartridge, the projectile comprising:
- a core;
- a monolithic jacket in which the core is disposed, the jacket having a closed rearward end and an open forward end, the forward end tapering inwardly toward a longitudinal centerline of the jacket to define an ogive portion of the projectile, and extending past a closed forward end of the core to form an open space inside the jacket between the closed forward end of the core and the forward end of the jacket;
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- a plurality of ventilation ports defined through the jacket proximate the forward end of the jacket, each of the ventilation ports having a first opening on an inner surface of the jacket defining the open space connected to a second opening on an outer surface of the jacket by a bore defined through the jacket.
A method of forming a projectile for use in a firearm ammunition cartridge, the method comprising:
- providing a monolithic jacket having a closed rearward end and an open forward end;
- disposing a core inside the jacket;
- tapering the forward end of the jacket inwardly toward a longitudinal centerline of the jacket to define an ogive portion of the projectile such that the forward end of the jacket extends past a closed forward end of the core to form an open space inside the jacket between the closed forward end of the core and the forward end of the jacket;
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- forming a plurality of ventilation ports through the forward end of the jacket, each of the ventilation ports having a first opening on an inner surface of the jacket defining the open space connected to a second opening on an outer surface of the jacket by a bore defined through the jacket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.