Back to results
US 2004/0069173 A1Published application
Projectile for rapid fire gun
OwnerMark Keyinventor
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An ammunition system for a rapid fire gun. The ammunition system includes a bullet having a tip that is stored in a retracted position and during flight is deployed to create an aerodynamic shape. Another aspect of the ammunition system is that the bullet has a cylindrical body having a first length in storage and a second longer length after ignition of the propellant.
Claims18
A bullet, comprising:
- a body member having a first end and a second end and a cavity for a propellant therein;
- and
- a head member coupled with said first end, said head member being moveable between a first retracted state and a second deployed state, said head member being in said second deployed state during at least a portion of the bullet flight.
A bullet, comprising:
- a cylindrical body having a first end and a second end with an internal propellant cavity disposed therein;
- a propellant located within said internal propellant cavity and adapted to discharge a gaseous flow stream from said second end;
- and
- tip means coupled to said first end for changing shape in response to an increase in pressure within said cavity created by ignition of said propellant.
1 more element
A bullet, comprising:
- a cylindrical body having a head end and a discharge end, said body having an internal cavity;
- and
- a propellant located within said internal cavity, wherein upon ignition of the propellant a gaseous flow stream passes from said discharge end to propel said body and expand said body from a first length to a second length, wherein said second length is greater than said first length.
An ammunition system, comprising:
- a plurality of bullets, each of said bullets comprising:
- a cylindrical body having a first end and a second end with an internal propellant cavity disposed therein;
- a propellant located within said internal propellant cavity and adapted to discharge a gaseous flow stream from said second end;
- and
- tip means coupled to said first end for changing shape in response to an increase in pressure within said cavity created by the ignition of said propellant;
- wherein said plurality of bullets are arranged in an abutting relationship, said abutting relationship has a first end of one of said plurality of bullets in contact with a second end of another of said plurality of bullets, and wherein each of said plurality of bullets are propelled independent of said others of the plurality of bullets.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.