Piston for deploying a projectile of a conducted electrical weapon

A cartridge configured for a conducted electrical weapon:

• a cartridge body;
• a piston disposed within the cartridge body, wherein the piston comprises:
• a piston body having a first end opposite a second end;
• and
• a piston opening defined through the piston body from the first end to the second end, wherein the piston opening comprises varying dimensions from the first end to the second end;
• and
• a projectile disposed within the cartridge body at least partially forward the piston, wherein the piston body is configured to travel within the cartridge body to cause deployment of the projectile.

A piston for a cartridge configured to deploy a projectile for a conducted electrical weapon, the piston comprising:

• a piston body having a first end opposite a second end, wherein the first end is configured to couple to the projectile, and wherein the piston body is configured to travel within the cartridge to cause deployment of the projectile;
• a piston opening defined through the piston body from the first end to the second end, wherein the piston opening comprises varying dimensions from the first end to the second end;
• and
• a screw inserted into the piston opening at the second end.