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US 2016/0102954 A1Published application
Munition with Unexploded Ordnance Limiting
AssigneeSafariland, LLC
InventorJohn Hultman
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Abstract
A munition includes a projectile and a propellant unit. A propellant insert in the propellant unit has at least two propellant chambers each receiving a respective propellant charge. A primer mechanism is actuatable to ignite all of the propellant charges in the propellant insert. The combustion products of a selected one of the propellant charges are directed to the projectile and the combustion products of the non-selected propellant charges are vented.
Claims13
A munition receivable in a chamber of a projectile launcher, the munition comprising:
- a projectile;
- and
- a propellant unit that is actuatable to produce gas under pressure, the projectile being releasable connected with the propellant unit and receiving force of the gas under pressure to cause the projectile to release from the propellant unit and travel from the launcher toward a target, the propellant unit comprising:
- a shell;
- a cylinder selectively rotatable in the shell between a plurality of firing positions;
- the cylinder having at least two propellant chambers each receiving a respective propellant charge;
- a primer mechanism for igniting all of the propellant charges in the cylinder;
- the shell having a first passage for directing combustion products of a selected one of the propellant charges to the projectile and having a second passage for venting combustion products of all non-selected propellant charges.
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A munition receivable in a chamber of a projectile launcher, the munition comprising:
- a projectile;
- and
- a propellant unit that is actuatable to produce gas under pressure, the projectile being releasable connected with the propellant unit and receiving force of the gas under pressure to cause the projectile to release from the propellant unit and travel from the launcher toward a target, the propellant unit comprising:
- a shell;
- a propellant insert in the shell and having at least two propellant chambers each receiving a respective propellant charge;
- a primer mechanism for igniting all of the propellant charges in the propellant insert;
- and
- the shell having a first passage for directing combustion products of a selected one of the propellant charges to the projectile and having a second passage for venting combustion products of all non-selected propellant charges.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.