Marking pellet gun and rigid, fracturable pellet therefor
OwnerChristy L. Olsoninventor
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Abstract
A target shooting capsule comprising a non-toxic, bio-degradable, injection molded shell of various shapes and forms having a dry wall thickness of from about 0.001 inches to about 0.1 inches, having a diameter from about 0.125 inches to about 1 inch, and containing a brightly colored water washable, non-toxic liquid dye fill material.
Claims8
In the combination of an air powered gun for discharging projectiles and a projectile therefor, the improvement wherein said projectile comprises a rigid body shell of sufficient strength to not fracture on being discharged from the gun but not of sufficient strength to not fracture on contact with a target, said rigid body shell being formed of injection molded plasticized water soluble starch with negligible reversible elastic deformation and an ASTM Shore-Durometer hardness in the range from 30 to 80, said projectile further comprising a non-toxic target marking material contained within said rigid body shell.
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