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US 2020/0348115 A1Published application
Long range large caliber frangible round for defending against uavs
AssigneeAscendance International, LLC
InventorsJoseph Garst, Robert Folaron
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a projectile configured to provide a submunition payload across a wide impact pattern, similar to that of a shotgun, at a range typically beyond the capability of standard shotgun rounds. The additional range is provided in some embodiments of the invention by allowing the tailoring deployment range of the submunition payload based upon a given threat.
Claims9
A projectile comprising:
- a mechanical timer interconnected at a trailing end of the projectile comprising a fin assembly having at least one fin, the fin interconnected with a spring configured to rotate the fin radially outward;
- an outer casing comprising a plurality of independent segments interconnected with the projectile, and each independent segment interconnected with at least one adjacent independent segment;
- wherein the at least one fin rotates radially outward after being fired from a weapon,
- wherein the at least one fin is configured to induce rotation of the mechanical timer after rotating radially outward,
- and wherein the rotation of the mechanical timer initiates a change of a configuration of the projectile from a closed configuration to an open configuration, thereby disconnecting the plurality of independent segments from one another and the projectile.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.