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US 12,345,515 B2Granted
Multi-faceted shot
AssigneeFederal Cartridge Company
InventorsMatthew S. Schroeder, Adam J. Moser, Drew L. Goodlin, Erik K. Carlson
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Abstract
Shot projectiles are disclosed that are not completely spherical. The shot has an equatorial ring, top and bottom poles, and one or more sections extending between the ring and the respective poles. The ring defines a vertical height relative to an overall diameter of the projectile. The one or more sections provide flat, concave, or convex surfaces.
Claims20
A projectile for a shotshell, comprising:
- a top pole and a bottom pole defining a vertical axis extending through the top pole and the bottom pole;
- a body defining an exterior surface and a vertical diameter from the top pole to the bottom pole, the body comprising:
- an equator;
- a ring protruding from the equator of the body, the ring comprising a vertical ring height at least 33% of the vertical diameter of the body,
- an upper section of the exterior surface extending between the ring and the top pole;
- and
- a lower section of the exterior surface extending between the ring and the bottom pole,
- wherein at least one of the upper section and the lower section comprises two or more sections disposed at different angles relative to the vertical axis, when viewed in cross-section, and intersecting at a curved inflection point.
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A projectile for a shotshell, comprising:
- a top pole and a bottom pole defining a vertical axis extending through the top pole and the bottom pole;
- a body defining an exterior surface and a vertical diameter from the top pole to the bottom pole, the body comprising:
- an equator;
- a ring protruding from the equator of the body, the ring comprising a ring angle relative to the vertical axis from about 75 degrees to about 95 degrees;
- an upper section of the exterior surface extending between the ring and the top pole;
- and
- a lower section of the exterior surface extending between the ring and the bottom pole,
- wherein at least one of the upper section and the lower section comprises two or more adjacent subsections disposed at different angles relative to the vertical axis, when viewed in cross-section, the two or more adjacent subsections intersecting at a corner and defining a convex surface.
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A projectile for a shotshell, comprising:
- a top pole and a bottom pole defining a vertical axis extending through the top pole and the bottom pole;
- a body defining an exterior surface and a vertical diameter from the top pole to the bottom pole, the body comprising:
- an equator;
- a ring protruding from the equator of the body;
- an upper section of the exterior surface extending between the ring and the top pole;
- a lower section of the exterior surface extending between the ring and the bottom pole;
- and
- wherein at least one of the upper section and the lower section comprises two or more sections disposed at different angles relative to the vertical axis, when viewed in cross-section, the two or more sections intersecting at an apex and defining a convex surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.