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US 11,906,260 B2Granted
Compressed gas rocket dart for personal protection
OwnerStephen R. Ashinventor
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Abstract
The device of the present disclosure is a weapon. The weapon having a CO2 powered projectile which is fired from the weapon, used principally for self-defense. The projectile is generally rocket shaped wherein the front end of the rocket can be formed by a rounded shape of a front of a CO2 cylinder. The impact of the rocket projectile on a human could cause some pain, depending upon exactly what part of the body it hits. The impact could also cause some loss of balance to a human, due to the impact.
Claims7
A weapon for self-defense of a user against a target, the weapon comprising:
- a barrel having a front end and a posterior end, the barrel comprises at least two slots;
- a trigger;
- a puncture member;
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- at least one projectile, the projectile having a gas cylinder located at a front end of the projectile and at least two fins located at a posterior end of the projectile;
- wherein the projectile is loaded within the barrel with the gas cylinder located at the front end of the barrel, the at least two fins located outside the posterior end of the barrel, and the puncture member located between the gas cylinder and the at least two fins;
- wherein the trigger is configured to release the puncture member and to direct the puncture member to puncture the gas cylinder, enabling the projectile to be released from the front end of the barrel as the puncture is completed.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.